Black Mass

2015 film by Scott Cooper
Movie film Q16971610
Black Mass
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Black Mass

Summary

Black Mass is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,646 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Black Mass's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Black Mass was directed by Scott Cooper[4].
  • Jez Butterworth wrote the screenplay for Black Mass[5].
  • Black Mass's composer is recorded as Junkie XL[6].
  • Black Mass's genre is drama film[7].
  • Black Mass's genre is crime film[8].
  • Black Mass's genre is action film[9].
  • Black Mass's genre is biographical film[10].
  • Black Mass's genre is film based on book[11].
  • Black Mass's genre is Satanic film[12].
  • Black Mass is named after Black Mass[13].
  • A cast member of Black Mass was Johnny Depp[14].
  • A cast member of Black Mass was Joel Edgerton[15].
  • A cast member of Black Mass was Benedict Cumberbatch[16].
  • A cast member of Black Mass was Rory Cochrane[17].
  • A cast member of Black Mass was Jesse Plemons[18].
  • A cast member of Black Mass was Kevin Bacon[19].
  • A cast member of Black Mass was Peter Sarsgaard[20].
  • A cast member of Black Mass was Dakota Johnson[21].
  • A cast member of Black Mass was Corey Stoll[22].
  • A cast member of Black Mass was Juno Temple[23].
  • A cast member of Black Mass was Adam Scott[24].
  • A cast member of Black Mass was Julianne Nicholson[25].
  • A cast member of Black Mass was David Harbour[26].
  • A cast member of Black Mass was W. Earl Brown[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include John Lesher[28] and Brian Oliver[29]. Black Mass was directed by Scott Cooper[4]. Jez Butterworth wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Johnny Depp[14], Joel Edgerton[15], Benedict Cumberbatch[16], Rory Cochrane[17], Jesse Plemons[18], and Kevin Bacon[19].

Publication

Publication dates include September 18, 2015[30], October 15, 2015[31], November 12, 2015[32], and November 26, 2015[33]. The original language of Black Mass was English[34]. Genres include drama film[7], crime film[8], action film[9], biographical film[10], film based on book[11], and Satanic film[12]. It was distributed by video on demand[35].

Subject and Themes

Black Mass's main subject is Whitey Bulger[36].

Reception

Reviews include 6.7/10[37], 73%[38], and 68/100[39].

Why It Matters

Black Mass ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,646 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

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] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . metacritic.com. Retrieved . metacritic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . wikidata.org.
  28. [34] . wikidata.org.
  29. [35] . wikidata.org.
  30. [37] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [38] . wikidata.org.
  32. [39] . wikidata.org.
  33. [30] . traileraddict.com. Retrieved . traileraddict.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [31] . Filmdienst. Retrieved . filmdienst.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [32] . nmhh.hu. nmhh.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [33] . nmhh.hu. nmhh.hu. Provenance: 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.
  3. [41] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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