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Sideways Details

2005

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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 altar. Read more

Starring	Paul Giamatti, Thomas Haden Church, Virginia Madsen, Sandra Oh
Director	Alexander Payne
Genres	Comedy

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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 altar.

Starring	Paul Giamatti, Thomas Haden Church, Virginia Madsen, Sandra Oh
Director	Alexander Payne
Studio	20TH CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time	DVD: 2 hrs 7 mins
Certificate
Collections	England vs USA
Genres	Comedy
Language	DVD: English
Hearing-impaired	English
Released	Production year: 2005 To Rent: DVD: 16 May 2005

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- âCan I ask you a personal question?â wonders Miles (Paul Giamatti), our paunchy anti-hero, as he leans in towards... read more on Time Out
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  A real treat
  
  A road-trip through wine country becomes a voyage of self-discovery for a pair of mismatched buddies in 'Sideways', the latest film from Alexander Payne... read more »
  
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  - 29 Jan 2005 at 20:26
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  A really great film, fun yet moving
  
  A really great film
  
  I found it really warming and engaging
  
  yet very funny as well
  
  really worth a watch
  
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  A really great film, fun yet moving
  
  A really great film
  
  I found it really warming and engaging
  
  yet very funny as well
  
  really worth a watch
  
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  - Exeter, England
  - 09 Feb 2012 at 15:59
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  obviously i'm wrong on all counts.
  
  obviously i'm wrong on all counts.
  
  two actors were nominated for academy awards
  
  won an academy for best-adapted screenplay
  
  ... read more »
  
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Giamatti invited to be part of Japanese Sideways
- 30 Mar 2009
Sideways star Paul Giamatti was stunned when he was asked to play a cameo role in Japan's remake of the hit wine movie. The quirky film was such a hit in the Far East that Japanese film bosses decided to revamp it with local actors, actresses and settings. And they asked Giamatti to be a part of the production. The actor says, "They asked me to be in it, actually... I don't know what I was going to play. "I said no. I felt my career hasn't hit that low yet. I thought, 'What am I gonna play -... Read more
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