---
title: 'Sliding Doors (1998)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Peter Howitt'
released: '1998-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 98
certification: 'PG-13'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/sliding-doors-1998'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120148/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Sliding Doors (1998)

1998 · PG-13 · 98 min · Drama, Comedy, Romance · United Kingdom, United States


## Synopsis

Sliding Doors is a 1998 romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Peter Howitt. It stars Gwyneth Paltrow and features John Hannah, John Lynch, and Jeanne Tripplehorn. The film alternates between two storylines, showing two paths the central character's life could take depending on whether she catches a train. It has drawn numerous comparisons to Polish director Krzysztof Kieślowski's 1987 film Blind Chance, the outcome of which also hinges on whether the protagonist catches a train.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Peter Howitt](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-howitt)
- **Screenplay:** [Peter Howitt](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-howitt)
- **Original Music Composer:** [David Hirschfelder](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-hirschfelder)
- **Producer:** [Sydney Pollack](https://cinepixo.com/people/sydney-pollack), [William Horberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-horberg), [Philippa Braithwaite](https://cinepixo.com/people/philippa-braithwaite)
- **Director of Photography:** [Remi Adefarasin](https://cinepixo.com/people/remi-adefarasin)
- **Editor:** [John Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-smith-2)

## Cast

- [Christopher Villiers](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-villiers)
- [Zara Turner](https://cinepixo.com/people/zara-turner)
- [Kevin McNally](https://cinepixo.com/people/kevin-mcnally)
- [Virginia McKenna](https://cinepixo.com/people/virginia-mckenna)
- [John Hannah](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-hannah) as James
- [Paul Brightwell](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-brightwell)
- [John Lynch](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-lynch) as Gerry
- [Jeanne Tripplehorn](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeanne-tripplehorn) as Lydia
- [Gwyneth Paltrow](https://cinepixo.com/people/gwyneth-paltrow) as Helen
- [Nina Young](https://cinepixo.com/people/nina-young)
- [Peter Howitt](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-howitt)

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