Pay It Forward

2000 film directed by Mimi Leder
Movie film Q467248
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Pay It Forward

Summary

Pay It Forward is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,752 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Pay It Forward's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Pay It Forward's director is recorded as Mimi Leder[4].
  • Pay It Forward's screenwriter is recorded as Leslie Dixon[5].
  • Pay It Forward's composer is recorded as Thomas Newman[6].
  • Pay It Forward's genre is recorded as drama film[7].
  • Pay It Forward's genre is recorded as film based on a novel[8].
  • Pay It Forward's based on is recorded as Pay It Foward[9].
  • Pay It Forward's cast member is recorded as Kevin Spacey[10].
  • Pay It Forward's cast member is recorded as Helen Hunt[11].
  • Pay It Forward's cast member is recorded as Haley Joel Osment[12].
  • Pay It Forward's cast member is recorded as Jay Mohr[13].
  • Pay It Forward's cast member is recorded as Jim Caviezel[14].
  • Pay It Forward's cast member is recorded as Jon Bon Jovi[15].
  • Pay It Forward's cast member is recorded as Angie Dickinson[16].
  • Pay It Forward's cast member is recorded as Marc Donato[17].
  • Pay It Forward's cast member is recorded as Zack Duhame[18].
  • Pay It Forward's cast member is recorded as Shawn Pyfrom[19].
  • Pay It Forward's cast member is recorded as David Ramsey[20].
  • Pay It Forward's cast member is recorded as Gary Werntz[21].
  • Pay It Forward's cast member is recorded as Kathleen Wilhoite[22].
  • Pay It Forward's cast member is recorded as Liza Snyder[23].
  • Pay It Forward's cast member is recorded as Tina Lifford[24].
  • Pay It Forward's cast member is recorded as Cynthia Ettinger[25].
  • Pay It Forward's cast member is recorded as Bernard White[26].
  • Pay It Forward's cast member is recorded as Tim de Zarn[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Pay It Forward's producer is recorded as Peter Abrams[28]. Its director is recorded as Mimi Leder[4]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Leslie Dixon[5]. Cast members include Kevin Spacey[10], Helen Hunt[11], Haley Joel Osment[12], Jay Mohr[13], Jim Caviezel[14], and Jon Bon Jovi[15].

Publication

Publication dates include +2000-01-01T00:00:00Z[29] and +2001-04-05T00:00:00Z[30]. Pay It Forward's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[31]. Genres include drama film[7] and film based on a novel[8].

Subject and Themes

Pay It Forward's main subject is recorded as alcoholism[32].

Reception

Reviews include 5.1/10[33], 40/100[34], and 39%[35].

Why It Matters

Pay It Forward ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,752 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  2. [4] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  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.
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  19. [21] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [31] . wikidata.org.
  28. [33] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [34] . wikidata.org.
  30. [35] . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . wikidata.org.
  32. [30] . kinokalender.com. Retrieved . kinokalender.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [32] . 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.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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