Directed credits
11
Active
Regular directing credits.
Director
Alexander Payne
Directing
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Directed movies: 10Directed series: 1All crew credits: 30
TMDB ID: 13235
IMDb ID: nm0668247
Known for: Directing
Born: February 10, 1961
Age: 65
Place of birth: Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1985 - 2023
Years active: 39
Average TMDB rating: 6.54
Wikidata: Q313566
Also known as
Constantine Alexander Payne • אלכסנדר פיין • Александер Пейн
Frequent jobs
Director (11)Executive Producer (8)Screenplay (5)Writer (3)Producer (2)Thanks (1)
Biography
Alexander Payne (born February 10, 1961) is an Oscar-winning filmmaker whose work has helped define modern-day American cinema. He is best known for the features Election (1999), Sideways (2004), The Descendants (2011), About Schmidt (2002), Nebraska (2013) and The Holdovers (2023). His movies have garnered a total of 24 Academy Award nominations, including four times for Best Picture and three times for Best Director. He has won two Oscars for Best Adapted Screenplay (Sideways, The Descendants), and two of his films have won the Golden Globe for Best Picture. His most recent film, The Holdovers, earned a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for Da’Vine Joy Randolph. Five of his movies were shot at least partially in Nebraska, where he continues to live, dividing his time between there and Los Angeles. An Omaha native, Payne studied History and Spanish Literature at Stanford before earning an MFA in Film at UCLA. He serves on the boards of the Telluride Film Festival and The Film Foundation.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Alexander Payne.
7.7
The Holdovers
Director
2023 Movie
5.4
Downsizing
Director
2017 Movie
7.5
Nebraska
Director
2013 Movie
6.8
Paris Je T'aime
Director
2006 Movie
7.5
Cinema16: American Short Films
Director
2006 Movie
14e Arrondissement
Director
2006 Movie
6.9
Election
Director
1999 Movie
2.0
Inside Out 3
Director
1992 Movie
5.6
The Passion of Martin
Director
1991 Movie
5.3
Carmen
Director
1985 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Alexander Payne.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Alexander Payne.
7.7
The Holdovers
Director
2023 Movie
7.5
Nebraska
Director
2013 Movie
7.1
Sideways
Screenplay
2004 Movie
7.0
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
as Self
2004 Movie
6.9
Election
Director
1999 Movie
6.9
The Savages
Executive Producer
2007 Movie
6.8
About Schmidt
Screenplay
2002 Movie
6.8
The Descendants
Screenplay
2011 Movie
6.8
Paris Je T'aime
Director
2006 Movie
6.6
Citizen Ruth
Screenplay
1996 Movie
6.6
Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter
Executive Producer
2014 Movie
6.5
The Assassination of Richard Nixon
Executive Producer
2004 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Alexander Payne.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Alexander Payne.
5.4
Downsizing
Director
2017 Movie
7.5
Nebraska
Director
2013 Movie
7.7
The Holdovers
Director
2023 Movie
6.8
The Descendants
Screenplay
2011 Movie
6.1
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
Screenplay
2007 Movie
7.1
Sideways
Screenplay
2004 Movie
6.9
Election
Director
1999 Movie
5.3
Carmen
Director
1985 Movie
6.8
About Schmidt
Screenplay
2002 Movie
6.8
Paris Je T'aime
Director
2006 Movie
6.9
The Savages
Executive Producer
2007 Movie
5.9
Cedar Rapids
Producer
2011 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Alexander Payne.
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Alexander Payne.
5.7
The Last Shift
Executive Producer
2020 Movie
6.0
Small Town Wisconsin
Executive Producer
2020 Movie
5.6
Crash Pad
Executive Producer
2017 Movie
7.0
Program Notes: An Introduction To The Last Detail By Alexander Payne
Writer
2017 Movie
6.6
Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter
Executive Producer
2014 Movie
6.8
The Descendants
Screenplay
2011 Movie
5.9
Cedar Rapids
Producer
2011 Movie
4.5
Sideways
Executive Producer
2009 Movie
6.0
The Replacement Child
Thanks
2008 Movie
6.9
The Savages
Executive Producer
2007 Movie
6.1
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
Screenplay
2007 Movie
5.8
Gray Matters
Executive Producer
2007 Movie
6.4
King of California
Producer
2007 Movie
7.1
Sideways
Screenplay
2004 Movie
6.5
The Assassination of Richard Nixon
Executive Producer
2004 Movie
6.8
About Schmidt
Screenplay
2002 Movie
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Alexander Payne.
6.0
Frank Capra: Mr. America
as Self
2023 Movie
8.0
Berlanga!!
as Self - Filmmaker
2021 Movie
8.0
Christoph Waltz - The Charm of Evil
as Self
2021 Movie
6.5
Hal
as Self
2019 Movie
Election - "The Passion of Martin" Introduction
as Himself
2017 Movie
7.0
Program Notes: An Introduction To The Last Detail By Alexander Payne
as Self
2017 Movie
About a Trip: Alexander Payne on Hal Ashby's 'The Last Detail'
2017 Movie
6.6
Trespassing Bergman
as Self
2013 Movie
6.8
Paris Je T'aime
as Oscar Wilde (segment " Pere-Lachaise")
2006 Movie
7.0
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
as Self
2004 Movie
7.1
Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession
as Self
2004 Movie