Beloved

1998 film directed by Jonathan Demme
Movie film Q250954
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Beloved

Summary

Beloved is a film[1]. Beloved ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,027 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Beloved received the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture[3].
  • Beloved's instance of is recorded as film[4].
  • Beloved's director is recorded as Jonathan Demme[5].
  • Beloved's screenwriter is recorded as Akosua Busia[6].
  • Beloved's screenwriter is recorded as Richard LaGravenese[7].
  • Beloved's screenwriter is recorded as Adam Brooks[8].
  • Beloved's screenwriter is recorded as Toni Morrison[9].
  • Beloved's composer is recorded as Rachel Portman[10].
  • Beloved's genre is recorded as drama film[11].
  • Beloved's genre is recorded as period drama film[12].
  • Beloved's genre is recorded as film based on literature[13].
  • Beloved's based on is recorded as Beloved[14].
  • Beloved's cast member is recorded as Oprah Winfrey[15].
  • Beloved's cast member is recorded as Danny Glover[16].
  • Beloved's cast member is recorded as Thandiwe Newton[17].
  • Beloved's cast member is recorded as Kimberly Elise[18].
  • Beloved's cast member is recorded as Beah Richards[19].
  • Beloved's cast member is recorded as LisaGay Hamilton[20].
  • Beloved's cast member is recorded as Brian Hooks[21].
  • Beloved's cast member is recorded as Aisha Kahlil[22].
  • Beloved's cast member is recorded as Oumou Sangaré[23].
  • Beloved's cast member is recorded as Thelma Houston[24].
  • Beloved's cast member is recorded as Hill Harper[25].
  • Beloved's cast member is recorded as Edwidge Danticat[26].
  • Beloved's cast member is recorded as Charles Napier[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Edward Saxon[28], Gary Goetzman[29], Oprah Winfrey[30], and Jonathan Demme[31]. Beloved's director is recorded as Jonathan Demme[5]. Screenwriters include Akosua Busia[6], Richard LaGravenese[7], Adam Brooks[8], and Toni Morrison[9]. Cast members include Oprah Winfrey[15], Danny Glover[16], Thandiwe Newton[17], Kimberly Elise[18], Beah Richards[19], and LisaGay Hamilton[20].

Publication

Publication dates include +1998-10-08T00:00:00Z[32] and +1999-04-15T00:00:00Z[33]. Beloved's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[34]. Genres include drama film[11], period drama film[12], and film based on literature[13].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include slavery in the United States[35] and supernatural[36].

Reception

Beloved received the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture[3]. Reviews include 78%[37], 7.1/10[38], and 58/100[39].

Why It Matters

Beloved ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,027 views/month).[2] Beloved has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40]

FAQs

What awards did Beloved receive?

Honors received include NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . boxofficemojo.com. boxofficemojo.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . Swedish Film Database. wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
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  20. [23] . wikidata.org.
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  23. [26] . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . wikidata.org.
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  26. [29] . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] . wikidata.org.
  28. [31] . wikidata.org.
  29. [3] . wikidata.org.
  30. [34] . wikidata.org.
  31. [37] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [38] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [39] . wikidata.org.
  34. [32] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  35. [33] . kinokalender.com. Retrieved . kinokalender.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [35] . wikidata.org.
  37. [36] . wikidata.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.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_beloved-q250954_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Beloved}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/beloved-q250954}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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