What Just Happened

2008 film by Barry Levinson
Movie film Q378891
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Summary

What Just Happened is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,413 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Barry Levinson[3]
  • Screenwriter: Art Linson[4]
  • Composer: Marcelo Zarvos[5]
  • Genre: comedy film[6], drama film[7]
  • Based on: What Just Happened?[8]
  • Cast member: Robert De Niro[9], Catherine Keener[10], Stanley Tucci[11], John Turturro[12], Michael Wincott[13], Robin Wright[14], Kristen Stewart[15], Peter Jacobson[16], Bruce Willis[17], Sean Penn[18], Moon Bloodgood[19], Ayla Kell[20], Flo Ankah[21], Marin Hinkle[22]
  • Producer: Robert De Niro[23], Art Linson[24], Barry Levinson[25], Mark Cuban[26], Jane Rosenthal[27]
  • Production company: TriBeCa Productions[28]
  • Director of photography: Stéphane Fontaine[29]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[30]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[31]
  • Review score: 50%[32], 5.7/10[33]
  • Color: color[34]
  • Country of origin: United States[35]
  • Publication date: March 26, 2009[36], January 19, 2008[37]
  • Distributed by: Magnolia Pictures[38], Netflix[39]
  • Official website: http://www.whatjusthappenedfilm.com[40]
  • Filming location: Connecticut[41], Cannes[42]
  • Film editor: Hank Corwin[43]
  • Title: What Just Happened[44]
  • Has characteristic: film based on book[45]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 12[46]
  • Duration: 99 minutes[47]
  • Aspect ratio (W:H): 2.35:1[48]
  • Capital cost: 25,000,000 US dollars[49]

Why It Matters

What Just Happened has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  30. [32] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . Movie Walker. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . kinokalender.com. Retrieved . kinokalender.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [50] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [51] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Mullanur · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 25
    Rars rating → 16+
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  2. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 10w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 52710
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  4. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production designer → Stefania Cella
    Publication date → +2009-03-26T00:00:00Z, +2008-01-19T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Art Linson
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+99'}
    + 34 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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