Directing
Alexander Payne
- Titles
- 45movies1TV show
- Career
Active from 1985 to 2023, busiest in 2006 with 4 main titles.
- Directed
- 20titles as director
- Average score
64/100
- Highest rated
Nebraska86/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 22 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Situational Comedy4.5average 2.7
- Cringe Humor4.1average 2.2
- Satire & Parody3.9average 2.3
- Wit & Wordplay5.1average 3.7
- Contemporary Realism6.6average 5.2
- Coming of Age4.0average 2.9
- Dark Humor3.8average 2.9
- Class & Capitalism4.1average 3.3
Rarely in their work
- Violence2.4, average 4.3
- Adrenaline3.2, average 5.1
- Crime1.9, average 3.7
- Tension4.6, average 6.1
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 5
- Social Commentary 3
- Contemplative 2
- Melancholy 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Jim TaylorWriterI Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry, Downsizing, Sideways, About Schmidt, Election, +4 more
Kevin TentEditorThe Holdovers, Downsizing, The Descendants, Sideways, Nebraska, +3 more
Rolfe KentComposerDownsizing, Sideways, About Schmidt, Election, Citizen Ruth, +2 more
Phedon PapamichaelCinematographerDownsizing, The Descendants, Sideways, Nebraska
James GlennonCinematographerAbout Schmidt, Election, Citizen Ruth
M.C. GaineyActorSideways, Citizen Ruth
Paul GiamattiActorThe Holdovers, Sideways
Margo MartindaleActor14th Arrondissement, 14e Arrondissement
June SquibbActorNebraska, About Schmidt
Steve BuscemiActorI Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry, Paris Je T'aime
Reese WitherspoonActorElection, Tracy Flick Can't Win
Laura DernActorCitizen Ruth, Jurassic Park III
Movies and TV shows
34Upcoming
3 titles
Tracy Flick Can't Win
Director, Screenplay
Somewhere Out There
Director
Untitled Alexander Payne Western
Director
2020s
4 titles · average score 66
Full Transparency (2025)
as Credits Interview (voice)
77
The Holdovers (2023)
Director
57
The Last Shift (2020)
Executive Producer
63
Small Town Wisconsin (2020)
Executive Producer
2010s
7 titles · average score 66
55
Downsizing (2017)
Director, Producer
57
Crash Pad (2017)
Executive Producer
66
Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter (2014)
Executive Producer
86
Nebraska (2013)
Director
70
The Descendants (2011)
Screenplay, Producer
61
Cedar Rapids (2011)
Producer
2000s
14 titles · average score 64
50
Sideways (2009)
Executive Producer, Story
70
The Savages (2007)
Executive Producer
65
King of California (2007)
Producer
57
Gray Matters (2007)
Executive Producer
69
Paris Je T'aime (2006)
as Oscar Wilde (Pere-Lachaise)
14th Arrondissement (2006)
Writer, Director
73
Sideways (2004)
Screenplay, Director
66
The Assassination of Richard Nixon (2004)
Executive Producer
70
About Schmidt (2002)
Director, Screenplay
1990s
5 titles · average score 59
70
Election (1999)
Screenplay, Director
67
Citizen Ruth (1996)
Screenplay, Director
Inside Out 3 (1992)
Director
38
Inside Out (1991)
Writer, Director
63
The Passion of Martin (1991)
Editor, Director
1980s
1 title · average score 52
52
Carmen (1985)
Director, Music