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Sliding Doors

  • 19981998
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 39m
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Gwyneth Paltrow in Sliding Doors (1998)
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  • Stars
    • Gwyneth Paltrow
    • John Hannah
    • John Lynch
    • Peter Howitt
    • Peter Howitt
  • Stars
    • Gwyneth Paltrow
    • John Hannah
    • John Lynch
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 318User reviews
    • 95Critic reviews
    • 59Metascore
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    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award

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    Gwyneth Paltrow
    Gwyneth Paltrow
    • Helen
    John Hannah
    John Hannah
    • James
    John Lynch
    John Lynch
    • Gerry
    Jeanne Tripplehorn
    Jeanne Tripplehorn
    • Lydia
    Zara Turner
    Zara Turner
    • Anna
    Douglas McFerran
    • Russell
    Paul Brightwell
    Paul Brightwell
    • Clive
    Nina Young
    Nina Young
    • Claudia
    Virginia McKenna
    Virginia McKenna
    • James's Mother
    Kevin McNally
    Kevin McNally
    • Paul
    Terry English
    • Kind Cabbie
    Paul Stacey
    • Man on Tube
    Peter Howitt
    Peter Howitt
    • Cheeky Bloke
    Joanna Roth
    Joanna Roth
    • Suspicious Girl
    Neil Stuke
    Neil Stuke
    • Defensive Bloke
    Theresa Kartell
    • Rachael
    Evelyn Duah
    • Receptionist
    Linda Broughton
    • Theatre Nurse
      • Peter Howitt
      • Peter Howitt
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      John Hannah is partly responsible for the film getting made after the funding collapsed. He coincidentally happened to be in a meeting with Hollywood hotshot Sydney Pollack and casually mentioned this great screenplay he was hoping to make. Pollack was sufficiently interested to read the script and immediately sorted out the funding.
    • Goofs
      Gerry makes a joke about withdrawing Helen's Class One Drugs. Great Britain uses an alphabetical classification system so class one should be class A.
    • Quotes

      James: Cheer up. Remember what the Monty Python boys say.

      Helen: "Always look on the bright side of life"?

      James: No, "Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition."

    • Crazy credits
      The film's copyright year in the credits is 1997.
    • Alternate versions
      US version was cut for language by Miramax to secure a PG-13 rating.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: The Object of My Affection/Paulie/Nightwatch/Suicide Kings/Wild Man Blues/Chinese Box (1998)
    • Soundtracks
      Have Fun, Go Mad
      Written by Blair Mackichan and Phil Taylor

      Performed by Blair

      Courtesy of Mercury Records Limited by arrangement with PolyGram Film and TV Music

    User reviews318

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    9/10
    A lovely movie
    I have probably watched this movie about 10 times since its release and still enjoy its twists and turns. John Hannah is simply adorable as James and his Glaswegian sense of humour still makes me laugh out loud even though I know the jokes in advance. Every performance is great but Gwynyth Paltrow deserves a special mention for her faultless role as two different versions of the same woman at once. Without giving anything away, I did not see the ending coming at all the first time through but it was entirely satisfying without being cloyingly Hollywood. Don't expect a cultural masterpiece. Just 'the Spanish inquisition' and some fine entertainment. Highly recommended
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    • May 26, 2008

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    • Release date
      • May 1, 1998 (United States)
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Blue Anchor Pub, Hammersmith, London, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Intermedia Films
      • Mirage Enterprises
      • Miramax
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    Technical specs

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    • 1 hour 39 minutes
      • Dolby Digital

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