Sinister

2012 film directed by Scott Derrickson
Movie film Q761519
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Sinister

Summary

Sinister is a film[1]. Sinister ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,862 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sinister's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Sinister's director is recorded as Scott Derrickson[4].
  • Sinister's screenwriter is recorded as Scott Derrickson[5].
  • Sinister's screenwriter is recorded as C. Robert Cargill[6].
  • Sinister's composer is recorded as Christopher Young[7].
  • Sinister's genre is recorded as horror film[8].
  • Sinister's genre is recorded as mystery film[9].
  • Sinister's genre is recorded as ghost film[10].
  • Sinister's followed by is recorded as Sinister 2[11].
  • Sinister's cast member is recorded as Ethan Hawke[12].
  • Sinister's cast member is recorded as Fred Thompson[13].
  • Sinister's cast member is recorded as Vincent D'Onofrio[14].
  • Sinister's cast member is recorded as Juliet Rylance[15].
  • Sinister's cast member is recorded as James Ransone[16].
  • Sinister's cast member is recorded as Clare Foley[17].
  • Sinister's producer is recorded as Jason Blum[18].
  • Sinister's record label is recorded as Nuclear Blast[19].
  • Sinister's production company is recorded as IM Global[20].
  • Sinister's production company is recorded as Summit Entertainment[21].
  • Sinister's production company is recorded as Alliance Films[22].
  • Sinister's director of photography is recorded as Christopher Norr[23].
  • Sinister's IMDb ID is recorded as tt1922777[24].
  • Sinister's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[25].
  • Sinister's distribution format is recorded as video on demand[26].
  • Sinister's review score is recorded as 6.2/10[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Sinister's producer is recorded as Jason Blum[18]. Sinister's director is recorded as Scott Derrickson[4]. Screenwriters include Scott Derrickson[5] and C. Robert Cargill[6]. Cast members include Ethan Hawke[12], Fred Thompson[13], Vincent D'Onofrio[14], Juliet Rylance[15], James Ransone[16], and Clare Foley[17].

Publication

Publication dates include +2012-11-22T00:00:00Z[28], +2012-12-06T00:00:00Z[29], and +2012-01-01T00:00:00Z[30]. Sinister's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[25]. Genres include horror film[8], mystery film[9], and ghost film[10].

Subject and Themes

Sinister's main subject is recorded as supernatural[31].

Reception

Reviews include 6.2/10[27], 63%[32], and 53/100[33].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Sinister's followed by is recorded as Sinister 2[11].

Why It Matters

Sinister ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,862 views/month).[2] Sinister has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . filmstarts.de. Retrieved . filmstarts.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Doctor Strange Press Kit. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . filmstarts.de. Retrieved . filmstarts.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  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] . Q18709181. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [32] . wikidata.org.
  27. [33] . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] . nmhh.hu. nmhh.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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