Sideways

Payne’s most recent film veers from the fertile satiric territory of middle America into sunnier climes in its depiction of two middle-aged, oddly matched friends on a road trip through California wine country. Sideways has garnered more than 80 awards, including an Oscar for its adapted screenplay. Adapted screenplay by Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor. 2004, U.S., color, 35mm, 123 minutes.