What Dreams May Come

1998 film directed by Vincent Ward
Movie film Q839434
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What Dreams May Come

Summary

What Dreams May Come is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,422 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • What Dreams May Come received the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects[3].
  • What Dreams May Come's instance of is recorded as film[4].
  • What Dreams May Come was directed by Vincent Ward[5].
  • Ronald Bass wrote the screenplay for What Dreams May Come[6].
  • What Dreams May Come's composer is recorded as Michael Kamen[7].
  • What Dreams May Come's genre is romance film[8].
  • What Dreams May Come's genre is fantasy film[9].
  • What Dreams May Come's genre is drama film[10].
  • What Dreams May Come's genre is film based on literature[11].
  • What Dreams May Come's based on is recorded as What Dreams May Come[12].
  • A cast member of What Dreams May Come was Robin Williams[13].
  • A cast member of What Dreams May Come was Cuba Gooding Jr.[14].
  • A cast member of What Dreams May Come was Annabella Sciorra[15].
  • A cast member of What Dreams May Come was Max von Sydow[16].
  • A cast member of What Dreams May Come was Rosalind Chao[17].
  • A cast member of What Dreams May Come was Lucinda Jenney[18].
  • A cast member of What Dreams May Come was Matt Salinger[19].
  • A cast member of What Dreams May Come was Werner Herzog[20].
  • A cast member of What Dreams May Come was Jessica Brooks Grant[21].
  • What Dreams May Come's production company is recorded as Interscope Films[22].
  • What Dreams May Come's director of photography is recorded as Eduardo Serra[23].
  • The original language of What Dreams May Come was English[24].
  • What Dreams May Come was distributed by video on demand[25].
  • What Dreams May Come's review score is recorded as 5.7/10[26].
  • What Dreams May Come's review score is recorded as 52%[27].

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Authorship and Creation

What Dreams May Come was directed by Vincent Ward[5]. Ronald Bass wrote the screenplay for it[6]. Cast members include Robin Williams[13], Cuba Gooding Jr.[14], Annabella Sciorra[15], Max von Sydow[16], Rosalind Chao[17], and Lucinda Jenney[18].

Publication

Publication dates include January 1, 1998[28] and November 26, 1998[29]. The original language of What Dreams May Come was English[24]. Genres include romance film[8], fantasy film[9], drama film[10], and film based on literature[11]. It was distributed by video on demand[25].

Reception

What Dreams May Come received the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects[3]. Reviews include 5.7/10[26], 52%[27], and 44/100[30].

Why It Matters

What Dreams May Come ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,422 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

FAQs

What awards did What Dreams May Come receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Visual Effects[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . Swedish Film Database. wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: 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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  1. 7d ago · Trivialist · 2026-07-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description 1998 film directed by Vincent Ward
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  2. 4w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production designer Eugenio Zanetti
    Publication date +1998-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1998-11-26T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter Ronald Bass
    Duration {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+108'}
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