Why Him?

2016 film by John Hamburg
Movie film Q23058779
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Why Him?

Summary

Why Him? is a film[1]. Why Him? ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,086 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Why Him?'s instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Why Him?'s director is recorded as John Hamburg[4].
  • Why Him?'s screenwriter is recorded as John Hamburg[5].
  • Why Him?'s composer is recorded as Theodore Shapiro[6].
  • Why Him?'s genre is recorded as comedy film[7].
  • Why Him?'s genre is recorded as Christmas film[8].
  • Why Him?'s cast member is recorded as James Franco[9].
  • Why Him?'s cast member is recorded as Bryan Cranston[10].
  • Why Him?'s cast member is recorded as Zoey Deutch[11].
  • Why Him?'s cast member is recorded as Megan Mullally[12].
  • Why Him?'s cast member is recorded as Griffin Gluck[13].
  • Why Him?'s cast member is recorded as Keegan-Michael Key[14].
  • Why Him?'s cast member is recorded as Andrew Rannells[15].
  • Why Him?'s cast member is recorded as Casey Wilson[16].
  • Why Him?'s cast member is recorded as Zack Pearlman[17].
  • Why Him?'s cast member is recorded as Cedric the Entertainer[18].
  • Why Him?'s cast member is recorded as Q16759[19].
  • Why Him?'s cast member is recorded as Adam DeVine[20].
  • Why Him?'s cast member is recorded as Elon Musk[21].
  • Why Him?'s cast member is recorded as Gene Simmons[22].
  • Why Him?'s cast member is recorded as Mary Pat Gleason[23].
  • Why Him?'s cast member is recorded as Steve Bannos[24].
  • Why Him?'s cast member is recorded as Bob Stephenson[25].
  • Why Him?'s cast member is recorded as Steve Aoki[26].
  • Why Him?'s cast member is recorded as Paul Stanley[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Stuart Cornfeld[28], Ben Stiller[29], and Shawn Levy[30]. Why Him?'s director is recorded as John Hamburg[4]. Its screenwriter is recorded as John Hamburg[5]. Cast members include James Franco[9], Bryan Cranston[10], Zoey Deutch[11], Megan Mullally[12], Griffin Gluck[13], and Keegan-Michael Key[14].

Publication

Publication dates include +2017-01-12T00:00:00Z[31], +2016-12-17T00:00:00Z[32], and +2016-12-22T00:00:00Z[33]. Why Him?'s original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[34]. Genres include comedy film[7] and Christmas film[8].

Reception

Reviews include 40%[35], 5/10[36], and 39/100[37].

Why It Matters

Why Him? ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,086 views/month).[2] Why Him? has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] Why Him? is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

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] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. 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.
  29. [34] . wikidata.org.
  30. [35] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [36] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [37] . wikidata.org.
  33. [31] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [32] . wikidata.org.
  35. [33] . nmhh.hu. nmhh.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Capital cost {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+38000000'}
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