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Sideways (2004)
DVD (1 discs
)
Blu-ray (1 discs
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Digital ✓
Genre: Comedy
Aspect Ratio: Wide
Sound: DD 5.1
Academy Awards:
1 Win , 5 Nominations
Synopsis
With Sideways, Paul Giamatti (American Splendor, Storytelling) has become an unlikely but engaging romantic lead. Struggling novelist and wine connoisseur Miles (Giamatti) takes his best friend Jack (Thomas Haden Church, Wings) on a wine-tasting tour of California vineyards for a kind of extended bachelor party. Almost immediately, Jack's insatiable need to sow some wild oats before his marriage leads them into double-dates with a rambunctious wine pourer (Sandra Oh, Under the Tuscan Sun) and a recently divorced waitress (Virginia Madsen, The Hot Spot)--and Miles discovers a little hope that he hasn't let himself feel in a long time. Sideways is a modest but finely tuned film; with gentle compassion, it explores the failures, struggles, and lowered expectations of mid-life. Giamatti makes regret and self-loathing sympathetic, almost sweet. From the director of Election and About Schmidt.
Cast
Paul Giamatti
Thomas Haden Church
Virginia Madsen
Sandra Oh
Director
Alexander Payne
Awards & Nominations
- Oscar Winner: Best Actor In A Supporting Role
- Oscar Winner: Best Actress In A Supporting Role
- Oscar Winner: Best Director
- Oscar Winner: Best Picture
- Oscar Winner: Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
Keywords
Academy Award Winners
Art House
Comedy
Friendships
Mid-Life Crisis
Road Trips
Technical Specifications
Audio Languages
English, French, Spanish
Subtitle Languages
English, French, Spanish
Special Features
- Audio commentary
- Deleted/extended scenes
- Featurettes/Behind-The-Scenes/Documentaries
- Trailers/TV spots
- Full-length Audio Commentary by Paul Giamatti and Thomas Haden Church
- 7 Deleted Scenes
- Behind the Scenes Featurette