Dead Ringers

1988 film by David Cronenberg
Movie film Q635569
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Dead Ringers

Summary

Dead Ringers is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (884 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Dead Ringers received the Canadian Screen Award for Best Screenplay[3].
  • Dead Ringers received the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Director[4].
  • Dead Ringers received the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor[5].
  • Dead Ringers received the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Motion Picture[6].
  • Dead Ringers's instance of is recorded as film[7].
  • Dead Ringers's director is recorded as David Cronenberg[8].
  • Dead Ringers's screenwriter is recorded as David Cronenberg[9].
  • Dead Ringers's screenwriter is recorded as Norman Snider[10].
  • Dead Ringers's screenwriter is recorded as Bari Wood[11].
  • Dead Ringers's composer is recorded as Howard Shore[12].
  • Dead Ringers's genre is recorded as drama film[13].
  • Dead Ringers's genre is recorded as horror film[14].
  • Dead Ringers's genre is recorded as psychological thriller film[15].
  • Dead Ringers's genre is recorded as mystery film[16].
  • Dead Ringers's genre is recorded as psychological horror film[17].
  • Dead Ringers's genre is recorded as body horror film[18].
  • Dead Ringers's genre is recorded as thriller film[19].
  • Dead Ringers's genre is recorded as psychological drama film[20].
  • Dead Ringers's genre is recorded as suspense film[21].
  • Dead Ringers's cast member is recorded as Jeremy Irons[22].
  • Dead Ringers's cast member is recorded as Geneviève Bujold[23].
  • Dead Ringers's cast member is recorded as David Cronenberg[24].
  • Dead Ringers's cast member is recorded as David Hughes[25].
  • Dead Ringers's cast member is recorded as Jill Hennessy[26].
  • Dead Ringers's cast member is recorded as Shirley Douglas[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Dead Ringers's producer is recorded as David Cronenberg[28]. Its director is recorded as David Cronenberg[8]. Screenwriters include David Cronenberg[9], Norman Snider[10], and Bari Wood[11]. Cast members include Jeremy Irons[22], Geneviève Bujold[23], David Cronenberg[24], David Hughes[25], Jill Hennessy[26], and Shirley Douglas[27].

Publication

Publication dates include +1988-09-08T00:00:00Z[29], +1989-02-09T00:00:00Z[30], and +1988-00-00T00:00:00Z[31]. Dead Ringers's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[32]. Genres include drama film[13], horror film[14], psychological thriller film[15], mystery film[16], psychological horror film[17], and body horror film[18].

Reception

Awards received include Canadian Screen Award for Best Screenplay[3], a class of award[33], in Canada[34]; Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Director[4], a class of award[35], in United States[36]; New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor[5], an award for best leading actor[37], in United States[38], founded in 1935[39]; and Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Motion Picture[6], a film award category[40], in Canada[41], founded in 1980[42]. Reviews include 7.6/10[43], 85%[44], 86/100[45], and 7.2/10[46].

Why It Matters

Dead Ringers ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (884 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47]

FAQs

What awards did Dead Ringers receive?

Honors received include Canadian Screen Award for Best Screenplay[3], Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Director[4], New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor[5], and Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Motion Picture[6].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . Swedish Film Database. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . FilmAffinity. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . Stopklatka. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] . wikidata.org.
  14. [20] . wikidata.org.
  15. [21] . wikidata.org.
  16. [22] . FilmAffinity. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [23] . FilmAffinity. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [24] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [25] . IMDb. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [26] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [27] . FilmAffinity. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [28] . Swedish Film Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] . wikidata.org.
  24. [4] . wikidata.org.
  25. [5] . wikidata.org.
  26. [6] . wikidata.org.
  27. [32] . wikidata.org.
  28. [43] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [44] . wikidata.org.
  30. [45] . wikidata.org.
  31. [46] . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  32. [29] . wikidata.org.
  33. [30] . Lexicon of international films. wikidata.org.
  34. [31] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [42] . 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.

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