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Sideways

  • 2004
  • R
  • 2h 7m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
196K
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Sideways (2004)
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ComedyDramaRomance

Two men reaching middle age with not much to show but disappointment embark on a week-long road trip through California's wine country, just as one is about to take a trip down the aisle.Two men reaching middle age with not much to show but disappointment embark on a week-long road trip through California's wine country, just as one is about to take a trip down the aisle.Two men reaching middle age with not much to show but disappointment embark on a week-long road trip through California's wine country, just as one is about to take a trip down the aisle.

  • Director
    • Alexander Payne
  • Writers
    • Rex Pickett
    • Alexander Payne
    • Jim Taylor
  • Stars
    • Paul Giamatti
    • Thomas Haden Church
    • Virginia Madsen
  • See production, box office & company info
  • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    196K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    2,774
    68
    • Director
      • Alexander Payne
    • Writers
      • Rex Pickett
      • Alexander Payne
      • Jim Taylor
    • Stars
      • Paul Giamatti
      • Thomas Haden Church
      • Virginia Madsen
    • 938User reviews
    • 187Critic reviews
    • 94Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 122 wins & 91 nominations total

    Videos5

    Sideways
    Trailer 2:30
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    Sideways Scene: Are You Chewing Gum?
    Clip 1:28
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    Sideways Scene: I'm Not Drinking Merlot
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    Sideways Scene: Why Are You So Into Pinot?
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    Photos157

    Virginia Madsen, Thomas Haden Church, Paul Giamatti, and Sandra Oh in Sideways (2004)
    Thomas Haden Church and Paul Giamatti in Sideways (2004)
    Thomas Haden Church and Paul Giamatti in Sideways (2004)
    Virginia Madsen and Paul Giamatti in Sideways (2004)
    Thomas Haden Church and Paul Giamatti in Sideways (2004)
    Thomas Haden Church, Paul Giamatti, and Alysia Reiner in Sideways (2004)
    Thomas Haden Church and Paul Giamatti in Sideways (2004)
    Thomas Haden Church and Paul Giamatti in Sideways (2004)
    Thomas Haden Church and Sandra Oh in Sideways (2004)
    Virginia Madsen, Thomas Haden Church, Paul Giamatti, and Sandra Oh in Sideways (2004)
    (l to r) Paul Giamatti and Thomas Haden Church
    Thomas Haden Church and Paul Giamatti in Sideways (2004)

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    Paul Giamatti
    Paul Giamatti
    • Miles
    Thomas Haden Church
    Thomas Haden Church
    • Jack
    Virginia Madsen
    Virginia Madsen
    • Maya
    Sandra Oh
    Sandra Oh
    • Stephanie
    Marylouise Burke
    Marylouise Burke
    • Miles's Mother
    Jessica Hecht
    Jessica Hecht
    • Victoria
    Missy Doty
    Missy Doty
    • Cammi
    M.C. Gainey
    M.C. Gainey
    • Cammi's Husband
    Alysia Reiner
    Alysia Reiner
    • Christine Erganian
    Shake Tukhmanyan
    • Mrs. Erganian
    • (as Shaké Toukhmanian)
    Shaun Duke
    Shaun Duke
    • Mike Erganian
    • (as Duke Moosekian)
    Robert Covarrubias
    Robert Covarrubias
    • Miles's Building Manager
    Patrick Gallagher
    Patrick Gallagher
    • Gary the Bartender
    Stephanie Faracy
    Stephanie Faracy
    • Stephanie's Mother
    Joe Marinelli
    Joe Marinelli
    • Frass Canyon Pourer
    Chris Burroughs
    • Chris at Stanford
    Toni Howard
    • Evelyn Berman-Silverman
    • (voice)
    Khoren Babouchian
    • Armenian Priest
    • (as Rev. Fr. Khoren Babouchian)
    • Director
      • Alexander Payne
    • Writers
      • Rex Pickett
      • Alexander Payne
      • Jim Taylor
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      During his audition, Thomas Haden Church stripped naked because that was what the scene called for. He later learned that he was the only actor to do that.
    • Goofs
      When Miles is doing his crossword puzzle while driving, his speedometer reads zero.
    • Quotes

      Jack: If they want to drink Merlot, we're drinking Merlot.

      Miles Raymond: No, if anyone orders Merlot, I'm leaving. I am NOT drinking any fucking Merlot!

    • Crazy credits
      No California oak trees were harmed during the making of this production.
    • Connections
      Edited into The Clock (2010)
    • Soundtracks
      Thursday Night at Pasquale's
      Written and Performed by Astrid Cowan

      Courtesy of Astron Records

    User reviews938

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    Morally Bankrupt? Call me!
    My girlfriend is lucky enough to be on the Screen Actor Guild Awards nominating committee this year, so the promotional DVDs are flowing in, and SIDEWAYS is absolutely the best film we've seen so far. (Kinsey is a close second.) Paul Giamatti should get a nomination for this, and I want people on IMDb to start understanding that when you critique a film, it's not ALL about liking the character-- one IMDBer commenting on this film trashed Sideways because she thought the characters were morally bankrupt, and I challenge all of you to show me a good movie where the main characters aren't! That's how the necessary element of conflict is created in a story!

    Can you really only enjoy films where the characters in them are people you'd have over for dinner? OPEN YOUR MINDS! Feature Films are not popularity contests, and as far as I'm concerned, neither are awards competitions. Giamatti steals cash from his mother's bedroom dresser drawer near the beginning of the film. Morally reprehensible? Absolutely! But my heart broke for him when he did it. You could see how much he hated himself in that moment!!! Giamatti's ability to have intensely personal thoughts flash through his eyes like flickering film through a projector, all the while maintaining such beautiful stillness, was for me breathtaking. Giamatti makes you completely suspend your disbelief...he makes you feel like you have ESP!!!

    Thomas Hayden Church was hilarious as his ex-college roommate/infantile thirtysomething playboy buddy who can't let go of "his plight." He's a stitch. And I agree with everyone, Virgina Madsen makes you melt in this film. She is scrumptuous. Remember, IMDb moralists,...people who live in glass movie-houses, shouldn't throw popcorn! ~peace
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    • elkmedicine
    • Nov 20, 2004

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 22, 2004 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Hungary
    • Official site
      • Fox Searchlight
    • Languages
      • English
      • Armenian
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Entre copas
    • Filming locations
      • Solvang, California, USA(location)
    • Production companies
      • Searchlight Pictures
      • Michael London Productions
      • Sideways Productions Inc.
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $16,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $71,503,593
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $207,042
      • Oct 24, 2004
    • Gross worldwide
      • $109,706,931
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 7 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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