Alexander Payne

Alexander Payne films, ranked by your taste

Director and actor · 8 films on Boxlist

Known for The Holdovers, Sideways and Nebraska.

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Directed by Alexander Payne

  1. The Holdovers

    The Holdovers

    2023 · Film

    7.7/10 · TMDB

    A curmudgeonly instructor at a New England prep school is forced to remain on campus during Christmas break to babysit the handful of students with nowhere to go. Eventually, he forms an unlikely bond with one of them — a damaged, brainy...

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  2. Sideways

    Sideways

    2004 · Film

    7.0/10 · TMDB

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 One is an unpublished novelist suffering from depression, and the other is only days away from walking down the aisle.

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  3. Nebraska

    Nebraska

    2013 · Film

    7.4/10 · TMDB

    An aging, booze-addled father takes a trip from Montana to Nebraska with his estranged son in order to claim what he believes to be a million-dollar sweepstakes prize.

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  4. Election

    Election

    1999 · Film

    6.8/10 · TMDB

    Jim McAllister, a well-liked high school government teacher, can't help but notice that successful student Tracy Flick uses less than ethical tactics to get what she wants. When Tracy runs for school president, Jim feels that she will be a...

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  5. The Descendants

    The Descendants

    2011 · Film

    6.8/10 · TMDB

    With his wife Elizabeth on life support after a boating accident, Hawaiian land baron, Matt King takes his daughters on a trip from Oahu to Kauai to confront a young real estate broker, who was having an affair with Elizabeth before her...

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  6. About Schmidt

    About Schmidt

    2002 · Film

    6.8/10 · TMDB

    66-year-old Warren Schmidt is a retired insurance salesman and has no particular plans other than to drive around in the motor home his wife insisted they buy. He's not altogether bitter, but not happy either, as everything his wife does...

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  7. Paris, Je T'Aime

    Paris, Je T'Aime

    2006 · Film

    6.8/10 · TMDB

    Olivier Assayas, Gus Van Sant, Wes Craven and Alfonso Cuaron are among the 20 distinguished directors who contribute to this collection of 18 stories, each exploring a different aspect of Parisian life. The colourful characters in this...

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  8. Downsizing

    Downsizing

    2017 · Film

    5.3/10 · TMDB

    A kindly occupational therapist undergoes a new procedure to be shrunken to four inches tall so that he and his wife can help save the planet and afford a nice lifestyle at the same time.

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