A Life Less Ordinary

1997 film directed by Danny Boyle
Movie film Q496907
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A Life Less Ordinary

Summary

A Life Less Ordinary is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (899 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • A Life Less Ordinary's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • A Life Less Ordinary was directed by Danny Boyle[4].
  • John Hodge wrote the screenplay for A Life Less Ordinary[5].
  • A Life Less Ordinary's composer is recorded as Q346285[6].
  • A Life Less Ordinary's genre is romantic comedy[7].
  • A Life Less Ordinary's genre is fantasy film[8].
  • A cast member of A Life Less Ordinary was Ewan McGregor[9].
  • A cast member of A Life Less Ordinary was Cameron Diaz[10].
  • A cast member of A Life Less Ordinary was Holly Hunter[11].
  • A cast member of A Life Less Ordinary was Delroy Lindo[12].
  • A cast member of A Life Less Ordinary was Ian Holm[13].
  • A cast member of A Life Less Ordinary was Dan Hedaya[14].
  • A cast member of A Life Less Ordinary was Ian McNeice[15].
  • A cast member of A Life Less Ordinary was Stanley Tucci[16].
  • A cast member of A Life Less Ordinary was Tony Shalhoub[17].
  • A cast member of A Life Less Ordinary was Maury Chaykin[18].
  • A cast member of A Life Less Ordinary was Timothy Olyphant[19].
  • A cast member of A Life Less Ordinary was Christopher Gorham[20].
  • A cast member of A Life Less Ordinary was Judith Ivey[21].
  • A cast member of A Life Less Ordinary was K. K. Dodds[22].
  • A Life Less Ordinary was produced by Andrew Macdonald[23].
  • A Life Less Ordinary's depicts is recorded as angel[24].
  • A Life Less Ordinary's production company is recorded as Film4 Productions[25].
  • A Life Less Ordinary's director of photography is recorded as Brian Tufano[26].
  • The original language of A Life Less Ordinary was English[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Album[28]

  • Secondary type(s): Soundtrack[29]

  • First release date: 1997-10-14[30]

  • Genre(s): alternative rock, ambient, downtempo, electronic, indie rock, jazz, pop rock, progressive house, progressive trance, rock, smooth jazz, synth-pop, techno[31]

  • Community tags: alternative rock, ambient, brit pop, downtempo, electronic, indie rock, jazz, pop rock, progressive house, progressive trance, rock, rock & roll, smooth jazz, soundtrack, stage & screen, synth-pop, techno[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 15383523-494c-35d4-bbe0-b73e76adedcb[33]

Body

Authorship and Creation

A Life Less Ordinary was produced by Andrew Macdonald[23]. It was directed by Danny Boyle[4]. John Hodge wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Ewan McGregor[9], Cameron Diaz[10], Holly Hunter[11], Delroy Lindo[12], Ian Holm[13], and Dan Hedaya[14].

Publication

Publication dates include January 1, 1997[34] and January 22, 1998[35]. The original language of A Life Less Ordinary was English[27]. Genres include romantic comedy[7] and fantasy film[8]. It was distributed by video on demand[36].

Reception

Reviews include 5.7/10[37], 37/100[38], and 41%[39].

Why It Matters

A Life Less Ordinary ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (899 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . metacritic.com. Retrieved . metacritic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . metacritic.com. Retrieved . metacritic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . metacritic.com. Retrieved . metacritic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . metacritic.com. Retrieved . metacritic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [36] . wikidata.org.
  27. [37] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [38] . wikidata.org.
  29. [39] . wikidata.org.
  30. [34] . wikidata.org.
  31. [35] . kinokalender.com. Retrieved . kinokalender.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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