Ad Hominem Enterprises

Ad Hominem Enterprises is an independent film production company founded in 2004 and based in Santa Monica, California by director Alexander Payne, screenwriter/producer Jim Taylor, and producer Jim Burke. The company is known for producing acclaimed, character-driven independent dramas and comedies, and held a first-look deal with Fox Searchlight Pictures. Its notable credits include The Descendants (2011), Cedar Rapids (2011), Downsizing (2017), The Holdovers (2023), and The Savages (2007), with its films collectively earning dozens of Academy Award nominations.