Sliding Doors

1998 film directed by Peter Howitt
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Sliding Doors

Summary

Sliding Doors is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,838 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sliding Doors received the European Film Award for Best Screenwriter[3].
  • Sliding Doors's instance of is recorded as film[4].
  • Sliding Doors was directed by Peter Howitt[5].
  • Peter Howitt wrote the screenplay for Sliding Doors[6].
  • Sliding Doors's composer is recorded as David Hirschfelder[7].
  • Sliding Doors's genre is romantic comedy[8].
  • Sliding Doors's genre is comedy drama[9].
  • Sliding Doors's genre is drama film[10].
  • A cast member of Sliding Doors was Gwyneth Paltrow[11].
  • A cast member of Sliding Doors was John Hannah[12].
  • A cast member of Sliding Doors was John Lynch[13].
  • A cast member of Sliding Doors was Jeanne Tripplehorn[14].
  • A cast member of Sliding Doors was Virginia Anne McKenna[15].
  • A cast member of Sliding Doors was Kevin McNally[16].
  • A cast member of Sliding Doors was Zara Turner[17].
  • A cast member of Sliding Doors was Paul Brightwell[18].
  • A cast member of Sliding Doors was Peter Howitt[19].
  • A cast member of Sliding Doors was Christopher Villiers[20].
  • A cast member of Sliding Doors was Nina Young[21].
  • Sliding Doors was produced by Sydney Pollack[22].
  • Sliding Doors was produced by Philippa Braithwaite[23].
  • Sliding Doors was produced by William Horberg[24].
  • Sliding Doors's production company is recorded as Miramax[25].
  • Sliding Doors's production company is recorded as Mirage Enterprises[26].
  • Sliding Doors's production company is recorded as Paramount Pictures[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Sydney Pollack[22], Philippa Braithwaite[23], and William Horberg[24]. Sliding Doors was directed by Peter Howitt[5]. Peter Howitt wrote the screenplay for it[6]. Cast members include Gwyneth Paltrow[11], John Hannah[12], John Lynch[13], Jeanne Tripplehorn[14], Virginia Anne McKenna[15], and Kevin McNally[16].

Publication

Publication dates include January 1, 1998[28] and November 19, 1998[29]. The original language of Sliding Doors was English[30]. Genres include romantic comedy[8], comedy drama[9], and drama film[10]. It was distributed by video on demand[31].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include chance[32], destiny[33], hypothetical thinking[34], time[35], and love[36].

Reception

Sliding Doors received the European Film Award for Best Screenwriter[3]. Reviews include 65%[37], 6.3/10[38], and 59/100[39].

Why It Matters

Sliding Doors ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,838 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

FAQs

What awards did Sliding Doors receive?

Honors received include European Film Award for Best Screenwriter[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  7. [10] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [30] . wikidata.org.
  27. [31] . wikidata.org.
  28. [37] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [38] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [39] . wikidata.org.
  31. [28] . wikidata.org.
  32. [29] . kinokalender.com. Retrieved . kinokalender.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [32] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [33] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [34] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [35] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [36] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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