The Best Man

1999 film by Malcolm D. Lee
Movie film Q1483532
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The Best Man

Summary

The Best Man is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (822 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Best Man's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Best Man's director is recorded as Malcolm D. Lee[4].
  • The Best Man's screenwriter is recorded as Malcolm D. Lee[5].
  • The Best Man's composer is recorded as Stanley Clarke[6].
  • The Best Man's genre is recorded as romantic comedy[7].
  • The Best Man's genre is recorded as drama film[8].
  • The Best Man's followed by is recorded as The Best Man Holiday[9].
  • The Best Man's cast member is recorded as Taye Diggs[10].
  • The Best Man's cast member is recorded as Nia Long[11].
  • The Best Man's cast member is recorded as Morris Chestnut[12].
  • The Best Man's cast member is recorded as Harold Perrineau[13].
  • The Best Man's cast member is recorded as Terrence Howard[14].
  • The Best Man's cast member is recorded as Sanaa Lathan[15].
  • The Best Man's cast member is recorded as Monica Calhoun[16].
  • The Best Man's cast member is recorded as Melissa De Sousa[17].
  • The Best Man's cast member is recorded as Regina Hall[18].
  • The Best Man's cast member is recorded as Victoria Dillard[19].
  • The Best Man's cast member is recorded as Malcolm D. Lee[20].
  • The Best Man's cast member is recorded as Brian J. White[21].
  • The Best Man's cast member is recorded as Willie C. Carpenter[22].
  • The Best Man's cast member is recorded as Stu 'Large' Riley[23].
  • The Best Man's cast member is recorded as Aleisha Allen[24].
  • The Best Man's producer is recorded as Spike Lee[25].
  • The Best Man's production company is recorded as 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks[26].
  • The Best Man's director of photography is recorded as Frank Prinzi[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Best Man's producer is recorded as Spike Lee[25]. Its director is recorded as Malcolm D. Lee[4]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Malcolm D. Lee[5]. Cast members include Taye Diggs[10], Nia Long[11], Morris Chestnut[12], Harold Perrineau[13], Terrence Howard[14], and Sanaa Lathan[15].

Publication

The Best Man's publication date is recorded as +1999-09-02T00:00:00Z[28]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[29]. Genres include romantic comedy[7] and drama film[8].

Reception

Reviews include 72%[30], 6.5/10[31], and 61/100[32].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Best Man's followed by is recorded as The Best Man Holiday[9].

Why It Matters

The Best Man ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (822 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: 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] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [31] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [32] . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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