The Bad Guys

2022 animated film directed by Pierre Perifel
Movie animated_film Q97288428
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Summary

The Bad Guys is an animated film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of animated film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,739 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Pierre Perifel[3]
  • Screenwriter: Etan Cohen[4], Hilary Winston[5]
  • Composer: Daniel Pemberton[6]
  • Genre: crime film[7], comedy film[8], adventure film[9], family film[10]
  • Based on: The Bad Guys[11]
  • Followed by: The Bad Guys 2[12]
  • Producer: Damon Ross[13], Rebecca Huntley[14]
  • Part of the series: DreamWorks Animation feature films[15], The Bad Guys[16]
  • Production company: DreamWorks Animation[17]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[18]
  • Commons category: The Bad Guys (film)[19]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[20], DVD[21], Blu-ray Disc[22]
  • Review score: 6.9/10[23], 64/100[24], 87%[25]
  • Color: color[26]
  • Country of origin: United States[27]
  • Catalog code: 21971[28], 21946[29], 21988[30]
  • Publication date: March 17, 2022[31], April 6, 2022[32]
  • Characters: Diane Foxington[33], Professor Marmalade[34], Mr. Wolf[35], Ms. Tarantula[36], Misty Luggins[37], Mr. Snake[38], Mr. Shark[39], Mr. Piranha[40]
  • Voice actor: Sam Rockwell[41], Awkwafina[42], Anthony Ramos[43], Marc Maron[44], Craig Robinson[45], Zazie Beetz[46], Alex Borstein[47], Richard Ayoade[48], Lilly Singh[49]
  • Distributed by: Universal Pictures[50], UIP-Dunafilm[51]
  • Narrative location: Los Angeles[52]
  • Official website: https://www.dreamworks.com/movies/the-bad-guys[53]
  • Takes place in fictional universe: The Bad Guys universe[54]
  • Title: The Bad Guys[55]
  • MPA film rating: PG[56]

Why It Matters

The Bad Guys has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[57] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  4. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  15. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . AlloCiné. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  39. [41] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  41. [43] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  44. [46] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  49. [51] ↑ . Terjesztésre kerülő filmalkotások és artfilmek nyilvántartása. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  50. [52] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  51. [53] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  52. [54] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  53. [55] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  54. [56] ↑ . filmratings.com. filmratings.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [57] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [58] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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