Comedy ·Drama ·Romance · United States of America · 2004 · 2h 7m

Sideways

Sideways poster
Director
Alexander Payne
Cast
Paul Giamatti as Miles Thomas Haden Church as Jack Virginia Madsen as Maya Sandra Oh as Stephanie Marylouise Burke as Miles's Mother Jessica Hecht as Victoria
Crew
Phedon Papamichael — Director of Photography Kevin Tent — Editor Rolfe Kent — Original Music Composer Alexander Payne — Screenplay Jim Taylor — Screenplay Rex Pickett — Novel
Tagline

In search of wine. In search of women. In search of themselves.

Synopsis

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 One is an unpublished novelist suffering from depression, and the other is only days away from walking down the aisle.

Trailer Sideways — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
californiabased on novel or bookgolfwineroad tripstag nightmarijuanawriterbuddysanta barbara, californiawine drinkingwinery
Key Collaborators
Alexander Payne Director Phedon Papamichael Director of Photography Kevin Tent Editor Rolfe Kent Original Music Composer Alexander Payne Screenplay Jim Taylor Screenplay Rex Pickett Novel Michael London Producer Jane Ann Stewart Production Design Wendy Chuck Costume Design
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