The Happening

2008 film directed by M. Night Shyamalan
Movie film Q681092
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The Happening

Summary

The Happening is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,474 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Happening's image is recorded as The happening - Festival de Cannes.jpg[3].
  • The Happening's instance of is recorded as film[4].
  • The Happening's director is recorded as M. Night Shyamalan[5].
  • The Happening's screenwriter is recorded as M. Night Shyamalan[6].
  • The Happening's composer is recorded as James Newton Howard[7].
  • The Happening's genre is recorded as thriller film[8].
  • The Happening's genre is recorded as science fiction film[9].
  • The Happening's genre is recorded as drama film[10].
  • The Happening's genre is recorded as comedy horror film[11].
  • The Happening's genre is recorded as disaster film[12].
  • The Happening's genre is recorded as post-apocalyptic film[13].
  • The Happening's genre is recorded as apocalyptic film[14].
  • The Happening's genre is recorded as horror film[15].
  • The Happening's genre is recorded as psychological horror film[16].
  • The Happening's genre is recorded as comedy film[17].
  • The Happening's genre is recorded as psychological thriller film[18].
  • The Happening's genre is recorded as psychological drama film[19].
  • The Happening's genre is recorded as science fiction horror film[20].
  • The Happening's genre is recorded as mystery film[21].
  • The Happening's genre is recorded as fantasy film[22].
  • The Happening's genre is recorded as supernatural horror film[23].
  • The Happening's genre is recorded as supernatural film[24].
  • The Happening's genre is recorded as adventure film[25].
  • The Happening's genre is recorded as action film[26].
  • The Happening's cast member is recorded as Mark Wahlberg[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Happening's performer is recorded as James Newton Howard[28]. Producers include Sam Mercer[29] and Barry Mendel[30]. Its director is recorded as M. Night Shyamalan[5]. Its screenwriter is recorded as M. Night Shyamalan[6]. Cast members include Mark Wahlberg[27], Q191719[31], John Leguizamo[32], Betty Buckley[33], Spencer Breslin[34], and Alan Ruck[35].

Publication

Publication dates include +2008-01-01T00:00:00Z[36] and +2008-06-12T00:00:00Z[37]. The Happening's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[38]. Genres include thriller film[8], science fiction film[9], drama film[10], comedy horror film[11], disaster film[12], and post-apocalyptic film[13].

Subject and Themes

The Happening's main subject is recorded as suicide[39].

Reception

Reviews include 4/10[40], 17%[41], and 34/100[42].

Why It Matters

The Happening ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,474 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  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.
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  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. [34] . wikidata.org.
  30. [35] . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . wikidata.org.
  32. [30] . wikidata.org.
  33. [28] . wikidata.org.
  34. [38] . wikidata.org.
  35. [40] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [41] . wikidata.org.
  37. [42] . wikidata.org.
  38. [36] . wikidata.org.
  39. [37] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [39] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [43] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [44] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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