The Other Guys

2010 film by Adam McKay
Movie film Q376807
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Summary

The Other Guys is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,644 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Adam McKay[3]
  • Screenwriter: Chris Henchy[4], Adam McKay[5]
  • Composer: Jon Brion[6]
  • Genre: comedy film[7], buddy cop film[8], action film[9]
  • Cast member: Will Ferrell[10], Mark Wahlberg[11], Eva Mendes[12], Steve Coogan[13], Michael Keaton[14], Samuel L. Jackson[15], Dwayne Johnson[16], Lindsay Sloane[17], Ray Stevenson[18], Bobby Cannavale[19], Natalie Zea[20], Adam McKay[21], Andy Buckley[22], Anne Heche[23]
  • Producer: Jimmy Miller[24], Will Ferrell[25]
  • Production company: Columbia Pictures[26], Gary Sanchez Productions[27]
  • Director of photography: Oliver Wood[28]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[29]
  • Commons category: The Other Guys[30]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[31]
  • Review score: 6.7/10[32], 79%[33], 64/100[34]
  • Color: color[35]
  • Country of origin: United States[36]
  • Publication date: August 2, 2010[37], October 14, 2010[38], September 30, 2010[39]
  • Distributed by: InterCom[40], Netflix[41], Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group[42]
  • Narrative location: New York City[43]
  • Official website: https://www.sonypictures.com/movies/theotherguys[44]
  • Filming location: New York City[45]
  • Film editor: Brent White[46]
  • Executive producer: Will Ferrell[47]
  • Title: The Other Guys[48]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 12[49]
  • Duration: 107 minutes[50]
  • Aspect ratio (W:H): 2.35:1[51]

Why It Matters

The Other Guys has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  30. [32] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  35. [37] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . nmhh.hu. nmhh.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . nmhh.hu. nmhh.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [52] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [53] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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