Directed credits
15
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Regular directing credits.
Director
Alexander Payne
Directing
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Directed movies: 14Directed series: 1All crew credits: 31
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 - 2026
Years active: 42
Average TMDB rating: 6.56
Wikidata: Q313566
Also known as
Constantine Alexander Payne • אלכסנדר פיין • Александер Пейн
Frequent jobs
Director (15)Executive Producer (7)Writer (3)Producer (2)Thanks (2)Screenplay (1)Story (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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Directed Movies
Movies directed by Alexander Payne.
The Holdovers
Director
2023 Movie
Downsizing
Director
2017 Movie
Nebraska
Director
2013 Movie
The Descendants
Director
2011 Movie
Paris Je T'aime
Director
2006 Movie
Cinema16: American Short Films
Director
2006 Movie
14e Arrondissement
Director
2006 Movie
Sideways
Director
2004 Movie
About Schmidt
Director
2002 Movie
Election
Director
1999 Movie
Citizen Ruth
Director
1996 Movie
Inside Out 3
Director
1992 Movie
The Passion of Martin
Director
1991 Movie
Carmen
Director
1985 Movie
Directed Series
Series directed by Alexander Payne.
Hung
Director • 1 eps
2009 Series
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Alexander Payne.
The Holdovers
Director
2023 Movie
Nebraska
Director
2013 Movie
Sideways
Director
2004 Movie
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
as Self
2004 Movie
A Good Person
Thanks
2023 Movie
About Schmidt
Director
2002 Movie
The Savages
Executive Producer
2007 Movie
Election
Director
1999 Movie
The Descendants
Director
2011 Movie
Paris Je T'aime
Director
2006 Movie
Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter
Executive Producer
2014 Movie
Citizen Ruth
Director
1996 Movie
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Alexander Payne.
Hung
Director • 1 eps
2009 Series
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Alexander Payne.
The Holdovers
Director
2023 Movie
The Descendants
Director
2011 Movie
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
Screenplay
2007 Movie
Downsizing
Director
2017 Movie
A Good Person
Thanks
2023 Movie
Paris Je T'aime
Director
2006 Movie
Sideways
Director
2004 Movie
Nebraska
Director
2013 Movie
About Schmidt
Director
2002 Movie
Cedar Rapids
Producer
2011 Movie
Election
Director
1999 Movie
The Savages
Executive Producer
2007 Movie
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Alexander Payne.
Hung
Director • 1 eps
2009 Series
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Alexander Payne.
A Good Person
Thanks
2023 Movie
The Last Shift
Executive Producer
2020 Movie
Small Town Wisconsin
Executive Producer
2020 Movie
Crash Pad
Executive Producer
2017 Movie
Program Notes: An Introduction To The Last Detail By Alexander Payne
Writer
2017 Movie
Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter
Executive Producer
2014 Movie
Cedar Rapids
Producer
2011 Movie
Sideways
Story
2009 Movie
The Replacement Child
Thanks
2008 Movie
The Savages
Executive Producer
2007 Movie
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
Screenplay
2007 Movie
Gray Matters
Executive Producer
2007 Movie
King of California
Producer
2007 Movie
The Assassination of Richard Nixon
Executive Producer
2004 Movie
Jurassic Park III
Writer
2001 Movie
Inside Out
Writer
1991 Movie
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Alexander Payne.
Dernsie: The Amazing Life of Bruce Dern
2026 Movie
Frank Capra: Mr. America
as Self - Director and Screenwriter
2023 Movie
Berlanga!!
as Self - Filmmaker
2021 Movie
Christoph Waltz - The Charm of Evil
as Self
2021 Movie
Hal
as Self
2019 Movie
Election - "The Passion of Martin" Introduction
as Himself
2017 Movie
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
Trespassing Bergman
as Self
2013 Movie
Paris Je T'aime
as Oscar Wilde (segment " Pere-Lachaise")
2006 Movie
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
as Self
2004 Movie
Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession
as Self
2004 Movie