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Sideways (2004) | Ranked Top 14% · CriticCrunch

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Sideways

Movie2004·127 min

Sideways

Directed by Alexander Payne

Comedy Drama Romance

An Academy Award-winning comedy drama film directed by Alexander Payne. Winner of Best Adapted Screenplay, with 4 additional Oscar nominations including Best Picture.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 14%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.1/10

2K ratings

About Sideways

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 One is an unpublished novelist suffering from depression, and the other is only days away from walking down the aisle.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Bittersweet (4 of 9)
Intensity: Moderate (4 of 9)
Complexity: Layered (6 of 9)
Humor: Funny (6 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Contemplative, Cozy
Story Tags: grief and loss, coming of age, food culinary, american regional, small town, close friendship, romantic partners, anti hero, outsider misfit, road journey, fish out of water

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Details

Director: Alexander Payne
Language: English

Cast

Paul Giamatti, Thomas Haden Church, Virginia Madsen

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Awards

🏆Oscar Winner — Best Adapted Screenplay (2004)◆Oscar Nominee — Best Supporting Actor (2004)◆Oscar Nominee — Best Supporting Actress (2004)◆Oscar Nominee — Best Director (2004)◆Oscar Nominee — Best Picture (2004)

How Sideways Ranks

All movies

Top 14%

2000s movies

Top 11%

Comedy movies

Top 11%

2000s Comedy movies

Top 6%

★Alexander Payne films#3 of 9

Top 14% All movies.

the vibe

Sideways Vibe

What it feels like

measuredbittersweetmoderatelayeredfunnypersonalheartfelt

contemplative

cozy

What it's about

road journeyfish out of watergrief & losscoming of ageanti-herooutsider misfitclose friendshipromantic partnersfood culinaryamerican regionalsmall town

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

bittersweet 4/9wistful 4/9

intensity

moderate 4/9moderate 4/9

complexity

layered 6/9layered 6/9

humor

funny 6/9funny 6/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9

texture

contemplativequiet