The Descendants

Summary

The Descendants is a film^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,176 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Descendants received the Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay^[3].
• The Descendants received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films^[4].
• The Descendants received the Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Film^[5].
• The Descendants's instance of is recorded as film^[6].
• The Descendants's director is recorded as Alexander Payne^[7].
• The Descendants's screenwriter is recorded as Nat Faxon^[8].
• The Descendants's screenwriter is recorded as Jim Rash^[9].
• The Descendants's screenwriter is recorded as Alexander Payne^[10].
• The Descendants's composer is recorded as Craig Armstrong^[11].
• The Descendants's genre is recorded as comedy drama^[12].
• The Descendants's genre is recorded as drama film^[13].
• The Descendants's genre is recorded as film based on a novel^[14].
• The Descendants's based on is recorded as The Descendants^[15].
• The Descendants's cast member is recorded as George Clooney^[16].
• The Descendants's cast member is recorded as Shailene Woodley^[17].
• The Descendants's cast member is recorded as Amara Miller^[18].
• The Descendants's cast member is recorded as Beau Bridges^[19].
• The Descendants's cast member is recorded as Judy Greer^[20].
• The Descendants's cast member is recorded as Matthew Lillard^[21].
• The Descendants's cast member is recorded as Robert Forster^[22].
• The Descendants's cast member is recorded as Michael Ontkean^[23].
• The Descendants's cast member is recorded as Tom McTigue^[24].
• The Descendants's cast member is recorded as Laird Hamilton^[25].
• The Descendants's cast member is recorded as Mary Birdsong^[26].
• The Descendants's cast member is recorded as Nick Krause^[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Alexander Payne^[28] and Jim Taylor^[29]. The Descendants's director is recorded as Alexander Payne^[7]. Screenwriters include Nat Faxon^[8], Jim Rash^[9], and Alexander Payne^[10]. Cast members include George Clooney^[16], Shailene Woodley^[17], Amara Miller^[18], Beau Bridges^[19], Judy Greer^[20], and Matthew Lillard^[21].

Publication

Publication dates include +2011-09-02T00:00:00Z^[30], +2012-01-26T00:00:00Z^[31], +2011-11-18T00:00:00Z^[32], and +2012-02-16T00:00:00Z^[33]. The Descendants's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English^[34]. Genres include comedy drama^[12], drama film^[13], and film based on a novel^[14].

Reception

Awards received include Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay^[3], an award for best adapted screenplay^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1929^[37]; National Board of Review: Top Ten Films^[4], a film award^[38], in United States^[39], founded in 1929^[40]; and Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Film^[5], a Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards^[41], in United States^[42], founded in 1990^[43]. Reviews include 8.1/10^[44], 87%^[45], 84/100^[46], 7.3/10^[47], 88%^[48], and 3.6/5^[49].

Why It Matters

The Descendants ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,176 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[50] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[51]

FAQs

What awards did The Descendants receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay^[3], National Board of Review: Top Ten Films^[4], and Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Film^[5].