The Contender

2000 film by Rod Lurie
Movie film Q598983
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The Contender

Summary

The Contender is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (352 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Contender's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Contender's director is recorded as Rod Lurie[4].
  • The Contender's screenwriter is recorded as Rod Lurie[5].
  • The Contender's composer is recorded as Larry Groupé[6].
  • The Contender's genre is recorded as drama film[7].
  • The Contender's genre is recorded as political thriller film[8].
  • The Contender's cast member is recorded as Joan Allen[9].
  • The Contender's cast member is recorded as Gary Oldman[10].
  • The Contender's cast member is recorded as Jeff Bridges[11].
  • The Contender's cast member is recorded as Christian Slater[12].
  • The Contender's cast member is recorded as Sam Elliott[13].
  • The Contender's cast member is recorded as William Petersen[14].
  • The Contender's cast member is recorded as Philip Baker Hall[15].
  • The Contender's cast member is recorded as Saul Rubinek[16].
  • The Contender's cast member is recorded as Mike Binder[17].
  • The Contender's cast member is recorded as Kathryn Morris[18].
  • The Contender's cast member is recorded as Mariel Hemingway[19].
  • The Contender's cast member is recorded as Robin Thomas[20].
  • The Contender's cast member is recorded as Douglas Urbanski[21].
  • The Contender's cast member is recorded as Heather Rosbeck[22].
  • The Contender's cast member is recorded as Larry King[23].
  • The Contender's producer is recorded as Douglas Urbanski[24].
  • The Contender's production company is recorded as DreamWorks[25].
  • The Contender's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0208874[26].
  • The Contender's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Contender's producer is recorded as Douglas Urbanski[24]. Its director is recorded as Rod Lurie[4]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Rod Lurie[5]. Cast members include Joan Allen[9], Gary Oldman[10], Jeff Bridges[11], Christian Slater[12], Sam Elliott[13], and William Petersen[14].

Publication

Publication dates include +2000-01-01T00:00:00Z[28], +2002-06-27T00:00:00Z[29], and +2002-06-00T00:00:00Z[30]. The Contender's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[27]. Genres include drama film[7] and political thriller film[8].

Reception

Reviews include 76%[31], 6.7/10[32], and 59/100[33].

Why It Matters

The Contender ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (352 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . filmportal.de. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Q18709181. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [31] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [32] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [33] . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . wikidata.org.
  30. [29] . kinokalender.com. Retrieved . kinokalender.com. Provenance: 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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