Alexander Payne

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Birth Name: Alexander Constantine Papadopoulos

Age: 65, born 10 February 1961

Country of origin: United States

Currently Residing In: United States

Height: 5' 10"

Relationship Status: Married

Partner: Maria Kontou

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Directors:The Filmography of... (207 items)
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Published 15 years, 3 months ago

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Quotes About American Cinema (17 items)
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Published 14 years, 1 month ago

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Festival de Cannes - The Jury (652 items)
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Published 15 years ago

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My favorite film of my favorite directors (215 items)
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Ranking the Directors (49 items)
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Description: Director and screenwriter Alexander Payne made his big-screen debut directing one of nine vignettes about love and relationships in the 1992 film Inside Out. Four years later, he gained praise and recognition for Citizen Ruth, a bitingly satirical look at the abortion debate which starred Laura Dern as its amoral anti-heroine. In 1999, Payne wrote (with Jim Taylor) and directed Election. A wickedly funny look at American politics through the lens of a high school student council election, the film won rave reviews and further established Payne as one of the current cinema's most cutting directors and satirists. After writing Jur ... (more)

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1. Jurassic Park III (2001)

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5.5

2535 Watched

2. Sideways (2005)

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1334 Watched

3. I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry (2007)

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5.6

1487 Watched

4. Paris, I Love You (2006)

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7.3

999 Watched

5. About Schmidt (2002)

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6.6

1024 Watched

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1. Sideways (2005)

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1334 Watched

2. Paris, I Love You (2006)

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7.3

999 Watched

3. About Schmidt (2002)

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6.6

1024 Watched

4. The Descendants (2011)

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7.1

1022 Watched

5. Election (1999)

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6.6

850 Watched

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1. Paris, I Love You (2006)

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7.3

999 Watched

2. The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing

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7.4

43 Watched

3. 81st Golden Globe Awards (2024)

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8.8

22 Watched

4. Trespassing Bergman

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7.9

20 Watched

5. Cinema16: American Short Films

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5.5

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1. The Colbert Report (2005)

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7.6

740 Watched

2. The 77th Annual Academy Awards (2005)

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7.2

73 Watched

3. The 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards (2005)

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7.5

63 Watched

4. The 84th Annual Academy Awards (2012)

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7.9

57 Watched

5. Made in Hollywood (2005)

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7.9

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1. Hung (2009)

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6.6

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Most Accomplished Active Directors - 2025 (101 person items)

" Upcoming: Somewhere Out There (2026) "

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Most Accomplished Active Directors - 2024 (100 person items)

" Upcoming: "

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Most Accomplished Active Directors - 2023 (101 person items)

" Upcoming: The Holdovers (2023) "

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Most-accomplished Active Directors (2021 Edition) (50 person items)

"2020 Rank: #34 2019 Rank: # 2018 Rank: #32 2018 Rank: #31 2017 Rank: #34 2016 Rank: #37 2015 Rank: #37 2014 Rank: #43 2013 Rank: #1 in Top Future Directing Greats 2012 Rank: #2 in Top Future Directing Greats 2011 Rank: #25 in Top Future Directing Greats 2010 Rank: #34 in Top Future Directing Greats 2009 Rank: #42 in Top Future Directing Greats Election (1999) About Schmidt (2002) Sideways (2004) The Descendants (2011) Nebraska (2013) Downsizing (2017) Upcoming: Landscapers(TV: 2021) T"

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Most-accomplished Active Directors (2020 Edition) (50 person items)

"2018 Rank: #32 2018 Rank: #31 2017 Rank: #34 2016 Rank: #37 2015 Rank: #37 2014 Rank: #43 2013 Rank: #1 in Top Future Directing Greats 2012 Rank: #2 in Top Future Directing Greats 2011 Rank: #25 in Top Future Directing Greats 2010 Rank: #34 in Top Future Directing Greats 2009 Rank: #42 in Top Future Directing Greats Election (1999) About Schmidt (2002) Sideways (2004) The Descendants (2011) Nebraska (2013) Downsizing (2017) Upcoming: Landscapers(TV: 2020) The Menu (2021) "

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Most Accomplished Active Directors (2019 Edition) (50 person items)

"2018 Rank: #31 2017 Rank: #34 2016 Rank: #37 2015 Rank: #37 2014 Rank: #43 2013 Rank: #1 in Top Future Directing Greats 2012 Rank: #2 in Top Future Directing Greats 2011 Rank: #25 in Top Future Directing Greats 2010 Rank: #34 in Top Future Directing Greats 2009 Rank: #42 in Top Future Directing Greats Election (1999) About Schmidt (2002) Sideways (2004) The Descendants (2011) Nebraska (2013) Downsizing (2017) Upcoming: The Burial (2020) "

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Most Accomplished Active Directors (2018 Edition) (50 person items)

"2017 Rank: #34 2016 Rank: #37 2015 Rank: #37 2014 Rank: #43 2013 Rank: #1 in Top Future Directing Greats 2012 Rank: #2 in Top Future Directing Greats 2011 Rank: #25 in Top Future Directing Greats 2010 Rank: #34 in Top Future Directing Greats 2009 Rank: #42 in Top Future Directing Greats a. Election (1999) b. About Schmidt (2002) c. Sideways (2004) d. The Descendants (2011) e. Nebraska (2013) f. Downsizing (2017) g. The Burial (2019) "

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Film people I've spotted or met in real life (375 person items)

"At the Odeon Leicester Square in 2017, presenting Downsizing at the London Film Festival"

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Venice Film Festival 2017 (175 person items)

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Birdman (2004) (8 movies items)

"Director!"

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Oscars 2014 (2004) (29 movies items)

"Alexander Payne (Nebraska)"

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Most Accomplished Active Directors (2017 Edition) (50 person items)

"2016 Rank: #37 2015 Rank: #37 2014 Rank: #43 2013 Rank: #1 in Top Future Directing Greats 2012 Rank: #2 in Top Future Directing Greats 2011 Rank: #25 in Top Future Directing Greats 2010 Rank: #34 in Top Future Directing Greats 2009 Rank: #42 in Top Future Directing Greats a. Election (1999) b. About Schmidt (2002) c. Sideways (2004) d. The Descendants (2011) e. Nebraska (2013) f. Downsizing (2017) "

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Most Accomplished Active Directors (2016 Edition) (50 person items)

"2015 Rank: #37 2014 Rank: #43 (Debut) 2013 Rank: #1 in Top Future Directing Greats 2012 Rank: #2 in Top Future Directing Greats 2011 Rank: #25 in Top Future Directing Greats 2010 Rank: #34 in Top Future Directing Greats 2009 Rank: #42 in Top Future Directing Greats a. Election (1999) b. About Schmidt (2002) c. Sideways (2004) d. The Descendants (2011) e. Nebraska (2013) f. Downsizing (2017) "


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