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The Other Guys

2010 film by Adam McKay
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The Other Guys

Summary

The Other Guys is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,554 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Other Guys's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Other Guys was directed by Adam McKay[4].
  • Chris Henchy wrote the screenplay for The Other Guys[5].
  • Adam McKay wrote the screenplay for The Other Guys[6].
  • The Other Guys's composer is recorded as Jon Brion[7].
  • The Other Guys's genre is comedy film[8].
  • The Other Guys's genre is buddy cop film[9].
  • The Other Guys's genre is action film[10].
  • A cast member of The Other Guys was Will Ferrell[11].
  • A cast member of The Other Guys was Mark Wahlberg[12].
  • A cast member of The Other Guys was Eva Mendes[13].
  • A cast member of The Other Guys was Steve Coogan[14].
  • A cast member of The Other Guys was Michael Keaton[15].
  • A cast member of The Other Guys was Samuel L. Jackson[16].
  • A cast member of The Other Guys was Dwayne Johnson[17].
  • A cast member of The Other Guys was Lindsay Sloane[18].
  • A cast member of The Other Guys was Ray Stevenson[19].
  • A cast member of The Other Guys was Bobby Cannavale[20].
  • A cast member of The Other Guys was Natalie Zea[21].
  • A cast member of The Other Guys was Adam McKay[22].
  • A cast member of The Other Guys was Andy Buckley[23].
  • A cast member of The Other Guys was Anne Heche[24].
  • A cast member of The Other Guys was Brooke Shields[25].
  • A cast member of The Other Guys was Damon Wayans Jr.[26].
  • A cast member of The Other Guys was Derek Jeter[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Jimmy Miller[28] and Will Ferrell[29]. The Other Guys was directed by Adam McKay[4]. Screenwriters include Chris Henchy[5] and Adam McKay[6]. Cast members include Will Ferrell[11], Mark Wahlberg[12], Eva Mendes[13], Steve Coogan[14], Michael Keaton[15], and Samuel L. Jackson[16].

Publication

Publication dates include August 2, 2010[30], October 14, 2010[31], and September 30, 2010[32]. The original language of The Other Guys was English[33]. Genres include comedy film[8], buddy cop film[9], and action film[10]. It was distributed by video on demand[34].

Reception

Reviews include 6.7/10[35], 79%[36], and 64/100[37].

Why It Matters

The Other Guys ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,554 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

Related Entities

Adam McKay Anne Heche Bobby Cannavale Brooke Shields Derek Jeter Dwayne Johnson Eva Mendes film Ice-T Mark Wahlberg Michael Keaton Netflix New York City Ray Stevenson Rob Riggle Rosie Perez Samuel L. Jackson Steve Coogan Tracy Morgan United States Will Ferrell

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . tubitv.com. Retrieved . tubitv.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  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.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [35] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [30] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  34. [31] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [32] ↑ . nmhh.hu. nmhh.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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