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23/04/1998 Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance 1h 39m
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What if one split second sent your life in two completely different directions?

Overview

Helen, a London ad executive, is fired from her job and rushes out to catch a train, but, as she runs down, her life suddenly splits off. In one version she catches the train; in the second, she misses it. Her whole life changes in that one second, and the rest of the film depicts what happens in each scenario.

  1. Peter Howitt

    Director, Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Gwyneth Paltrow

    Helen Quilley

  2. John Hannah

    James Hamilton

  3. John Lynch

    Gerry

  4. Jeanne Tripplehorn

    Lydia

  5. Zara Turner

    Anna

  6. Douglas McFerran

    Russell

  7. Paul Brightwell

    Clive

  8. Nina Young

    Claudia

  9. Virginia McKenna

    James' Mother

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2025-12-21
I remember all the fuss about this film at the time because it was directed by blonde heart-throb Peter Howitt, famed as “Joey” from the hit BBC sitcom “Bread”. Ha also wrote the screenplay and the concept is really quite decent. “Helen” (Gwyneth Paltrow) leaves her boyfriend “Gerry” (John Lynch) in bed and races for a tube. The doors are closing but will she make it or not? Well in one version of her future she does and in another, she doesn’t. One sees her befriend the charismatic “James” (John Hannah); the other sees her struggle on with her relationship with a man tha...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$6,000,000.00

Revenue
$58,809,149.00

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