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Medicine for Melancholy

2008 film by Barry Jenkins
Movie film Q6806762
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Summary

Medicine for Melancholy is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,473 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Medicine for Melancholy's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Medicine for Melancholy was directed by Barry Jenkins[4].
  • Barry Jenkins wrote the screenplay for Medicine for Melancholy[5].
  • Medicine for Melancholy's genre is drama film[6].
  • Medicine for Melancholy's genre is romance film[7].
  • Medicine for Melancholy's director of photography is recorded as James Laxton[8].
  • The original language of Medicine for Melancholy was English[9].
  • Medicine for Melancholy was distributed by video on demand[10].
  • Medicine for Melancholy's review score is recorded as 84%[11].
  • Medicine for Melancholy's review score is recorded as 7/10[12].
  • Medicine for Melancholy's color is recorded as color[13].
  • Medicine for Melancholy's country of origin is recorded as United States[14].
  • Medicine for Melancholy was released on March 7, 2008[15].
  • Medicine for Melancholy's distributed by is recorded as IFC Films[16].
  • Medicine for Melancholy's narrative location is recorded as San Francisco[17].
  • Medicine for Melancholy's filming location is recorded as San Francisco[18].
  • Medicine for Melancholy's film editor is recorded as Nat Sanders[19].
  • Medicine for Melancholy's title is recorded as Medicine for Melancholy[20].
  • Medicine for Melancholy's duration is recorded as {'amount': '+88'}[21].
  • Medicine for Melancholy's P14449 is recorded as 85307[22].

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Authorship and Creation

Medicine for Melancholy was directed by Barry Jenkins[4]. Barry Jenkins wrote the screenplay for it[5].

Publication

Medicine for Melancholy was released on March 7, 2008[15]. The original language of it was English[9]. Genres include drama film[6] and romance film[7]. It was distributed by video on demand[10].

Reception

Reviews include 84%[11] and 7/10[12].

Why It Matters

Medicine for Melancholy ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,473 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

Related Entities

Barry Jenkins film United States

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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . 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. 27d ago · Mule hollandaise · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Allociné film id → 139426
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Allociné film id: 139426, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/304240344|Medicine for Melancholy (#304240344)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8255|AlloCiné "
  2. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 88967
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Filmová databáze film id: 88967, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269269|batch #269269]]"
  3. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    P14449 → 85307
    Publication date → +2008-03-07T00:00:00Z
    Director of photography → James Laxton
    + 17 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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