Alexander Payne is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter and Producer American born on 10 february 1961 at Omaha (USA)
Alexander Payne
Alexander Payne participated to
19 films (as actor, director or script writer).
Among those,
8 have good markets following the box office.
Here are the best films classified by number of entries :
Scriptwriter
, 1h32
Directed by Joe JohnstonOrigin USAGenres Science fiction,
AdventureThemes Films about animals,
Clonage,
Dinosaur films,
Films about computing,
La préhistoire,
Films based on science fiction novels,
Animaux préhistoriques,
Cyberpunk filmsActors Sam Neill,
William H. Macy,
Téa Leoni,
Alessandro Nivola,
Trevor Morgan,
Laura DernRoles Writer
Rating59%
Tourists Ben Hildebrand and Eric Kirby decide to parasail around the island of Isla Sorna. A creature of unknown species attacks and kills the boat crew as it passes through a fog bank, but Ben uncouples the line, and with Eric bound with him, he goes sailing into the wilderness., 1h55
Directed by Dennis DuganOrigin USAGenres Comedy,
Romantic comedy,
RomanceThemes Films about sexuality,
Films about the labor movement,
Erotic films,
LGBT-related films,
Buddy films,
LGBT-related films,
Same-sex marriage in film,
Disaster films,
Films about marriage,
LGBT-related filmActors Adam Sandler,
Jessica Biel,
Ving Rhames,
Kevin James,
Steve Buscemi,
Dan AykroydRating59%
Chuck Levine, a womanizing bachelor, and Larry Valentine, a widower struggling to raise his two children, are two veteran New York City fire fighters. During a routine sweep of a burned building, a segment of floor collapses on Chuck. However, Larry quickly shields him from the falling debris, saving his life. Later, he and Chuck wake up in a hospital, where Chuck vows to repay Larry in any way possible. This incident serves as a catalyst for Larry's epiphany: death is both inevitable and unpredictable. This prompts him to significantly increase his life insurance policy, but he runs into difficulties naming his children as primary beneficiaries in his policy. He is told he should get remarried so his new spouse could be the primary beneficiary; however, it doesn't specify who he has to marry. Inspired by a newspaper article about domestic partnerships, Larry asks Chuck to enter a civil union with him. Although Chuck declines at first, he is reminded of his debt to Larry and finally agrees, entering a domestic partnership and becoming Larry's primary beneficiary in the event of his death. To their dismay, however, New York City investigators soon arrive to inquire about their abrupt partnership, under suspicion of fraud. Chuck and Larry decide to enlist the help of lawyer Alex McDonough, played by Jessica Biel, who suggests they get married and move in together to prove they're committed. Chuck reluctantly agrees. The pair soon travel to Canada for a quick marriage (so quick they use a nearby homeless person as the best man) and begin living together.Director
, 1h50
Directed by Alexander PayneOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Comedy-dramaThemes Films about families,
Seafaring films,
Films about sexuality,
Transport films,
Children's filmsActors George Clooney,
Shailene Woodley,
Amara Miller,
Beau Bridges,
Judy Greer,
Nick KrauseRating72%
Matthew "Matt" King (George Clooney) is a Honolulu-based attorney and the sole trustee of a family trust of 25,000 pristine acres on Kauai island. The land has great monetary value, but is also a family legacy. While Matt has always ably managed his own finances, most of his cousins have squandered their inheritances. With the trust expiring in seven years due to the rule against perpetuities, the King clan is pressuring Matt to sell the land for hundreds of millions of dollars. Amidst these discussions, a boating accident has rendered Matt's wife, Elizabeth, comatose., 2h7
Directed by Alexander PayneOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Comedy-drama,
Romantic comedy,
Black comedy,
RomanceThemes Films about writers,
Films about television,
Transport films,
Musical films,
Road movies,
Buddy filmsActors Paul Giamatti,
Thomas Haden Church,
Virginia Madsen,
Sandra Oh,
Marylouise Burke,
Jessica HechtRating74%
Miles Raymond is an aspiring – but unsuccessful – writer, a wine aficionado and a divorced, depressed, borderline alcoholic middle-aged English teacher living in San Diego, who takes his soon-to-be-married actor friend and college roommate Jack Cole, on a road trip through Santa Ynez Valley wine country. Though still recognized on occasion, Jack's acting career appears to have peaked years ago, when he co-starred in a popular TV soap but now does commercial voice-overs and plans to enter his future father-in-law's successful real estate business after he's married. Miles wants to spend the week relaxing, golfing, enjoying good food and wine; however, much to Miles' consternation, Jack is on the prowl and wants one last sexual fling before settling into domestic life., 2h5
Directed by Alexander PayneOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Comedy-dramaThemes Transport films,
Vieillesse,
Road moviesActors Jack Nicholson,
Hope Davis,
Dermot Mulroney,
Kathy Bates,
June Squibb,
Harry GroenerRating71%
Warren Schmidt is retiring from his position as an actuary with Woodmen of the World, an insurance company in Omaha, Nebraska. After a retirement dinner, Schmidt finds it hard to adjust to his new life, feeling useless. He sees a television advertisement about a foster program for African children, Plan USA, and decides to sponsor a child. He soon receives an information package with a photo of his foster child, a small Tanzanian boy named Ndugu Umbo, to whom he relates his life in a series of candid, rambling letters., 1h54
Directed by Alexander PayneOrigin USAGenres Drama,
AdventureThemes Films about families,
Transport films,
Films about automobiles,
Road moviesActors Bob Odenkirk,
Will Forte,
Bruce Dern,
Stacy Keach,
June Squibb,
Devin RatrayRating76%
In Billings, Montana, Woody Grant (Bruce Dern) is found walking in traffic and stopped by a police officer. He is picked up by his son, David (Will Forte), who learns that Woody wants to go to Lincoln, Nebraska to collect a $1 million sweepstakes prize he has won. When David sees the sweepstakes letter, he realizes that it is a mail scam to make a person purchase magazine subscriptions. He returns Woody to his home, where David's mother Kate (June Squibb) becomes annoyed by Woody insisting on collecting his money. After Woody is picked up again, David and his brother Ross (Bob Odenkirk), a local news anchor, discuss putting Woody in a retirement home. David is paid a visit by his ex-girlfriend Noel (Missy Doty), who is returning his things, refusing to move back in. Their conversation is cut short by a call from David's mother reporting that his father has left yet again. David retrieves Woody and decides to drive him to Lincoln, much to Kate's dismay., 1h43
Directed by Alexander PayneOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy,
RomanceThemes Films about education,
Films about music and musicians,
Films about sexuality,
LGBT-related films,
Musical films,
Political films,
LGBT-related films,
LGBT-related film,
Lesbian-related filmsActors Matthew Broderick,
Reese Witherspoon,
Chris Klein,
Jessica Campbell,
Phil Reeves,
Molly HaganRating72%
Jim McAllister (Matthew Broderick) is a much-admired high school teacher in the suburbs of Omaha, Nebraska, who is actively involved in many after-school activities, one of which is overseeing the student government election process. Tracy Flick (Reese Witherspoon) is an overachieving junior with an insufferable air of self-importance. Earlier in the year, another teacher, Jim's best friend Dave Novotny (Mark Harelik), had seduced Tracy and began carrying on an affair with her. When Tracy's mother learned of the affair and reported it to school authorities, Dave was fired from his job and divorced by his wife, Linda (Delaney Driscoll), while Tracy's reputation was unscathed.Producer
, 1h53
Directed by Tamara JenkinsOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Comedy-dramaThemes Films about families,
Children's filmsActors Laura Linney,
Philip Seymour Hoffman,
Philip Bosco,
David Zayas,
Peter Friedman,
Guy BoydRoles Executive Producer
Rating70%
After drifting apart emotionally over the years, two single siblings — Wendy (Linney) and Jon (Hoffman) — band together to care for their estranged, elderly father, Lenny (Philip Bosco), who is rapidly slipping into dementia. Wendy and Jon first travel to Sun City, Arizona to attend the funeral of their father's girlfriend of 20 years. When they arrive, they are told that their father signed a non-marriage agreement and will not have rights to any of her property. They then move him to a nursing home in Buffalo, where Jon is a theater professor working on a book about Bertolt Brecht. Wendy, who is an aspiring, but unsuccessful, playwright, moves from New York City to help establish their father in Buffalo.