Sideways
– Two middle-aged men embark on a spiritual journey through Californian wine country. One is an unpubl..
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 One is an unpublished novelist suffering from depression, and the other is only days away from walking down the aisle.
21 Jan 2005
English, Armenian
Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.
Alexander Payne
Rex Pickett (novel), Alexander Payne (screenplay), Jim Taylor (screenplay)
Paul Giamatti, Thomas Haden Church, Virginia Madsen, Sandra Oh
A week before his friend Jack is to be married, best man Miles and the prospective groom head off to wine country for a week of fun, relaxation and - of course - wine drinking. Miles is the oenophile and does his best to teach Jack a bit about the art of appreciating great wine. All Jack cares about is drinking and carousing, something he accomplishes when he meets the attractive Stephanie at one of the vineyards. Miles is something of a sad sack, a high school English teacher who is a failed writer at heart. He has yet to get over the fact that his wife has divorced him and that she has remarried and he now faces that nerve racking wait for word from a prospective publisher. Miles has an opportunity to start anew when he meets Stephanie's friend Maya but when he let's slip that Jack is about to be married any hope of a relationship seems to be lost.
Won 1 Oscar. Another 122 wins & 87 nominations.
$71,444,367
Fox Searchlight Pictures