Used People

1992 film by Beeban Kidron
Movie film Q1213378
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Used People

Summary

Used People is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (140 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Used People's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Used People was directed by Beeban Kidron[4].
  • Todd Graff wrote the screenplay for Used People[5].
  • Used People's composer is recorded as Rachel Portman[6].
  • Used People's genre is romantic comedy[7].
  • Used People's genre is drama film[8].
  • A cast member of Used People was Shirley MacLaine[9].
  • A cast member of Used People was Kathy Bates[10].
  • A cast member of Used People was Jessica Tandy[11].
  • A cast member of Used People was Marcello Mastroianni[12].
  • A cast member of Used People was Marcia Gay Harden[13].
  • A cast member of Used People was Sylvia Sidney[14].
  • A cast member of Used People was Joe Pantoliano[15].
  • A cast member of Used People was Bob Dishy[16].
  • A cast member of Used People was Charles Cioffi[17].
  • A cast member of Used People was Doris Roberts[18].
  • A cast member of Used People was Helen Hanft[19].
  • A cast member of Used People was Lee Wallace[20].
  • Used People's director of photography is recorded as David Watkin[21].
  • The original language of Used People was English[22].
  • Used People was distributed by video on demand[23].
  • Used People's review score is recorded as 5.2/10[24].
  • Used People's review score is recorded as 44%[25].
  • Used People's color is recorded as color[26].
  • Used People's country of origin is recorded as United States[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Used People was directed by Beeban Kidron[4]. Todd Graff wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Shirley MacLaine[9], Kathy Bates[10], Jessica Tandy[11], Marcello Mastroianni[12], Marcia Gay Harden[13], and Sylvia Sidney[14].

Publication

Publication dates include January 1, 1992[28] and April 15, 1993[29]. The original language of Used People was English[22]. Genres include romantic comedy[7] and drama film[8]. It was distributed by video on demand[23].

Subject and Themes

Used People's main subject is dysfunctional family[30].

Reception

Reviews include 5.2/10[24] and 44%[25].

Why It Matters

Used People ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (140 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

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. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

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. 5w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 105706
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14821]]: 105706, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269764|batch #269764]]"
  2. 6w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 16509
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 16509, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269266|batch #269266]]"
  3. 14w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1992-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1993-04-15T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Todd Graff
    Duration → {'amount': '+90'}
    Original language of film or tv show → English
    + 20 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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