Alexander Payne

In his finest drawn characterisation of his career, Jack Nicholson is Warren Schmidt, a man at the crossroads of life. Retired, restless and wondering 'who is this old woman who shares my bed'; Schmidt's life has been one of passive acceptanc...

About Schmidt (2002)

Alexander Payne

Howard Hesseman,Hope Davis,June Squibb,Dermot Mulroney,Jack Nicholson,Kathy Bates

General Comedy,General Drama,Drama,Comedy

A wine tasting road trip to salute Jack's (Thomas Haden Church) final days as a bachelor careens woefully sideways as he and Miles (Paul Giamatti) hit the gas en route to mid-life crises. The comically mismatched pair, who share little more than their his...

Sideways (2004)

Alexander Payne

Thomas Haden Church,Sandra Oh,Jessica Hecht,Missy Doty,M. C. Gainey,Marylouise Burke,Paul Giamatti,Virginia Madsen

Comedy,Drama,General Adventure,General Comedy,General Drama,Action & Adventure

Reese Witherspoon plays Tracy Flick, a straight-A go-getter determined to be president of Carver High's student body. Popular teacher Jim McAllister (Matthew Broderick) decides to derail Tracy's obsessive overachieving by recruiting an opposition candidat...

Election (1999)

Alexander Payne

Reese Witherspoon,Matthew Broderick

Teen Comedy,Comedy