Directing
Alexander Payne
- Titles
- 40movies1TV show
- Career
Active from 1985 to 2023, busiest in 2006 with 3 main titles.
- Directed
- 18titles as director
- Average score
65/100
- Highest rated
The Holdovers85/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 23 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Situational Comedy4.9average 2.7
- Cringe Humor4.2average 2.2
- Satire & Parody3.9average 2.3
- Contemporary Realism6.8average 5.4
- Wit & Wordplay5.0average 3.7
- Dark Humor4.0average 2.8
- Absurdist Humor3.0average 2.0
- Class & Capitalism4.2average 3.3
Rarely in their work
- Crime1.8, average 3.7
- Adrenaline3.0, average 4.9
- Violence2.5, average 4.2
- Tension4.5, average 6.0
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 3
- Social Commentary 2
- Melancholy 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Jim TaylorWriterSideways, About Schmidt, I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry, Downsizing, Election, +3 more
Kevin TentEditorThe Holdovers, The Descendants, Sideways, About Schmidt, Downsizing, +3 more
Rolfe KentComposerSideways, About Schmidt, Downsizing, Election, Citizen Ruth, +2 more
Phedon PapamichaelCinematographerThe Descendants, Sideways, Downsizing, Nebraska
James GlennonCinematographerAbout Schmidt, Election, Citizen Ruth
Paul GiamattiActorThe Holdovers, Sideways
M.C. GaineyActorSideways, Citizen Ruth
Steve BuscemiActorParis Je T'aime, I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
Laura DernActorCitizen Ruth, Jurassic Park III
June SquibbActorAbout Schmidt, Nebraska
David HemingsonWriterThe Holdovers, Untitled Alexander Payne Western- TTemple MathewsWriterInside Out 3, Inside Out
Movies and TV shows
32Type
Upcoming
2 titles
Director
Director
2020s
4 titles · average score 68
Director
Thanks
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
2010s
7 titles · average score 68
Director, Producer
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Director
Director, Screenplay
Producer
2000s
13 titles · average score 63
Story, Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Producer
Executive Producer
as Oscar Wilde (segment " Pere-Lachaise")
Screenplay, Director
Executive Producer
Director, Screenplay
1990s
5 titles · average score 61
Director, Screenplay
Screenplay, Director
Director
Writer, Director
Director, Editor
1980s
1 title · average score 52
Director, Music