Rules of Engagement

2000 film by William Friedkin
Movie film Q698033
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Summary

Rules of Engagement is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,746 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Rules of Engagement's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Rules of Engagement was directed by William Friedkin[4].
  • Stephen Gaghan wrote the screenplay for Rules of Engagement[5].
  • Jim Webb wrote the screenplay for Rules of Engagement[6].
  • Rules of Engagement's composer is recorded as Mark Isham[7].
  • Rules of Engagement's genre is drama film[8].
  • Rules of Engagement's genre is trial film[9].
  • Rules of Engagement's genre is mystery film[10].
  • Rules of Engagement's genre is action film[11].
  • Rules of Engagement's genre is war film[12].
  • A cast member of Rules of Engagement was Tommy Lee Jones[13].
  • A cast member of Rules of Engagement was Samuel L. Jackson[14].
  • A cast member of Rules of Engagement was Guy Pearce[15].
  • A cast member of Rules of Engagement was Ben Kingsley[16].
  • A cast member of Rules of Engagement was Bruce Greenwood[17].
  • A cast member of Rules of Engagement was Anne Archer[18].
  • A cast member of Rules of Engagement was Blair Underwood[19].
  • A cast member of Rules of Engagement was Philip Baker Hall[20].
  • A cast member of Rules of Engagement was Hamidou Benmassoud[21].
  • A cast member of Rules of Engagement was Mark Feuerstein[22].
  • A cast member of Rules of Engagement was Nicky Katt[23].
  • A cast member of Rules of Engagement was Dale Dye[24].
  • A cast member of Rules of Engagement was David Graf[25].
  • A cast member of Rules of Engagement was Gordon Clapp[26].
  • A cast member of Rules of Engagement was G. Gordon Liddy[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Album[28]

  • Secondary type(s): Soundtrack[29]

  • First release date: 2000-04-04[30]

  • Genre(s): classical, electronic[31]

  • Community tags: classical, electronic[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 1aae6adb-c7b1-31f6-a1c1-39c34b943fb9[33]

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Scott Rudin[34] and Richard D. Zanuck[35]. Rules of Engagement was directed by William Friedkin[4]. Screenwriters include Stephen Gaghan[5] and Jim Webb[6]. Cast members include Tommy Lee Jones[13], Samuel L. Jackson[14], Guy Pearce[15], Ben Kingsley[16], Bruce Greenwood[17], and Anne Archer[18].

Publication

Publication dates include April 7, 2000[36] and October 19, 2000[37]. Original languages include English[38], Arabic[39], and Vietnamese[40]. Genres include drama film[8], trial film[9], mystery film[10], action film[11], and war film[12]. Rules of Engagement was distributed by video on demand[41].

Reception

Reviews include 37%[42], 5/10[43], and 45/100[44].

Why It Matters

Rules of Engagement ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,746 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [46] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Kwayst · 2026-09-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14724 → 19619128
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  2. 5w ago · Xezbeth · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Personality database work id → 39318
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  3. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 160797
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  4. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 24788
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  5. 15w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +2000-04-07T00:00:00Z, +2000-10-19T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Stephen Gaghan, Jim Webb
    Duration → {'amount': '+122'}
    Original language of film or tv show → English, Arabic, Vietnamese
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