Sideways

2004 · directed by Alexander Payne

Rating

82/100

Hit

yes

Two middle-aged men embark on a spiritual journey through Californian wine country. One is an unpublished novelist suffering from depression, and the other is only days away from walking down the aisle.

Sideways (2004), directed by Alexander Payne, rates 82/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Paul Giamatti
• Thomas Haden Church
• Virginia Madsen
• Sandra Oh
• Marylouise Burke
• Jessica Hecht
• Missy Doty
• M.C. Gainey
• Alysia Reiner
• Shake Tukhmanyan

Crew

• Phedon Papamichael — Director of Photography
• Kevin Tent — Editor
• Rolfe Kent — Original Music Composer
• Alexander Payne — Screenplay
• Jim Taylor — Screenplay

More from Alexander Payne

1. The Holdovers (2023) — 84/100 · hit
2. Nebraska (2013) — 81/100 · hit
3. About Schmidt (2002) — 77/100
4. Election (1999) — 77/100
5. The Descendants (2011) — 77/100
6. Paris Je T'aime (2006) — 72/100

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