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Sideways (2004) Movie Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Sideways (2004) a score of 3.3157 out of 4

based on (396) reviews

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Excellent

(178)

Very Good

(200)

Good

(13)

Fair

(5)

Poor

(0)

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Salt Lake Tribune (Sean Means)

A quartet of extraordinary actors, united by an intelligent and funny script, and a director who can highlight the little details of character and performance....read the complete Sideways (2004) review at Salt Lake Tribune (Sean Means)

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer

The wise, entertaining and often very funny new film by the director-writer team of Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor, "Sideways," is -- like their 2002 hit, "About Schmidt" -- the story of a man searching for himself in the process of a cross-country...read the complete Sideways (2004) review at Seattle Post-Intelligencer

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Boxoffice Magazine (Shlomo Schwartzberg)

Much of Sideways is top-notch, with witty banter reminiscent of excellent films like Diner and Wonder Boys ....read the complete Sideways (2004) review at Boxoffice Magazine (Shlomo Schwartzberg)

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Juicy Cerebellum (Alex Sandell)

There are many different kinds of fans. Some become extremely hostile, if you don't agree with them (Star Wars and Lord of the Rings' fans fit this bill), others do their best to try and convince you that your initial opinion regarding a film was wrong...read the complete Sideways (2004) review at Juicy Cerebellum (Alex Sandell)