How Do You Know

2010 film directed by James L. Brooks
Movie film Q523197
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How Do You Know

Summary

How Do You Know is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,424 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • How Do You Know's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • How Do You Know was directed by James L. Brooks[4].
  • James L. Brooks wrote the screenplay for How Do You Know[5].
  • How Do You Know's composer is recorded as Hans Zimmer[6].
  • How Do You Know's genre is romantic comedy[7].
  • How Do You Know's genre is comedy drama[8].
  • A cast member of How Do You Know was Reese Witherspoon[9].
  • A cast member of How Do You Know was Paul Rudd[10].
  • A cast member of How Do You Know was Owen Wilson[11].
  • A cast member of How Do You Know was Jack Nicholson[12].
  • A cast member of How Do You Know was Lenny Venito[13].
  • A cast member of How Do You Know was Molly Price[14].
  • A cast member of How Do You Know was Shelley Conn[15].
  • A cast member of How Do You Know was Dean Norris[16].
  • A cast member of How Do You Know was Tony Shalhoub[17].
  • A cast member of How Do You Know was Andrew Wilson[18].
  • A cast member of How Do You Know was Domenick Lombardozzi[19].
  • A cast member of How Do You Know was John Tormey[20].
  • A cast member of How Do You Know was Kathryn Hahn[21].
  • A cast member of How Do You Know was Mark Linn-Baker[22].
  • A cast member of How Do You Know was Tara Subkoff[23].
  • A cast member of How Do You Know was Bill McKinney[24].
  • A cast member of How Do You Know was Teyonah Parris[25].
  • A cast member of How Do You Know was Ron McLarty[26].
  • A cast member of How Do You Know was Yuki Matsuzaki[27].

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Authorship and Creation

How Do You Know was produced by James L. Brooks[28]. It was directed by James L. Brooks[4]. James L. Brooks wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Reese Witherspoon[9], Paul Rudd[10], Owen Wilson[11], Jack Nicholson[12], Lenny Venito[13], and Molly Price[14].

Publication

Publication dates include January 1, 2010[29] and January 20, 2011[30]. The original language of How Do You Know was English[31]. Genres include romantic comedy[7] and comedy drama[8]. It was distributed by video on demand[32].

Reception

Reviews include 4.9/10[33], 46/100[34], and 31%[35].

Why It Matters

How Do You Know ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,424 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

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. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] ↑ . 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. 28d ago · ~2026-48705-73 · 2026-09-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filming location → Adams Morgan
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  2. 5w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 1341188
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  3. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14710 → F00884
    Filmová databáze film id → 76158
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  4. 14w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +2010-01-01T00:00:00Z, +2011-01-20T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → James L. Brooks
    Duration → {'amount': '+116'}
    Original language of film or tv show → English
    + 33 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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