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Friday

1995 film directed by F. Gary Gray
Movie film Q673486
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Friday

Summary

Friday is a film[1]. Friday ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,500 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Friday's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Friday was directed by F. Gary Gray[4].
  • Ice Cube wrote the screenplay for Friday[5].
  • Friday's composer is recorded as Frank Fitzpatrick[6].
  • Friday's genre is buddy film[7].
  • Friday's genre is comedy drama[8].
  • Friday's genre is hood film[9].
  • Friday's genre is comedy film[10].
  • Friday's genre is drama film[11].
  • Friday was followed by Next Friday[12].
  • A cast member of Friday was Chris Tucker[13].
  • A cast member of Friday was Nia Long[14].
  • A cast member of Friday was Bernie Mac[15].
  • A cast member of Friday was Tommy Lister Jr.[16].
  • A cast member of Friday was John Witherspoon[17].
  • A cast member of Friday was F. Gary Gray[18].
  • A cast member of Friday was Ice Cube[19].
  • A cast member of Friday was LaWanda Page[20].
  • A cast member of Friday was Meagan Good[21].
  • A cast member of Friday was Michael Clarke Duncan[22].
  • A cast member of Friday was Regina King[23].
  • A cast member of Friday was WC[24].
  • A cast member of Friday was Faizon Love[25].
  • A cast member of Friday was Paula Jai Parker[26].
  • A cast member of Friday was Tony Cox[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Friday was directed by F. Gary Gray[4]. Ice Cube wrote the screenplay for Friday[5]. Cast members include Chris Tucker[13], Nia Long[14], Bernie Mac[15], Tommy Lister Jr.[16], John Witherspoon[17], and F. Gary Gray[18].

Publication

Friday was published on January 1, 1995[28]. The original language of Friday was English[29]. Genres include buddy film[7], comedy drama[8], hood film[9], comedy film[10], and drama film[11]. Friday was distributed by video on demand[30].

Reception

Reviews include 6.5/10[31], 77%[32], and 54/100[33].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Friday was followed by Next Friday[12].

Why It Matters

Friday ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,500 views/month).[2] Friday has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] Friday is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

Related Entities

Bernie Mac California Chris Tucker Faizon Love F. Gary Gray film Ice Cube Los Angeles Michael Clarke Duncan Netflix Nia Long Regina King Tommy Lister Jr. United States

References

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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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . metacritic.com. Retrieved . metacritic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . metacritic.com. Retrieved . metacritic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [31] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1995-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Ice Cube
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+88'}
    Narrator → Ice Cube
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