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Manchester by the Sea

2016 film by Kenneth Lonergan
Movie film Q19864603
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Summary

Manchester by the Sea is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 0.25% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30,626 views/month, #237 of 94,065).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: AACTA International Award for Best Actor[3], AACTA International Award for Best Screenplay[4], Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor[5], Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay[6], Academy Award for Best Actor[7], National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[8], National Board of Review Award for Best Film[9]
  • Director: Kenneth Lonergan[10]
  • Screenwriter: Kenneth Lonergan[11]
  • Composer: Lesley Barber[12]
  • Genre: drama film[13]
  • Cast member: Casey Affleck[14], Michelle Williams[15], Kyle Chandler[16], Lucas Hedges[17], Gretchen Mol[18], Tate Donovan[19], Kara Hayward[20], Erica McDermott[21], Matthew Broderick[22], Heather Burns[23], Josh Hamilton[24], Kenneth Lonergan[25], Stephen Henderson[26], Anna Baryshnikov[27]
  • Producer: Matt Damon[28], Chris Moore[29]
  • Production company: Pearl Street Films[30]
  • Director of photography: Jody Lee Lipes[31], Sam Ellison[32]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[33]
  • Commons category: Manchester by the Sea (film)[34]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[35], DVD[36]
  • Review score: 8.8/10[37], 96%[38], 96/100[39], 7.8/10[40]
  • Color: color[41]
  • Country of origin: United States[42]
  • Publication date: January 23, 2016[43], January 19, 2017[44], February 23, 2017[45], February 2, 2017[46]
  • Distributed by: Roadside Attractions[47], Amazon MGM Studios[48], InterCom[49], Fandango at Home[50]
  • Narrative location: Quincy[51], Manchester-by-the-Sea[52]
  • Official website: http://manchesterbytheseathemovie.com/[53]
  • Filming location: Manchester-by-the-Sea[54]
  • Main subject: coming to terms with the past[55], coping[56], death of a sibling[57], parental death[58], human bonding[59], guilt[60]
  • Film editor: Jennifer Lame[61]
  • Nominated for: AACTA International Award for Best Film[62], AACTA International Award for Best Direction[63]

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Album[64]

  • Secondary type(s): Soundtrack[65]

  • First release date: 2016-11-18[66]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 923484b3-3cbb-4335-85b6-a323ceca4967[67]

Why It Matters

Manchester by the Sea has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[68] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[69]

FAQs

What awards did Manchester by the Sea receive?

Honors received include AACTA International Award for Best Actor[3], AACTA International Award for Best Screenplay[4], Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor[5], and Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay[6].

Related Entities

Casey Affleck DVD film Gretchen Mol Kenneth Lonergan Lucas Hedges Matt Damon Matthew Broderick Michelle Williams Tate Donovan United States

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  29. [31] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
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  42. [44] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  48. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  49. [51] ↑ . Manchester by the Sea. wikidata.org.
  50. [52] ↑ . Manchester by the Sea. wikidata.org.
  51. [53] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [64] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [65] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [66] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [67] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [68] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [69] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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