Mean Machine

2001 film by Barry Skolnick
Movie film Q376663
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Mean Machine

Summary

Mean Machine is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (541 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Mean Machine's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Mean Machine was directed by Barry Skolnick[4].
  • Charlie Fletcher wrote the screenplay for Mean Machine[5].
  • Mean Machine's composer is recorded as John Murphy[6].
  • Mean Machine's genre is comedy drama[7].
  • Mean Machine's genre is prison film[8].
  • Mean Machine's genre is drama film[9].
  • Mean Machine's genre is association football film[10].
  • A cast member of Mean Machine was Vinnie Jones[11].
  • A cast member of Mean Machine was David Kelly[12].
  • A cast member of Mean Machine was David Hemmings[13].
  • A cast member of Mean Machine was Ralph Brown[14].
  • A cast member of Mean Machine was Jason Flemyng[15].
  • A cast member of Mean Machine was Danny Dyer[16].
  • A cast member of Mean Machine was Jason Statham[17].
  • A cast member of Mean Machine was Sally Phillips[18].
  • A cast member of Mean Machine was David Reid[19].
  • A cast member of Mean Machine was Robbie Gee[20].
  • A cast member of Mean Machine was Vas Blackwood[21].
  • A cast member of Mean Machine was Geoff Bell[22].
  • Mean Machine was produced by Matthew Vaughn[23].
  • The original language of Mean Machine was English[24].
  • Mean Machine was distributed by video on demand[25].
  • Mean Machine's review score is recorded as 4.9/10[26].
  • Mean Machine's review score is recorded as 45/100[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Mean Machine was produced by Matthew Vaughn[23]. It was directed by Barry Skolnick[4]. Charlie Fletcher wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Vinnie Jones[11], David Kelly[12], David Hemmings[13], Ralph Brown[14], Jason Flemyng[15], and Danny Dyer[16].

Publication

Publication dates include January 1, 2001[28] and September 19, 2002[29]. The original language of Mean Machine was English[24]. Genres include comedy drama[7], prison film[8], drama film[9], and association football film[10]. It was distributed by video on demand[25].

Subject and Themes

Mean Machine's main subject is association football[30].

Reception

Reviews include 4.9/10[26], 45/100[27], and 33%[31].

Why It Matters

Mean Machine ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (541 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

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] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . metacritic.com. Retrieved . metacritic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . kinokalender.com. Retrieved . kinokalender.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

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. 5d ago · Rémi sim · 2026-09-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 23
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'cs', 'cy', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fa', 'fr', 'hu', 'hy', 'id', '
    P14724 → 5988222, 8159527
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14724]]: 5988222, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/302067688|Mean Machine (#302067688)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8232|Garance item (film"
  2. 5w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 291341
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14821]]: 291341, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269901|batch #269901]]"
  3. 6w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 27628
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 27628, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269265|batch #269265]]"
  4. 11w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14587 → 4832
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14587]]: 4832, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/297481821|ミーン・マシーン (#297481821)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8113|1SCREEN movies]] #mix'n'm"
  5. 14w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +2001-01-01T00:00:00Z, +2002-09-19T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Charlie Fletcher
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+99'}
    Original language of film or tv show → English
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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