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Live by Night

2016 film directed by Ben Affleck
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Live by Night

Summary

Live by Night is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,961 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Live by Night's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Live by Night was directed by Ben Affleck[4].
  • Dennis Lehane wrote the screenplay for Live by Night[5].
  • Ben Affleck wrote the screenplay for Live by Night[6].
  • Live by Night's composer is recorded as Harry Gregson-Williams[7].
  • Live by Night's genre is thriller film[8].
  • Live by Night's genre is drama film[9].
  • Live by Night's genre is crime film[10].
  • Live by Night's genre is film based on a novel[11].
  • Live by Night's based on is recorded as Live by Night[12].
  • A cast member of Live by Night was Ben Affleck[13].
  • A cast member of Live by Night was Remo Girone[14].
  • A cast member of Live by Night was Elle Fanning[15].
  • A cast member of Live by Night was Zoe Saldaña[16].
  • A cast member of Live by Night was Sienna Miller[17].
  • A cast member of Live by Night was Chris Messina[18].
  • A cast member of Live by Night was Anthony Michael Hall[19].
  • A cast member of Live by Night was Brendan Gleeson[20].
  • A cast member of Live by Night was Chris Cooper[21].
  • A cast member of Live by Night was Titus Welliver[22].
  • A cast member of Live by Night was Max Casella[23].
  • A cast member of Live by Night was J. D. Evermore[24].
  • Live by Night was produced by Ben Affleck[25].
  • Live by Night's production company is recorded as Warner Bros. Entertainment[26].
  • Live by Night's director of photography is recorded as Robert Richardson[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Live by Night was produced by Ben Affleck[25]. It was directed by Ben Affleck[4]. Screenwriters include Dennis Lehane[5] and Ben Affleck[6]. Cast members include Ben Affleck[13], Remo Girone[14], Elle Fanning[15], Zoe Saldaña[16], Sienna Miller[17], and Chris Messina[18].

Publication

Publication dates include 2016[28], February 2, 2017[29], and January 26, 2017[30]. The original language of Live by Night was English[31]. Genres include thriller film[8], drama film[9], crime film[10], and film based on a novel[11]. It was distributed by video on demand[32].

Reception

Reviews include 34%[33], 5.2/10[34], and 49/100[35].

Why It Matters

Live by Night ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,961 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36]

Related Entities

Anthony Michael Hall Ben Affleck Brendan Gleeson Chris Cooper Dennis Lehane Elle Fanning film Florida Georgia Harry Gregson-Williams Los Angeles Netflix Sienna Miller Titus Welliver United States Zoe Saldaña

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [33] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [34] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [29] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [30] ↑ . nmhh.hu. nmhh.hu. Provenance: 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.

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