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Sideways

2004·127 min

Sideways

Directed by Alexander Payne

ComedyDramaRomance

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 One is an unpublished novelist suffering from depression, and the other is only days away from walking down the aisle.

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Miles

Thomas Haden Church

Jack

Virginia Madsen

Maya

Stephanie

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Original Music Composer

Phedon Papamichael

Director of Photography

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Alexander Payne

Screenplay

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Victoria

Cammi

Cammi's Husband

Christine Erganian

Shake Tukhmanyan

Mrs. Erganian

Mike Erganian

Robert Covarrubias

Miles's Building Manager

Patrick Gallagher

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Stephanie Faracy

Stephanie's Mother

Frass Canyon Pourer

Chris Burroughs

Chris at Stanford

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What is Sideways about?

Sideways (2004) is about 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 One is an unpublished novelist suffering from depression, and the other is only days away from walking down the aisle.

Who directed Sideways?

Alexander Payne directed Sideways (2004).

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