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Sideways

2004 127 min English R

“In search of wine. In search of women. In search of themselves.”

Two middle-aged men embark on a spiritual journey through Californian wine country. One is an unpublished novelist suffering from depression, and the other is only days away from walking down the aisle.

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Cast

36 people

Alexander Payne Director · Jim Taylor Screenplay

Worldwide gross $110M · Budget $16M · United States release October 22, 2004

Box office

Budget

$16,000,000

Worldwide gross

$109,502,303

Gross vs. budget

6.8×

Production

F

Fox Searchlight Pictures

Production

M

Michael London Productions

Production

F

Fox 2000 Pictures

Production

S

Sideways Productions Inc.

Production

United States

Produced in

Languages

Original language

English

Spoken on screen

Armenian · English

Release dates

Canada · September 13, 2004

Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival

United States · October 22, 2004

Theatrical

Australia

November 16, 2004 · Theatrical

Austria

February 4, 2005 · Digital

Bulgaria

March 11, 2005 · Theatrical

Canada

October 27, 2004 · Theatrical

Czechia

February 3, 2005 · Theatrical

Estonia

January 28, 2005 · Theatrical

Finland

February 18, 2005 · Theatrical

France

February 8, 2005 · Theatrical

October 5, 2005 · Physical · DVD

February 26, 2014 · Physical · Blu-Ray

March 12, 2021 · Digital · Disney+

Germany

February 3, 2005 · Theatrical

Hungary

October 22, 2004 · Digital

Ireland

January 28, 2005 · Digital

Italy

February 16, 2005 · Theatrical

Japan

March 5, 2005 · Digital

Norway

February 11, 2005 · Theatrical

Poland

February 4, 2005 · Digital

Portugal

February 24, 2005 · Theatrical

Romania

February 4, 2005 · Digital

South Korea

February 18, 2005 · Theatrical

Sweden

February 18, 2005 · Theatrical

Switzerland

February 10, 2005 · Digital

United Kingdom

October 30, 2004 · Theatrical

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