Broken Arrow

1996 film directed by John Woo
Movie film Q392915
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Broken Arrow

Summary

Broken Arrow is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,983 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Broken Arrow's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Broken Arrow was directed by John Woo[4].
  • Graham Yost wrote the screenplay for Broken Arrow[5].
  • Broken Arrow's composer is recorded as Hans Zimmer[6].
  • Broken Arrow's genre is action film[7].
  • Broken Arrow's genre is thriller film[8].
  • Broken Arrow's genre is spy film[9].
  • Broken Arrow is named after Broken Arrow[10].
  • A cast member of Broken Arrow was John Travolta[11].
  • A cast member of Broken Arrow was Christian Slater[12].
  • A cast member of Broken Arrow was Samantha Mathis[13].
  • A cast member of Broken Arrow was Delroy Lindo[14].
  • A cast member of Broken Arrow was Frank Whaley[15].
  • A cast member of Broken Arrow was Bob Gunton[16].
  • A cast member of Broken Arrow was Jack Thompson[17].
  • A cast member of Broken Arrow was Howie Long[18].
  • A cast member of Broken Arrow was Daniel von Bargen[19].
  • A cast member of Broken Arrow was Kurtwood Smith[20].
  • A cast member of Broken Arrow was Vondie Curtis-Hall[21].
  • A cast member of Broken Arrow was Shaun Toub[22].
  • A cast member of Broken Arrow was Carmen Argenziano[23].
  • A cast member of Broken Arrow was James MacDonald[24].
  • A cast member of Broken Arrow was French Stewart[25].
  • A cast member of Broken Arrow was Chris Mulkey[26].
  • A cast member of Broken Arrow was Raymond Cruz[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Mark Gordon[28], Terence Chang[29], and Bill Badalato[30]. Broken Arrow was directed by John Woo[4]. Graham Yost wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include John Travolta[11], Christian Slater[12], Samantha Mathis[13], Delroy Lindo[14], Frank Whaley[15], and Bob Gunton[16].

Publication

Publication dates include February 15, 1996[31] and January 1, 1996[32]. The original language of Broken Arrow was English[33]. Genres include action film[7], thriller film[8], and spy film[9]. It was distributed by video on demand[34].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include aviation[35] and terrorism[36].

Reception

Reviews include 5.7/10[37], 53%[38], and 61/100[39].

Why It Matters

Broken Arrow ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,983 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . 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. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [32] ↑ . 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.
  3. [41] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 115759
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14821]]: 115759, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269764|batch #269764]]"
  2. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 12083
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 15006, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/264619|batch #264619]]"
  3. 14w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1996-02-15T00:00:00Z, +1996-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Graham Yost
    Duration → {'amount': '+110'}
    Named after → Broken Arrow
    + 32 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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