An Inconvenient Truth

2006 film by Davis Guggenheim
Movie film Q204670
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An Inconvenient Truth

Summary

An Inconvenient Truth is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (935 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • An Inconvenient Truth received the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film[3].
  • An Inconvenient Truth received the Academy Award for Best Original Song[4].
  • An Inconvenient Truth received the American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Documentary Film[5].
  • An Inconvenient Truth received the Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Documentary Film[6].
  • An Inconvenient Truth received the Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award for Best Documentary[7].
  • An Inconvenient Truth received the Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Documentary[8].
  • An Inconvenient Truth's instance of is recorded as film[9].
  • An Inconvenient Truth's director is recorded as Davis Guggenheim[10].
  • An Inconvenient Truth's screenwriter is recorded as Al Gore[11].
  • An Inconvenient Truth's composer is recorded as Michael Brook[12].
  • An Inconvenient Truth's genre is recorded as documentary film[13].
  • An Inconvenient Truth's followed by is recorded as An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power[14].
  • An Inconvenient Truth's producer is recorded as Lawrence Bender[15].
  • An Inconvenient Truth's producer is recorded as Scott Z. Burns[16].
  • An Inconvenient Truth's producer is recorded as Laurie David[17].
  • An Inconvenient Truth's producer is recorded as Jeff Skoll[18].
  • An Inconvenient Truth's performer is recorded as Michael Brook[19].
  • An Inconvenient Truth's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 316754247[20].
  • An Inconvenient Truth's GND ID is recorded as 7624384-9[21].
  • An Inconvenient Truth's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2010039120[22].
  • An Inconvenient Truth's production company is recorded as Participant[23].
  • An Inconvenient Truth's director of photography is recorded as Davis Guggenheim[24].
  • An Inconvenient Truth's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0497116[25].
  • An Inconvenient Truth's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[26].
  • An Inconvenient Truth's Commons category is recorded as An Inconvenient Truth[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

An Inconvenient Truth's performer is recorded as Michael Brook[19]. Producers include Lawrence Bender[15], Scott Z. Burns[16], Laurie David[17], and Jeff Skoll[18]. Its director is recorded as Davis Guggenheim[10]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Al Gore[11].

Publication

Publication dates include +2006-01-24T00:00:00Z[28], +2006-05-20T00:00:00Z[29], +2006-05-24T00:00:00Z[30], +2006-06-11T00:00:00Z[31], +2006-06-30T00:00:00Z[32], and +2006-08-31T00:00:00Z[33]. An Inconvenient Truth's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[26]. Its genre is recorded as documentary film[13].

Reception

Awards received include Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film[3], an award for best film by genre[34], in United States[35], founded in 1942[36]; Academy Award for Best Original Song[4], an award for best original song[37], in United States[38]; American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Documentary Film[5]; Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Documentary Film[6], a film award category[39], in United States[40]; Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award for Best Documentary[7], an award[41]; and Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Documentary[8], a class of award[42], in United States[43]. Reviews include 7.7/10[44], 93%[45], and 75/100[46].

Adaptations and Inspiration

An Inconvenient Truth's followed by is recorded as An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power[14].

Why It Matters

An Inconvenient Truth ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (935 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]

It has been cited as an influence by Howey Ou[49], an activist[50], b. 2002[51], of People's Republic of China[52], specialised in climate change mitigation[53].

FAQs

What awards did An Inconvenient Truth receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film[3], Academy Award for Best Original Song[4], American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Documentary Film[5], and Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Documentary Film[6].

Who did An Inconvenient Truth influence?

An Inconvenient Truth has been cited as an influence by Howey Ou[49].

References

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  23. [25] . The Movie Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  26. [44] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [45] . wikidata.org.
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  29. [28] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [29] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [30] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [31] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [32] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [33] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [49] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  13. [52] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [53] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [47] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [48] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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