This 21^st-century auteur graduated from UCLA and has spent his career working on small-budget films focused on character studies about aging and failure, such as About Schmidt, Sideways, and Nebraska.

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The description of small-budget films focused on character studies about aging and failure matches the filmography and career of Alexander Payne. Paul Thomas Anderson, Spike Jonze, and David Fincher are all successful and acclaimed film directors, but their work does not fit this specific description.

This 21st-Century Auteur Graduated from UCLA and Has Spent His

This 21^st-Century Auteur Graduated from UCLA and Has Spent His