Sliding Doors

Sliding Doors

  • Director: Peter Howitt
  • Countries of origin: United Kingdom, United States
  • Language: English
  • Release date: May 1, 1998
  • Sound mix: Dolby Digital
  • Aspect ratio: 1.85 : 1
  • Also known as: Обережно, двері зачиняються
  • "Sliding Doors" is a feature film directed by Peter Howitt and starring Gwyneth Paltrow , John Carroll Lynch and John Hannah .
    The film tells the story of Helen, who was fired due to an accident, started two different life journeys in the subway station because of catching and missing the subway   . The film was released in the United States on April 24, 1998.

    Details

    • Release date May 1, 1998
    • Filming locations Blue Anchor Pub, Hammersmith, London, England, UK
    • Production companies Intermedia Films, Mirage Enterprises, Miramax

    Box office

    Budget

    $6,000,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $11,841,544

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $834,817

    Gross worldwide

    $11,841,544

    Movie reviews

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    • By Alex 2022-04-21 09:02:36

      Go boldly forward.

      Once you choose, you would lose something and you would gain something. Whether you catch that subway or not, you will always lose something and gain something. The film emphasizes destiny.
          It is true that many things are doomed, not being able to catch up or miss a subway ride can be changed. Just like Helen who missed the subway, even if she didn't find out about her boyfriend's betrayal for a while, it didn't mean that it would never be found out. Jerry has always been indecisive,...

    • By Cameron 2022-04-21 09:02:36

      One decision can change a person's life

      A door, the barrier is opened, missed or met. One second of error can mean a lifetime.
              All those who have missed the trip have this experience. If they had not taken this step and had not done that one time, would it have been different? Many things are predestined in life.
              Dramatic things are not impossible to happen, but it is about luck, powerlessness, and fate without fate. Naturally, there is no blessing. Some things can be done without changing the details and...

    • By Andre 2022-04-21 09:02:36

      Is the stairway to happiness always complete with a broken child blocking the way?

      Looking forward to seeing the full movie, but a little wonder why Gwyneth Paltrow gave up on Titanic for this film. The complex is not old-fashioned, and there are no surprises. The storytelling is quite unique.

      There are an infinite number of hypothetical lives. Maybe I'm living in just one of countless parallel worlds.
      However, I did see myself in the long-haired Helen, even though this Helen has gone through so many twists and turns and so many hardships - of course, it was...

    • By Sophia 2022-04-21 09:02:36

      Life like a sliding doors!

      Life like a sliding doors! (Life is like a sliding door!) This is my emotion after watching the movie.
      The film is titled "Sliding Doors" of the subway. Helen, the heroine of the film, was fired by the company as soon as she came up. On the way home, the subway door closed in front of her. At this time, the film began to perform the game of "two possibilities".
       (1) Helen missed the subway, and unfortunately she was robbed again and sent to the hospital; when she got home, Jerry (her...

    • By Myrna 2022-04-21 09:02:36

      Every choice has flaws

      We always feel that the path we didn’t choose might be better, and the person we didn’t choose might be better, but if we have the opportunity to stand in our sliding door and take a look at ourselves on both paths, It may feel the same, every journey will have beautiful scenery and hard experience, we can't just take the former.
      Every detail will affect the whole life in the future. We are always not satisfied with what we get now. We always want to exchange the greatest happiness for the...

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    • By Adam 2023-09-20 15:29:14

      It's over for us who met early, but don't worry, there will be us in another universe, and they will end as well, because in parallel worlds we end up the same...

    • By Kody 2022-12-21 11:15:17

      Even if both stories are fated, I still want to say: no matter which sliding door it is, if you can catch up, try not to miss...

    • By Brennan 2022-04-24 07:01:14

      Gwyneth Paltrow is still pretty with long hair. Parallel universes often have intersections. This meeting point is called...

    • By Virginia 2022-04-24 07:01:14

      Accident begets accident, and finally leads to the same ending, there is no way to test which choice is...

    • By Norberto 2022-04-24 07:01:14

      Inadvertently like it. Reminds me of Schrödinger's cat......

    Movie plot

    Helen works in public relations for a company. The novelist boyfriend Jerry writes at home all day long. The two depend on Helen's salary for a living. One day Helen was accidentally fired because of being late and making mistakes at work. Depressed, she went home earlier than usual, and her life began to change. There are two routes in the story development here. Just in the London subway, Helen, who catches the subway and misses the...
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    Evaluation action

    The film mixes elements of "Two Flowers" and "Running Lola" in the story structure and plot setting, telling a modern love story that seems bizarre but full of mystery and romance. The film does not use fast editing and cool pop music like "Running Laura", but uses plain narrative techniques to tell what a woman might experience in two different lives. The film's cross-cutting method of editing matches the film's theme very well. While...
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    Movie quotes

    • Russell: I must say, being friends with you certainly makes the wait for the next episode of "Seinfeld" much easier to bear.

    • James: What are you doing two weeks on Saturday?

      Helen: Probably killing myself.

      James: Excellent. What time does that finish? Do you like boats?

    • Helen: I-I'm not - I'm not very good at - at, you know...

      James: Constructing sentences?