Suspect

1987 film by Peter Yates
Movie film Q1971726
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Suspect

Summary

Suspect is a film[1]. Suspect ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (933 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Suspect's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Suspect was directed by Peter Yates[4].
  • Eric Roth wrote the screenplay for Suspect[5].
  • Suspect's composer is recorded as Michael Kamen[6].
  • Suspect's genre is mystery film[7].
  • Suspect's genre is trial film[8].
  • Suspect's genre is drama film[9].
  • Suspect's genre is crime film[10].
  • Suspect's genre is thriller film[11].
  • A cast member of Suspect was Cher[12].
  • A cast member of Suspect was Dennis Quaid[13].
  • A cast member of Suspect was Liam Neeson[14].
  • A cast member of Suspect was John Mahoney[15].
  • A cast member of Suspect was Fred Melamed[16].
  • A cast member of Suspect was Joe Mantegna[17].
  • A cast member of Suspect was Philip Bosco[18].
  • A cast member of Suspect was Bill Cobbs[19].
  • A cast member of Suspect was Myra Taylor[20].
  • A cast member of Suspect was Billy Williams[21].
  • A cast member of Suspect was Katharine Kerr[22].
  • A cast member of Suspect was Michael Beach[23].
  • A cast member of Suspect was Richard Gant[24].
  • A cast member of Suspect was Thomas Barbour[25].
  • Suspect's director of photography is recorded as Billy Williams[26].
  • The original language of Suspect was English[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Suspect was directed by Peter Yates[4]. Eric Roth wrote the screenplay for Suspect[5]. Cast members include Cher[12], Dennis Quaid[13], Liam Neeson[14], John Mahoney[15], Fred Melamed[16], and Joe Mantegna[17].

Publication

Publication dates include January 1, 1987[28], October 23, 1987[29], and March 3, 1988[30]. The original language of Suspect was English[27]. Genres include mystery film[7], trial film[8], drama film[9], crime film[10], and thriller film[11]. Suspect was distributed by video on demand[31].

Reception

Reviews include 6.2/10[32] and 71%[33].

Why It Matters

Suspect ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (933 views/month).[2] Suspect has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] Suspect is known by 18 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] ↑ . 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. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [30] ↑ . 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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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 94082
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14821]]: 94082, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269901|batch #269901]]"
  2. 5w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Eiga.com movie id → 50354
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P7222]]: 50354, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/258755296|容疑者(1987) (#258755296)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7457|Eiga.com movie]] #mix'n'"
  3. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 12979
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 16042, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/264619|batch #264619]]"
  4. 14w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1987-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1987-10-23T00:00:00Z, +1988-03-03T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Eric Roth
    Duration → {'amount': '+117'}, {'amount': '+121'}
    Original language of film or tv show → English
    + 23 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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