O Brother, Where Art Thou?

2000 film directed by Ethan and Joel Coen
Movie film Q501874
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O Brother, Where Art Thou? is a film that blends multiple genres, including buddy film, comedy film, treasure hunt film, crime film, musical film, and road movie[1][2].

O Brother, Where Art Thou?

Summary

O Brother, Where Art Thou? is a film[1]. O Brother, Where Art Thou? ranks in the top 0.95% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19,418 views/month, #895 of 94,065).[2]

Key Facts

  • O Brother, Where Art Thou? is the creator of Joel Coen[3].
  • O Brother, Where Art Thou?'s instance of is recorded as film[4].
  • O Brother, Where Art Thou? was directed by Joel Coen[5].
  • O Brother, Where Art Thou? was directed by Ethan Coen[6].
  • Joel Coen wrote the screenplay for O Brother, Where Art Thou?[7].
  • Ethan Coen wrote the screenplay for O Brother, Where Art Thou?[8].
  • O Brother, Where Art Thou?'s composer is recorded as T Bone Burnett[9].
  • O Brother, Where Art Thou?'s genre is buddy film[10].
  • O Brother, Where Art Thou?'s genre is comedy film[11].
  • O Brother, Where Art Thou?'s genre is treasure hunt film[12].
  • O Brother, Where Art Thou?'s genre is crime film[13].
  • O Brother, Where Art Thou?'s genre is musical film[14].
  • O Brother, Where Art Thou?'s genre is road movie[15].
  • O Brother, Where Art Thou?'s genre is crime comedy film[16].
  • O Brother, Where Art Thou?'s genre is crime thriller film[17].
  • O Brother, Where Art Thou?'s genre is thriller film[18].
  • O Brother, Where Art Thou?'s genre is crime drama film[19].
  • O Brother, Where Art Thou?'s genre is drama film[20].
  • O Brother, Where Art Thou?'s based on is recorded as Odyssey[21].
  • A cast member of O Brother, Where Art Thou? was George Clooney[22].
  • A cast member of O Brother, Where Art Thou? was John Goodman[23].
  • A cast member of O Brother, Where Art Thou? was John Turturro[24].
  • A cast member of O Brother, Where Art Thou? was Tim Blake Nelson[25].
  • A cast member of O Brother, Where Art Thou? was Holly Hunter[26].
  • A cast member of O Brother, Where Art Thou? was Charles Durning[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Joel Coen[28] and Ethan Coen[29]. Directors include Joel Coen[5] and Ethan Coen[6]. Screenwriters include Joel Coen[7] and Ethan Coen[8]. Cast members include George Clooney[22], John Goodman[23], John Turturro[24], Tim Blake Nelson[25], Holly Hunter[26], and Charles Durning[27]. O Brother, Where Art Thou? is the creator of Joel Coen[3].

Publication

Publication dates include May 13, 2000[30], October 19, 2000[31], October 20, 2000[32], and December 22, 2000[33]. The original language of O Brother, Where Art Thou? was English[34]. Genres include buddy film[10], comedy film[11], treasure hunt film[12], crime film[13], musical film[14], and road movie[15]. Recorded distribution format include digital download[35] and video on demand[36].

Reception

Reviews include 7.2/10[37], 78%[38], and 69/100[39].

Why It Matters

O Brother, Where Art Thou? ranks in the top 0.95% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19,418 views/month, #895 of 94,065).[2] O Brother, Where Art Thou? has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] O Brother, Where Art Thou? is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
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  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . Swedish Film Database. wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [28] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  26. [29] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [3] . Museum of Modern Art online collection. wikidata.org.
  28. [34] . wikidata.org.
  29. [35] . wikidata.org.
  30. [36] . wikidata.org.
  31. [37] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [38] . wikidata.org.
  33. [39] . wikidata.org.
  34. [30] . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  35. [31] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [32] . sfi.se. sfi.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [33] . boxofficemojo.com. boxofficemojo.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Production designer Nancy Haigh
    Publication date +2000-05-13T00:00:00Z, +2000-10-19T00:00:00Z, +2000-10-20T00:00:00Z +1
    Screenwriter Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
    Duration {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+103'}
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