Species

1995 film by Roger Donaldson
Movie film Q337747
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Species

Summary

Species is a film[1]. Species ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,522 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Species's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Species's director is recorded as Roger Donaldson[4].
  • Species's screenwriter is recorded as Dennis Feldman[5].
  • Species's composer is recorded as Christopher Young[6].
  • Species's genre is recorded as science fiction film[7].
  • Species's genre is recorded as monster film[8].
  • Species's genre is recorded as horror film[9].
  • Species's followed by is recorded as Species II[10].
  • Species's cast member is recorded as Ben Kingsley[11].
  • Species's cast member is recorded as Q220584[12].
  • Species's cast member is recorded as Alfred Molina[13].
  • Species's cast member is recorded as Forest Whitaker[14].
  • Species's cast member is recorded as Marg Helgenberger[15].
  • Species's cast member is recorded as Natasha Henstridge[16].
  • Species's cast member is recorded as Michelle Williams[17].
  • Species's cast member is recorded as Whip Hubley[18].
  • Species's cast member is recorded as Patricia Belcher[19].
  • Species's cast member is recorded as Matthew Ashford[20].
  • Species's cast member is recorded as Scott McKenna[21].
  • Species's producer is recorded as Frank Mancuso, Jr.[22].
  • Species's performer is recorded as Christopher Young[23].
  • Species's part of the series is recorded as Species[24].
  • Species's production company is recorded as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[25].
  • Species's director of photography is recorded as Andrzej Bartkowiak[26].
  • Species's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0114508[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Species's performer is recorded as Christopher Young[23]. Species's producer is recorded as Frank Mancuso, Jr.[22]. Species's director is recorded as Roger Donaldson[4]. Species's screenwriter is recorded as Dennis Feldman[5]. Cast members include Ben Kingsley[11], Q220584[12], Alfred Molina[13], Forest Whitaker[14], Marg Helgenberger[15], and Natasha Henstridge[16].

Publication

Publication dates include +1995-11-09T00:00:00Z[28] and +1995-07-07T00:00:00Z[29]. Species's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[30]. Genres include science fiction film[7], monster film[8], and horror film[9]. Species's part of the series is recorded as Species[24].

Subject and Themes

Species's part of the series is recorded as Species[24].

Reception

Reviews include 5.2/10[31], 49/100[32], and 42%[33].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Species's followed by is recorded as Species II[10].

Why It Matters

Species ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,522 views/month).[2] Species has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] Species is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. 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] . The Movie Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] . wikidata.org.
  27. [31] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [32] . wikidata.org.
  29. [33] . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . 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. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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