Sideways (2004)
Directed by Alexander Payne · 127 min · Comedy, Drama, Romance
76.0 TOPICAL score · #507 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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 One is an unpublished novelist suffering from depression, and the other is only days away from walking down the aisle.
Sideways (2004, directed by Alexander Payne) has a TOPICAL score of 76.0 - ranked 507 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and awards, and lowest on legacy & cult status. It won 2 awards from 6 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay. Critics: 97% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.6/10 critics' average · Metacritic 94. Audiences: TMDB 7.1/10 (1,990 ratings) · IMDb 7.5/10. Wikipedia covers it in 46 languages.
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- Critics97% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.6/10 critics' average · Metacritic 94
- AudienceTMDB 7.1/10 (1,990 ratings) · IMDb 7.5/10
- Awards2 wins, 6 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay; National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 46 languages
- Still read49,269 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Paul Giamatti (actor #228), Thomas Haden Church (actor #835), Virginia Madsen (actor #912), Sandra Oh (actor #672)
“It received widespread acclaim from critics and is regarded as one of the greatest films of the 2000s.”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10