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Tumbleweeds

1999 film by Gavin O'Connor
Movie film Q2248201
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Summary

Tumbleweeds is a film[1]. Tumbleweeds ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,377 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3], Sundance Filmmaker Trophy Dramatic[4]
  • Director: Gavin O'Connor[5]
  • Screenwriter: Gavin O'Connor[6]
  • Composer: David Mansfield[7]
  • Genre: coming-of-age film[8], drama film[9], comedy film[10]
  • Cast member: Janet McTeer[11], Kimberly J. Brown[12], Jay O. Sanders[13], Gavin O'Connor[14], Jennifer Paige[15], Joel Polis[16], Laurel Holloman[17], Lois Smith[18], Michael J. Pollard[19], Cody McMains[20], Noah Emmerich[21]
  • Producer: Greg O'Connor[22]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[23]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[24]
  • Review score: 82%[25], 7/10[26], 75/100[27]
  • Color: color[28]
  • Country of origin: United States[29]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1999[30], November 24, 1999[31]
  • Distributed by: Fine Line Features[32], Netflix[33]
  • Filming location: Malibu[34]
  • Film editor: John Gilroy[35]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Actress[36]
  • Title: Tumbleweeds[37]
  • Duration: 102 minutes[38]

Why It Matters

Tumbleweeds has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] Tumbleweeds is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

FAQs

What awards did Tumbleweeds receive?

Honors received include National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3] and Sundance Filmmaker Trophy Dramatic[4].

Related Entities

film Janet McTeer Michael J. Pollard Netflix United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [4] ↑ . Sundance Institute Digital Archive. Retrieved . history.sundance.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13h ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'ca', 'cy', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fr', 'id', 'it', 'pl', 'pt',
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  2. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 24059
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  4. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1999-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1999-11-24T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Gavin O'Connor
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+102'}
    Original language of film or tv show → English
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