Promising Young Woman

2020 film directed by Emerald Fennell
Movie film Q62595383
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Promising Young Woman

Summary

Promising Young Woman is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 0.34% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,388 views/month, #318 of 94,065).[2]

Key Facts

  • Promising Young Woman received the San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Film[3].
  • Promising Young Woman received the Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay[4].
  • Promising Young Woman received the European Film Award for European Discovery of the Year[5].
  • Promising Young Woman's instance of is recorded as film[6].
  • Promising Young Woman was directed by Emerald Fennell[7].
  • Emerald Fennell wrote the screenplay for Promising Young Woman[8].
  • Promising Young Woman's composer is recorded as Anthony Willis[9].
  • Promising Young Woman's genre is drama film[10].
  • Promising Young Woman's genre is black comedy[11].
  • Promising Young Woman's genre is thriller film[12].
  • Promising Young Woman's genre is vigilante film[13].
  • Promising Young Woman's genre is rape and revenge film[14].
  • Promising Young Woman's genre is crime film[15].
  • A cast member of Promising Young Woman was Carey Mulligan[16].
  • A cast member of Promising Young Woman was Bo Burnham[17].
  • A cast member of Promising Young Woman was Alison Brie[18].
  • A cast member of Promising Young Woman was Clancy Brown[19].
  • A cast member of Promising Young Woman was Jennifer Coolidge[20].
  • A cast member of Promising Young Woman was Laverne Cox[21].
  • A cast member of Promising Young Woman was Chris Lowell[22].
  • A cast member of Promising Young Woman was Molly Shannon[23].
  • A cast member of Promising Young Woman was Connie Britton[24].
  • A cast member of Promising Young Woman was Adam Brody[25].
  • A cast member of Promising Young Woman was Max Greenfield[26].
  • A cast member of Promising Young Woman was Christopher Mintz-Plasse[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Margot Robbie[28], Josey McNamara[29], Tom Ackerley[30], Ben Browning[31], and Emerald Fennell[32]. Promising Young Woman was directed by Emerald Fennell[7]. Emerald Fennell wrote the screenplay for it[8]. Cast members include Carey Mulligan[16], Bo Burnham[17], Alison Brie[18], Clancy Brown[19], Jennifer Coolidge[20], and Laverne Cox[21].

Publication

Publication dates include 2020[33], April 24, 2020[34], August 19, 2021[35], and May 20, 2021[36]. The original language of Promising Young Woman was English[37]. Genres include drama film[10], black comedy[11], thriller film[12], vigilante film[13], rape and revenge film[14], and crime film[15]. Recorded distribution format include theatrical release[38] and video on demand[39].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include revenge[40], rape[41], death of a close person[42], coming to terms with the past[43], gender relations[44], and drinking culture[45].

Reception

Awards received include San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Film[3], a class of award[46], in United States[47]; Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay[4], an award for best screenplay[48], in United States[49], founded in 1941[50]; and European Film Award for European Discovery of the Year[5], an award for best first work[51], founded in 1997[52]. Reviews include 8.1[53], 90%[54], and 72/100[55].

Why It Matters

Promising Young Woman ranks in the top 0.34% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,388 views/month, #318 of 94,065).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[56] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[57]

FAQs

What awards did Promising Young Woman receive?

Honors received include San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Film[3], Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay[4], and European Film Award for European Discovery of the Year[5].

References

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  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . Lexicon of international films. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  6. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  9. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  11. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  16. [21] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  18. [23] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [24] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [25] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [26] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [27] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [28] . wikidata.org.
  24. [29] . wikidata.org.
  25. [30] . wikidata.org.
  26. [31] . wikidata.org.
  27. [32] . wikidata.org.
  28. [3] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [4] . oscars.org. Retrieved . oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [5] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [37] . wikidata.org.
  32. [38] . wikidata.org.
  33. [39] . wikidata.org.
  34. [53] . wikidata.org.
  35. [54] . wikidata.org.
  36. [55] . wikidata.org.
  37. [33] . wikidata.org.
  38. [34] . wikidata.org.
  39. [35] . wikidata.org.
  40. [36] . wikidata.org.
  41. [40] . Promising Young Woman. wikidata.org.
  42. [41] . Promising Young Woman. wikidata.org.
  43. [42] . Promising Young Woman. wikidata.org.
  44. [43] . Promising Young Woman. wikidata.org.
  45. [44] . Promising Young Woman. wikidata.org.
  46. [45] . Promising Young Woman. wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [51] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [52] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [56] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [57] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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