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Portrait of Alexander Payne

Directing

Alexander Payne

Career

Active from 1985 to 2023, busiest in 2006 with 3 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Holdovers
The Holdovers
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 24 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Alexander Payne Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    2.8, average 4.8
  • Crime
    1.7, average 3.6
  • Mystery
    2.4, average 4.0
  • Violence
    2.6, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Bittersweet Tone 3
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Grief and Healing 2
  • Character-Driven Drama 2
  • Intellectual Banter 2
  • Friendship Dynamics 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

33
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

3 titles
Darlington
Darlington

Executive Producer

Untitled Alexander Payne Western
Untitled Alexander Payne Western

Director

Somewhere Out There
Somewhere Out There

Director

2020s

4 titles · average score 68
The Holdovers
The Holdovers (2023)
GoodWatch score 85

Director

A Good Person
A Good Person (2023)
GoodWatch score 63

Thanks

The Last Shift
The Last Shift (2020)
GoodWatch score 55

Executive Producer

Small Town Wisconsin
Small Town Wisconsin (2020)
GoodWatch score 68

Executive Producer

2010s

7 titles · average score 68
Downsizing
Downsizing (2017)
GoodWatch score 51

Director, Producer

Crash Pad
Crash Pad (2017)
GoodWatch score 54

Executive Producer

Program Notes: An Introduction To The Last Detail By Alexander Payne
Program Notes: An Introduction To The Last Detail By Alexander Payne (2017)

Writer

Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter
Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter (2014)
GoodWatch score 72

Executive Producer

Nebraska
Nebraska (2013)
GoodWatch score 83

Director

The Descendants
The Descendants (2011)
GoodWatch score 79

Director, Screenplay

Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids (2011)
GoodWatch score 69

Producer

2000s

13 titles · average score 63
Sideways
Sideways (2009)
GoodWatch score 51

Story, Executive Producer

The Replacement Child
The Replacement Child (2008)

Thanks

I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (2007)
GoodWatch score 42

Screenplay

The Savages
The Savages (2007)
GoodWatch score 79

Executive Producer

King of California
King of California (2007)
GoodWatch score 64

Producer

Gray Matters
Gray Matters (2007)
GoodWatch score 37

Executive Producer

Paris Je T'aime
Paris Je T'aime (2006)
GoodWatch score 73

as Oscar Wilde (segment " Pere-Lachaise")

Cinema16: American Short Films
Cinema16: American Short Films (2006)

Director

Sideways
Sideways (2004)
GoodWatch score 85

Director, Screenplay

The Assassination of Richard Nixon
The Assassination of Richard Nixon (2004)
GoodWatch score 66

Executive Producer

About Schmidt
About Schmidt (2002)
GoodWatch score 79

Director, Screenplay

Jurassic Park III
Jurassic Park III (2001)
GoodWatch score 50

Writer

1990s

5 titles · average score 61
Election
Election (1999)
GoodWatch score 81

Screenplay, Director

Citizen Ruth
Citizen Ruth (1996)
GoodWatch score 70

Director, Screenplay

Inside Out 3
Inside Out 3 (1992)

Director

Inside Out
Inside Out (1991)
GoodWatch score 41

Writer, Director

The Passion of Martin
The Passion of Martin (1991)
GoodWatch score 54

Editor, Producer

1980s

1 title · average score 54
Carmen
Carmen (1985)
GoodWatch score 54

Music, Director