Primary Colors

1998 film directed by Mike Nichols
Movie film Q1480617
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Primary Colors

Summary

Primary Colors is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,508 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Primary Colors's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Primary Colors was directed by Mike Nichols[4].
  • Elaine May wrote the screenplay for Primary Colors[5].
  • Joe Klein wrote the screenplay for Primary Colors[6].
  • Primary Colors's composer is recorded as Ry Cooder[7].
  • Primary Colors's genre is biographical film[8].
  • Primary Colors's genre is drama film[9].
  • Primary Colors's genre is comedy film[10].
  • Primary Colors's genre is crime film[11].
  • Primary Colors's based on is recorded as Primary Colors[12].
  • A cast member of Primary Colors was John Travolta[13].
  • A cast member of Primary Colors was Emma Thompson[14].
  • A cast member of Primary Colors was Billy Bob Thornton[15].
  • A cast member of Primary Colors was Kathy Bates[16].
  • A cast member of Primary Colors was Adrian Lester[17].
  • A cast member of Primary Colors was Maura Tierney[18].
  • A cast member of Primary Colors was Larry Hagman[19].
  • A cast member of Primary Colors was Diane Ladd[20].
  • A cast member of Primary Colors was Paul Guilfoyle[21].
  • A cast member of Primary Colors was Caroline Aaron[22].
  • A cast member of Primary Colors was Rob Reiner[23].
  • A cast member of Primary Colors was Allison Janney[24].
  • A cast member of Primary Colors was Mykelti Williamson[25].
  • A cast member of Primary Colors was Kevin Cooney[26].
  • A cast member of Primary Colors was Tony Shalhoub[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Primary Colors was produced by Mike Nichols[28]. It was directed by Mike Nichols[4]. Screenwriters include Elaine May[5] and Joe Klein[6]. Cast members include John Travolta[13], Emma Thompson[14], Billy Bob Thornton[15], Kathy Bates[16], Adrian Lester[17], and Maura Tierney[18].

Publication

Publication dates include March 20, 1998[29] and September 3, 1998[30]. The original language of Primary Colors was English[31]. Genres include biographical film[8], drama film[9], comedy film[10], and crime film[11]. It was distributed by video on demand[32].

Reception

Reviews include 81%[33], 7.3/10[34], and 70/100[35].

Why It Matters

Primary Colors ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,508 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. 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] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [33] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [34] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [29] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  33. [30] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: 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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Edit History

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  1. 7d ago · Trivialist · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tv tropes id → Film/PrimaryColors
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'ca', 'cy', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'it', 'ja', 'ko', '
    Sitelink count → 26
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P6839]]: Film/PrimaryColors"
  2. 4w ago · Xezbeth · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Personality database work id → 40386
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P10688]]: 40386, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/322267843|Primary Colors (#322267843)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8402|Personality Databa"
  3. 5w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    After a work by → Joe Klein
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P1877]]: [[Q1691492]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1788062380436"
  4. 5w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 119942
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14821]]: 119942, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269672|batch #269672]]"
  5. 6w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 1337
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 1337, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269266|batch #269266]]"
  6. 6w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Set in period → 1990s, 20th century
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P2408]]: [[Q34653]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1787375428959"
  7. 14w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1998-03-20T00:00:00Z, +1998-09-03T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Elaine May, Joe Klein
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+138'}
    Original language of film or tv show → English
    + 33 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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