The Neon Demon

2016 film directed by Nicolas Winding Refn
Movie film Q19750881
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Summary

The Neon Demon is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,435 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Nicolas Winding Refn[3]
  • Screenwriter: Nicolas Winding Refn[4], Polly Stenham[5], Mary Laws[6]
  • Composer: Cliff Martinez[7]
  • Genre: psychological horror fiction[8], LGBTQ-related film[9], drama film[10], mystery film[11], horror film[12], thriller film[13]
  • Cast member: Elle Fanning[14], Keanu Reeves[15], Jena Malone[16], Karl Glusman[17], Bella Heathcote[18], Abbey Lee[19], Christina Hendricks[20], Desmond Harrington[21], Alessandro Nivola[22], Cody Renee Cameron[23], Charles Baker[24], Jamie Clayton[25], Taylor Marie Hill[26], Rebecca Kiser[27]
  • Director of photography: Natasha Braier[28]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[29]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[30]
  • Review score: 59%[31], 6/10[32], 51/100[33]
  • Color: color[34]
  • Country of origin: United States[35], Denmark[36], France[37]
  • Publication date: June 23, 2016[38], June 24, 2016[39], 2016[40], June 8, 2016[41], June 9, 2016[42]
  • Distributed by: Plaion[43], Vertigo Média[44], Netflix[45], Disney+[46]
  • Narrative location: Los Angeles[47]
  • Official website: http://theneondemon.com/[48]
  • Filming location: Canfield-Moreno Estate[49]
  • Main subject: beauty[50], rivalry[51], model[52], envy[53], youth[54]
  • Described at URL: http://app2.atmovies.com.tw/film/fnen41974419[55]
  • Film editor: Matthew Newman[56]
  • Title: The Neon Demon[57]
  • Working title: I Walk with the Dead[58]
  • MPA film rating: R[59]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 16[60]
  • Duration: 118[61]
  • Aspect ratio (W:H): 2.39:1[62]

Why It Matters

The Neon Demon has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[63] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[64]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [63] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [64] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Set in period → 2010s
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    Screenwriter → Nicolas Winding Refn, Polly Stenham, Mary Laws
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