Rest of cast listed alphabetically.
Sliding doors characters.
A london woman s love life and career both hinge unknown to her on whether or not she catches a train.
While the two timelines split with helen missing the titular doors the more important catalyst for divergence is when the helen who caught the train walks in on her boyfriend cheating on her.
The worse off scenario.
Bob uncredited carlton jarvis.
Gwyneth paltrow john hannah and jeanne tripplehorn lead the cast and give strong performances.
Directed by peter howitt.
We see it both ways in parallel.
With gwyneth paltrow john hannah john lynch jeanne tripplehorn.
Sliding doors poses two possible life narratives for helen gwyneth paltrow an english pr person supporting her boyfriend john lynch who is home writing a novel.
Hammerton kevin mcnally as paul christopher villiers as steve.
After getting fired she takes the train home to find him in their bed with another woman.
The plot is based on the difference it makes to this woman s life whether she gets or misses a tube train.