Alexander Payne

Director and writer. Born 10 February 1961 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA.

Titles on Fi1m7 directing · 1 writing

Average Fi1m scoreas director · 7 titles

Oscars2 won · 5 nominated

Born

10 February 1961, Omaha, Nebraska, USA

Active

1999–present

Frequently works with

Jim Taylor, Albert Berger, Jim Burke, June Squibb, Paul Giamatti, Ron Yerxa

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

79Fi1m

77Critics

We rate Alexander’s work 2 points above the press, across 7 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above5

60 to 792

Under 600

Of 7 reviewed titles as director.

In numbers

Reviewed: 7 films
Screen time: 14 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $533m across 7 films with figures
Academy Awards: 2 Oscars2 won · 5 nominated
Active: 1999–present

Genres

Drama7
Comedy6
Adventure1
Romance1
Science Fiction1

Best and worst on Fi1m

86BestSideways2004

60WorstDownsizing2017

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

11980s

51990s

142000s

82010s

52020s

Co-stars most worked with

June Squibb2 titles

Paul Giamatti2 titles

Producers most worked with

Jim Taylor6 titles

Albert Berger2 titles

Jim Burke2 titles

Ron Yerxa2 titles