Things Change

1988 film directed by David Mamet
Movie film Q1627111
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Things Change

Summary

Things Change is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (177 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Things Change's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Things Change was directed by David Mamet[4].
  • David Mamet wrote the screenplay for Things Change[5].
  • Things Change's composer is recorded as Alaric Jans[6].
  • Things Change's genre is comedy drama[7].
  • Things Change's genre is comedy film[8].
  • Things Change's genre is crime film[9].
  • A cast member of Things Change was Don Ameche[10].
  • A cast member of Things Change was Joe Mantegna[11].
  • A cast member of Things Change was Robert Prosky[12].
  • A cast member of Things Change was William H. Macy[13].
  • A cast member of Things Change was Ricky Jay[14].
  • A cast member of Things Change was Clark Gregg[15].
  • A cast member of Things Change was Felicity Huffman[16].
  • A cast member of Things Change was J. T. Walsh[17].
  • A cast member of Things Change was Natalia Nogulich[18].
  • Things Change's production company is recorded as Columbia Pictures[19].
  • The original language of Things Change was English[20].
  • Things Change was distributed by video on demand[21].
  • Things Change's review score is recorded as 83%[22].
  • Things Change's review score is recorded as 6.9/10[23].
  • Things Change's color is recorded as color[24].
  • Things Change's country of origin is recorded as United States[25].
  • Things Change was released on January 1, 1988[26].
  • Things Change was published on April 12, 1990[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Things Change was directed by David Mamet[4]. David Mamet wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Don Ameche[10], Joe Mantegna[11], Robert Prosky[12], William H. Macy[13], Ricky Jay[14], and Clark Gregg[15].

Publication

Publication dates include January 1, 1988[26] and April 12, 1990[27]. The original language of Things Change was English[20]. Genres include comedy drama[7], comedy film[8], and crime film[9]. It was distributed by video on demand[21].

Subject and Themes

Things Change's main subject is gambling[28].

Reception

Reviews include 83%[22] and 6.9/10[23].

Why It Matters

Things Change ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (177 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 96259
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14821]]: 96259, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269964|batch #269964]]"
  2. 6w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 14947
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 14947, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269266|batch #269266]]"
  3. 14w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1988-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1990-04-12T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → David Mamet
    Duration → {'amount': '+100'}
    Original language of film or tv show → English
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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