Sideways

Sideways

7.1IMDb Score
Released:2004-10-22
Duration:127 min
Director:Alexander Payne
Actors:Paul Giamatti, Thomas Haden Church, Virginia Madsen, Sandra Oh, Marylouise Burke
Production:Fox Searchlight Pictures, Michael London Productions

Overview:

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 One is an unpublished novelist suffering from depression, and the other is only days away from walking down the aisle.

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