The Whale

2022 film directed by Darren Aronofsky
Movie film Q105883400
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The Whale

Summary

The Whale is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 0.71% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,817 views/month, #664 of 94,065).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Whale received the St. Louis Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor[3].
  • The Whale received the Academy Award for Best Actor[4].
  • The Whale received the Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling[5].
  • The Whale's instance of is recorded as film[6].
  • The Whale's director is recorded as Darren Aronofsky[7].
  • The Whale's screenwriter is recorded as Samuel D. Hunter[8].
  • The Whale's composer is recorded as Rob Simonsen[9].
  • The Whale's genre is recorded as drama film[10].
  • The Whale's genre is recorded as psychological drama film[11].
  • The Whale's based on is recorded as The Whale[12].
  • The Whale's cast member is recorded as Brendan Fraser[13].
  • The Whale's cast member is recorded as Hong Chau[14].
  • The Whale's cast member is recorded as Sadie Sink[15].
  • The Whale's cast member is recorded as Samantha Morton[16].
  • The Whale's cast member is recorded as Ty Simpkins[17].
  • The Whale's producer is recorded as Jeremy Dawson[18].
  • The Whale's producer is recorded as Darren Aronofsky[19].
  • The Whale's producer is recorded as Ari Handel[20].
  • The Whale's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2025121859[21].
  • The Whale's production company is recorded as Protozoa Pictures[22].
  • The Whale's director of photography is recorded as Matthew Libatique[23].
  • The Whale's IMDb ID is recorded as tt13833688[24].
  • The Whale's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[25].
  • The Whale's Commons category is recorded as The Whale (film)[26].
  • The Whale's review score is recorded as 64%[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Jeremy Dawson[18], Darren Aronofsky[19], and Ari Handel[20]. The Whale's director is recorded as Darren Aronofsky[7]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Samuel D. Hunter[8]. Cast members include Brendan Fraser[13], Hong Chau[14], Sadie Sink[15], Samantha Morton[16], and Ty Simpkins[17].

Publication

Publication dates include +2022-09-04T00:00:00Z[28], +2022-09-11T00:00:00Z[29], +2022-12-09T00:00:00Z[30], and +2023-02-16T00:00:00Z[31]. The Whale's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[25]. Genres include drama film[10] and psychological drama film[11].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include Salvation in Christianity[32], obesity[33], and interpersonal relationship[34].

Reception

Awards received include St. Louis Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor[3], a class of award[35], in United States[36]; Academy Award for Best Actor[4], an award for best leading actor[37], in United States[38], founded in 1929[39]; and Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling[5], an Academy Awards[40], in United States[41], founded in 1981[42], headquartered in Dolby Theatre[43]. Reviews include 64%[27] and 60/100[44].

Why It Matters

The Whale ranks in the top 0.71% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,817 views/month, #664 of 94,065).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

FAQs

What awards did The Whale receive?

Honors received include St. Louis Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor[3], Academy Award for Best Actor[4], and Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
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  16. [3] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [4] . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Library of Congress Name Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . The Movie Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
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  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [44] . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [30] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [31] . Terjesztésre kerülő filmalkotások és artfilmek nyilvántartása. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [46] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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