SummaryTwo old friends set off on a wine-tasting road trip...only to veer dizzily sideways into a wry, comedic exploration of the crazy vicissitudes of love and friendship, the damnable persistence of loneliness and dreams and the enduring war between Pinot and Cabernet. [Fox Searchlight Pictures]
Directed By:Alexander Payne
Written By:Rex Pickett, Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor
Sideways
Metascore
Universal Acclaim
94
User score
Generally Favorable
7.7
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
98% Positive
41 Reviews
41 Reviews
2% Mixed
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100
Brilliantly observed characters are becoming second nature to Payne and Taylor, and the performances here are uniformly terrific. This is wonderful, original stuff.
100
The characters are played not by the first actors you would think of casting, but by actors who will prevent you from ever being able to imagine anyone else in their roles.
User score
Generally Favorable
78% Positive
303 Ratings
303 Ratings
15% Mixed
59 Ratings
59 Ratings
6% Negative
25 Ratings
25 Ratings
Sep 20, 2022
10
As a Romantic/Buddy comedy, it stands above all the rest, and it even gets better with age! see what I did there! Hey, if you prefer the Will Farrel brand of humor you have all sorts of options. For something more adult, this is that rare comedy that delights in moments of absurdity, but doesn't pile it on super thick like all the other typical American comedies. Do you want **** drink or fine wine? lol
Apr 12, 2018
10
This is my favorite movie of all time.. Ive watched it about 75 times and ive just gotten started!
100
This is a building-block movie: Its stand-out excellence becomes apparent only gradually.
100
Sweetest, funniest, most humane movie I've seen all year.
90
A warm, ingratiating, and fitfully hilarious epicurean road movie with a steady ache-an ache like a red-wine hangover.
88
It's likely that 2004 won't offer a better movie about a mid-life crisis.
60
Alexander Payne's new movie, Sideways, makes you feel like you're trapped at dinner with a wiseass who's trying to convince you what a sensitive guy he is.
Mar 29, 2014
10
One of my all time favorite movies, and for some people on here to say it was the worst movie ever, watch Lost in space, or the Black Hole. People are so ridiculous. Sideways is a classic.
Jan 2, 2018
3
I've never seen so many fake positive reviews for a film. Sidways tries to be a comedy, but actually has more in common with a stale drama, but fails on both counts. Giamatti gives an interesting performance, but his depression is boring. Nothing happens in the film. He doesn't change or undergo some sort of transformation. The irony is his character is a failed writer. But even as a novel this story would fall on its back.
Nov 2, 2010
2
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Production Company:
- Fox Searchlight Pictures
- Michael London Productions
- Sideways Productions Inc.
Release Date:Oct 22, 2004
Duration:2 h 6 m
Rating:R
Tagline:In search of wine. In search of women. In search of themselves.
Awards
Golden Globes, USA
• 2 Wins & 7 Nominations
Academy Awards, USA
• 1 Win & 5 Nominations
Online Film & Television Association
• 3 Wins & 9 Nominations
