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- SIDEWAYS (2004) Writers: Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor. Starring Paul Giamatti, Thomas Haden Church, Virginia Madsen, Sandra Oh.
- THE HOLDOVERS (2023) Writer: David Hemingson. Starring Paul Giamatti, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Dominic Sessa, Carrie Preston.
- NEBRASKA (2013) Writer: Bob Nelson. Starring Bruce Dern, Will Forte, June Squibb, Stacy Keach, Bob Odenkirk. Nebraska native Payne pays tribute to his home state in this memorable road movie focusing on the aging Woody Grant (Oscar nominee Bruce Dern, superb), who is convinced that he has won a million-dollar prize in a magazine sweepstakes and asks his son David (Will Forte) to drive him there so that he can collect his winnings.
- THE DESCENDANTS (2011) Writers: Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash. Starring George Clooney, Shailene Woodley, Beau Bridges, Robert Forster.
IMDb profile of Alexander Payne, a director, producer and writer known for his films set in Omaha, Nebraska. See his credits, awards, trivia, photos, videos and more.
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- Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Payne twice won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for co-writing his directorials Sideways (2004) and The Descendants (2011). He was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director for these two films and for the road film Nebraska (2013). He has since directed the comedy-dramas Downsizing (2017), and The Holdovers (2023).
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- 1985–present
- Film director, screenwriter
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Explore the filmography of Alexander Payne, a critically acclaimed writer-director known for his poignant and seriocomic films. See his movies, ratings, reviews, awards, and more on Rotten Tomatoes.
Tomatometer®Audience ScoreTitleCredit97%92%Director83%89%Executive ProducerNo Score YetNo Score YetUnknown (Character)47%25%Director, Screenwriter, Producer- Senior List Writer
- 'The Holdovers' (2023) IMDB: 8.0/10. Hands down the best Christmas movie to come out of 2023, The Holdovers takes place at a New England boarding school where despised classics professor Paul Hunham (Giamatti) is tasked with looking after the students who must stay on campus over the holidays.
- 'Nebraska' (2013) IMDb: 7.7/10. Woody Grant (Bruce Dern) is an elderly man who believes he has won a million-dollar sweepstakes prize and sets out on foot to claim it in Nebraska.
- 'Sideways' (2004) IMDb: 7.5/10. Sideways follows two friends on an alcohol-fueled road trip through California wine country. Paul Giamatti plays Miles Raymond, a depressed and struggling writer, while Thomas Haden Church is Jack Cole, a former soap opera actor celebrating his upcoming wedding.
- 'The Descendants' (2011) IMDb: 7.3/10. George Clooney is Matt King, a Hawaiian landowner and attorney, who must grapple with life-altering decisions after his wife falls into a coma following a boating accident.
Apr 23, 2024 · Ranking his movies means watching the evolution of an artist, reflecting on and playing with pet themes that have never strayed far from his heart. Here is every Alexander Payne movie, ranked: 8 ...
8 titles. 1. Sideways (2004) R | 127 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance. 7.5. Rate. 94 Metascore. Two men reaching middle age with not much to show but disappointment embark on a week-long road trip through California's wine country, just as one is about to take a trip down the aisle.