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The Village

2004 film by M. Night Shyamalan
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The Village

Summary

The Village is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,629 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Village's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Village was directed by M. Night Shyamalan[4].
  • M. Night Shyamalan wrote the screenplay for The Village[5].
  • The Village's composer is recorded as James Newton Howard[6].
  • The Village's genre is drama film[7].
  • The Village's genre is horror film[8].
  • The Village's genre is thriller film[9].
  • The Village's genre is mystery film[10].
  • The Village's genre is psychological drama film[11].
  • The Village's genre is romantic horror film[12].
  • The Village's genre is psychological thriller film[13].
  • The Village's genre is psychological horror film[14].
  • The Village's genre is suspense film[15].
  • The Village's genre is melodrama[16].
  • The Village's genre is fantasy film[17].
  • The Village's genre is action film[18].
  • The Village's genre is romance film[19].
  • A cast member of The Village was Bryce Dallas Howard[20].
  • A cast member of The Village was Joaquin Phoenix[21].
  • A cast member of The Village was Adrien Brody[22].
  • A cast member of The Village was William Hurt[23].
  • A cast member of The Village was Sigourney Weaver[24].
  • A cast member of The Village was Brendan Gleeson[25].
  • A cast member of The Village was Cherry Jones[26].
  • A cast member of The Village was Celia Weston[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Village was performed by James Newton Howard[28]. Producers include Sam Mercer[29] and Scott Rudin[30]. It was directed by M. Night Shyamalan[4]. M. Night Shyamalan wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Bryce Dallas Howard[20], Joaquin Phoenix[21], Adrien Brody[22], William Hurt[23], Sigourney Weaver[24], and Brendan Gleeson[25].

Publication

Publication dates include July 26, 2004[31], September 9, 2004[32], July 30, 2004[33], and 2004[34]. The original language of The Village was English[35]. Genres include drama film[7], horror film[8], thriller film[9], mystery film[10], psychological drama film[11], and romantic horror film[12]. It was distributed by video on demand[36].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include social isolation[37], social experiment[38], and forbidden forest[39].

Reception

Reviews include 5.5/10[40], 43%[41], and 44/100[42].

Why It Matters

The Village ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,629 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

Related Entities

Adrien Brody Brendan Gleeson Bryce Dallas Howard Cherry Jones Delaware film James Newton Howard Joaquin Phoenix Judy Greer Michael Pitt M. Night Shyamalan Netflix New Jersey Pennsylvania Roger Deakins Scott Rudin Sigourney Weaver United States William Hurt

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . 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. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [40] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [32] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [38] ↑ . 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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    Set in period → 21st century
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    Screenwriter → M. Night Shyamalan
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