Beautiful Thing

1996 film by Hettie MacDonald
Movie film Q813461
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Beautiful Thing

Summary

Beautiful Thing is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (331 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Beautiful Thing's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Beautiful Thing's director is recorded as Hettie MacDonald[4].
  • Beautiful Thing's screenwriter is recorded as Q499742[5].
  • Beautiful Thing's composer is recorded as John Altman[6].
  • Beautiful Thing's genre is recorded as romantic comedy[7].
  • Beautiful Thing's genre is recorded as coming-of-age film[8].
  • Beautiful Thing's genre is recorded as LGBTQ-related film[9].
  • Beautiful Thing's cast member is recorded as Scott Neal[10].
  • Beautiful Thing's cast member is recorded as Ben Daniels[11].
  • Beautiful Thing's cast member is recorded as Linda Henry[12].
  • Beautiful Thing's cast member is recorded as Glen Berry[13].
  • Beautiful Thing's cast member is recorded as Tameka Empson[14].
  • Beautiful Thing's cast member is recorded as Meera Syal[15].
  • Beautiful Thing's cast member is recorded as Steven M. Martin[16].
  • Beautiful Thing's cast member is recorded as Andrew Fraser[17].
  • Beautiful Thing's cast member is recorded as John Savage[18].
  • Beautiful Thing's cast member is recorded as Julia Lee Smith[19].
  • Beautiful Thing's cast member is recorded as Jeillo Edwards[20].
  • Beautiful Thing's cast member is recorded as Anna Karen[21].
  • Beautiful Thing's cast member is recorded as Sophie Stanton[22].
  • Beautiful Thing's cast member is recorded as Terry Duggan[23].
  • Beautiful Thing's cast member is recorded as Garry Cooper[24].
  • Beautiful Thing's cast member is recorded as John Benfield[25].
  • Beautiful Thing's cast member is recorded as Davyd Harries[26].
  • Beautiful Thing's cast member is recorded as Beth Goddard[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Beautiful Thing's performer is recorded as Cass Elliot[28]. Producers include Tony Garnett[29] and Bill Shapter[30]. Its director is recorded as Hettie MacDonald[4]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Q499742[5]. Cast members include Scott Neal[10], Ben Daniels[11], Linda Henry[12], Glen Berry[13], Tameka Empson[14], and Meera Syal[15].

Publication

Publication dates include +1996-03-28T00:00:00Z[31], +1996-06-21T00:00:00Z[32], +1996-08-21T00:00:00Z[33], +1997-01-02T00:00:00Z[34], and +1997-03-14T00:00:00Z[35]. Beautiful Thing's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[36]. Genres include romantic comedy[7], coming-of-age film[8], and LGBTQ-related film[9].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include male homosexuality[37], self-discovery[38], and falling in love[39].

Reception

Reviews include 6.7/10[40] and 92%[41].

Why It Matters

Beautiful Thing ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (331 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [30] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] . wikidata.org.
  29. [36] . wikidata.org.
  30. [40] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [41] . wikidata.org.
  32. [31] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [32] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [33] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [34] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [35] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [37] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [38] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [39] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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