Sideways (2004)
Directed by Alexander Payne
Genres - Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sports & Recreation |
Sub-Genres - Road Movie, Buddy Film |
Release Date - Oct 22, 2004 (USA - Limited), Oct 22, 2004 (USA) |
Run Time - 127 min. |
Countries - Hungary, Italy, United States |
MPAA Rating - R
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Synopsis by Tracie Cooper
Directed by Alexander Payne, Sideways follows Miles (Paul Giamatti), who is distressed about his lack of success as a novelist, and Jack (Thomas Haden Church), an equally unsuccessful actor with a rapidly approaching wedding. In a last-ditch effort to sow their wild oats, Jack and Miles take off on a final road trip to California's wine country the week prior to Jack's wedding. Both men have goals for the vacation -- Miles wants to turn Jack on to the art of wine tasting, while Jack is concerned with exploiting his last days as a bachelor -- but when the two men come across two fascinating women (Virginia Madsen and Sandra Oh), the duo is forced to examine their morality, and if maturity isn't such a depressing prospect -- at least, for one of them.
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Keywords
drinking-buddy, road-trip, winery, actor, ex-wife, wine, writer, deception, alcoholism, depression, engagement
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High Artistic Quality