Wonder Boys

2000 film directed by Curtis Hanson

Movie film Q168862

Facts

36 properties

Instance of: film
Award received: National Board of Review: Top Ten Films^[2]
Director: Curtis Hanson^[3]
Genre: comedy film, drama film, LGBTQ-related film^[7]^[8]^[9]
Publication date: February 22, 2000, November 2, 2000^[40]^[41]
Official website: www.wonderboysmovie.com^[45]
Screenwriter: Steve Kloves, Michael Chabon^[4]^[5]
Based on: Wonder Boys^[10]
Producer: Scott Rudin^[25]
Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Film Editing, Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay^[48]^[49]
Duration: +107
After a work by: Michael Chabon^[52]
Assessment: Bechdel test
CNC film rating (France): no age restriction
Cast member: Tobey Maguire, Frances McDormand, Katie Holmes, Robert Downey Jr., Michael Douglas, Rip Torn, Jane Adams, Philip Bosco, Richard Thomas, Alan Tudyk, George Grizzard, Kelly Bishop, James Ellroy, Amber Mariano, Yusuf Gatewood^[11]^[12]^[13]^[14]^[15]^[16]^[17]^[18]^[19]^[20]^[21]^[22]^[23]^[24]
Color: color^[35]
Composer: Christopher Young^[6]
Country of origin: Germany, United States, United Kingdom, Japan^[36]^[37]^[38]^[39]
Different from: Wonder Boy
Director of photography: Dante Spinotti^[29]
Distributed by: Paramount Pictures, Netflix^[42]^[43]
Distribution format: video on demand^[31]
FSK film rating: FSK 12
Film editor: Dede Allen^[47]

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Filming location: Pittsburgh^[46]
Has characteristic: film based on a novel^[51]
Kijkwijzer rating: Kijkwijzer 6
Medierådet rating: Suitable for a general audience, but not recommended for children under 7
Narrative location: Pittsburgh^[44]
Original language of film or TV show: English^[30]
P14449: 3317
P14821: 185014
Production company: Paramount Pictures, Mutual Film Corporation, British Broadcasting Corporation^[26]^[27]^[28]
Production designer: Jeannine Oppewall
Review score: 81%, 7.2/10, 74/100^[32]^[33]^[34]
Title: Wonder Boys^[50]

🏷️ Also known as

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🔖 Identifiers · 86

ACMI ID: works/94851
AFI Catalog of Feature Films ID: 53888
AMPAS collections film ID: W072705
Academy Awards Database film ID: 3930
AllMovie title ID: v182470
Allcinema film ID: 161579
AlloCiné film ID: 27776
Amazon Standard Identification Number: B001ZS5CD6
Apple TV movie ID: umc.cmc.6t1lvgk9mwbnbk8rj4w78q8pf
BBC Things ID: acb1626c-a529-4b1f-9afb-17974c1e7fba
BBC programme ID: b0078nh3
BFI Films, TV and people ID: 4ce2b8220aad4

Show all 86 identifiers +74

BFI National Archive work ID: 150520824
Bechdel Test Movie List ID: 8782
Box Office Mojo film ID (former scheme): wonderboys
Cine.gr film ID (archived): 1892
CineMagia title ID: 51
Cinema.de ID: 1309951
Cineplex Germany film ID: 43858
Ciné-Ressources film ID: 71862
Cinémathèque québécoise work ID: 56114
DNF film ID: 30844
Deutsche Synchronkartei film ID: 3686
Douban film ID: 1296787
Dvdcompare.net film ID: 947, 69390
EDb film ID: t0008266
EIDR content ID: 10.5240/B3D6-C0B9-1436-C9E9-D502-N
ElCinema film ID: 2008565
ElFilm film ID: 182772
Elonet movie ID: 974533
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID: topic/Wonder-Boys-film-by-Hanson
Exploitation mark number: 100306
Fernsehserien.de ID: filme/wonderboys-lauter-wunderknaben
FilmAffinity film ID: 312309
FilmVandaag ID: film/1484
Filmfront film ID (archived): 1755
Filmová databáze film ID: 24829
Filmweb.no film ID: 73730
Filmweb.pl film ID: 1410
Freebase ID: /m/02q56mk
Google Play Movies & TV ID: MX8rgv4Hr9A
IMDb ID: tt0185014
ISAN: 0000-0000-2129-0000-Q-0000-0000-X
ITunes movie ID: 307861697
Il mondo dei doppiatori ID: film/wonderboys
KINENOTE film ID: 31949
KOBIS film ID: 20008156
Kanopy ID: 6071955
Kinobox film ID: 28824
Kinopoisk film ID: 885
LUMIERE film ID: 15195
LdiF ID: 513765
Letterboxd film ID: wonder-boys
MUBI film ID: 22542
MYmovies audiovisual work ID: 29244
Mediafilm ID: mf-tt-5822475023
Metacritic ID: movie/wonder-boys
Movie Review Query Engine ID: wonder-boys-m100015107
Movie Walker Press film ID: mv31516
MovieMeter film ID: 44
Moviepilot.de film ID: die-wonderboys
MusicBrainz release group ID: 528001ee-101b-3efb-8720-099bd678ef44
NRK TV ID: program/KOIF40000903
Netflix ID: 60000161
NientePopCorn movie ID: wonder-boys
OFDb film ID: 8542
OMDb film ID: 11004
PORT film ID: 37379
Plex media key: 5d7768364de0ee001fccba18
Quora topic ID: Wonder-Boys-2000-movie
Rotten Tomatoes ID: m/wonder_boys
Schnittberichte.com title ID: 45082
Scope.dk film ID: 477
Scripts.com script ID: 321
Sratim ID: tt123920
Swedish Film Database ID: 44482
TCM Movie Database film ID: 444232
TMDB movie ID: 11004
TV Guide show ID (former scheme): 134410
TV.com ID: movies/wonder-boys
The Numbers movie ID: Wonder-Boys
TheTVDB movie ID: 2292
Trakt.tv ID: movies/wonder-boys-2000
Trakt.tv film ID: 6142
Wolfram Language entity code: Entity["Movie", "WonderBoys::8756m"]
ČSFD film ID: 4128

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🔗 Connections

Cast member 14

Robert Downey Jr., Michael Douglas, Tobey Maguire, Frances McDormand, Katie Holmes, Rip Torn, James Ellroy, Alan Tudyk +6 more

Country of origin 4

United States, Japan, Germany, United Kingdom

Genre 3

comedy film, drama film, LGBTQ-related film

Production company 3

British Broadcasting Corporation, Paramount Pictures, Mutual Film Corporation

Distributed by 2

Netflix, Paramount Pictures

Nominated for 2

Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay, Academy Award for Best Film Editing

Screenwriter 2

Michael Chabon, Steve Kloves

After a work by 1

Michael Chabon

Assessment 1

Bechdel test

Award received 1

National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

Composer 1

Christopher Young

Director 1

Curtis Hanson

Director of photography 1

Dante Spinotti

Distribution format 1

video on demand

Film editor 1

Dede Allen

Filming location 1

Pittsburgh

Instance of 1

film

Narrative location 1

Pittsburgh

Original language of film or TV show 1

English

Producer 1

Scott Rudin

Production designer 1

Jeannine Oppewall

← Mb:performer of 1

various artists

← Mb:single from 1

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Summary

Wonder Boys is a film^[1].

FAQs

What awards did Wonder Boys receive?

Honors received include National Board of Review: Top Ten Films^[2].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

[3] ↑ Wonder Boys — director (P57): Curtis Hanson. imdb.com. Retrieved 2016-04-07. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Wonder Boys — screenwriter (P58): Steve Kloves. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Wonder Boys — screenwriter (P58): Michael Chabon. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Wonder Boys — composer (P86): Christopher Young. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Wonder Boys — genre (P136): comedy film. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Wonder Boys — genre (P136): drama film. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Wonder Boys — genre (P136): LGBTQ-related film. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Wonder Boys — based on (P144): Wonder Boys. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Wonder Boys — cast member (P161): Tobey Maguire. stopklatka.pl. Retrieved 2016-04-07. stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Wonder Boys — cast member (P161): Frances McDormand. stopklatka.pl. Retrieved 2016-04-07. stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Wonder Boys — cast member (P161): Katie Holmes. bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-04-07. bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Wonder Boys — cast member (P161): Robert Downey Jr.. bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-04-07. bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Wonder Boys — cast member (P161): Michael Douglas. stopklatka.pl. Retrieved 2016-04-07. stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Wonder Boys — cast member (P161): Rip Torn. bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-04-07. bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Wonder Boys — cast member (P161): Jane Adams. bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-04-07. bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Wonder Boys — cast member (P161): Philip Bosco. bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-04-07. bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Wonder Boys — cast member (P161): Richard Thomas. bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-04-07. bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Wonder Boys — cast member (P161): Alan Tudyk. imdb.com. Retrieved 2016-04-07. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Wonder Boys — cast member (P161): George Grizzard. imdb.com. Retrieved 2016-04-07. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Wonder Boys — cast member (P161): Kelly Bishop. imdb.com. Retrieved 2016-04-07. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Wonder Boys — cast member (P161): James Ellroy. Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Wonder Boys — cast member (P161): Amber Mariano. Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Wonder Boys — producer (P162): Scott Rudin. wikidata.org.
[2] ↑ Wonder Boys — award received (P166): National Board of Review: Top Ten Films. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Wonder Boys — production company (P272): Paramount Pictures. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Wonder Boys — production company (P272): Mutual Film Corporation. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Wonder Boys — production company (P272): British Broadcasting Corporation. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Wonder Boys — director of photography (P344): Dante Spinotti. wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ Wonder Boys — original language of film or TV show (P364): English. wikidata.org.
[31] ↑ Wonder Boys — distribution format (P437): video on demand. wikidata.org.
[32] ↑ Wonder Boys — review score (P444): 81%. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2021-10-05. wikidata.org.
[33] ↑ Wonder Boys — review score (P444): 7.2/10. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2021-10-05. wikidata.org.
[34] ↑ Wonder Boys — review score (P444): 74/100. wikidata.org.
[35] ↑ Wonder Boys — color (P462): color. wikidata.org.
[36] ↑ Wonder Boys — country of origin (P495): Germany. BFI Film & TV Database. Retrieved 2020-08-22. wikidata.org.
[37] ↑ Wonder Boys — country of origin (P495): United States. Lexicon of international films. Retrieved 2020-08-22. wikidata.org.
[38] ↑ Wonder Boys — country of origin (P495): United Kingdom. BFI Film & TV Database. Retrieved 2020-08-22. wikidata.org.
[39] ↑ Wonder Boys — country of origin (P495): Japan. BFI Film & TV Database. Retrieved 2020-08-22. wikidata.org.
[40] ↑ Wonder Boys — publication date (P577): February 22, 2000. Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
[41] ↑ Wonder Boys — publication date (P577): November 2, 2000. kinokalender.com. Retrieved 2018-01-30. kinokalender.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[42] ↑ Wonder Boys — distributed by (P750): Paramount Pictures. wikidata.org.
[43] ↑ Wonder Boys — distributed by (P750): Netflix. wikidata.org.
[44] ↑ Wonder Boys — narrative location (P840): Pittsburgh. wikidata.org.
[45] ↑ Wonder Boys — official website (P856): http://www.wonderboysmovie.com/. wikidata.org.
[46] ↑ Wonder Boys — filming location (P915): Pittsburgh. wikidata.org.
[47] ↑ Wonder Boys — film editor (P1040): Dede Allen. wikidata.org.
[48] ↑ Wonder Boys — nominated for (P1411): Academy Award for Best Film Editing. wikidata.org.
[49] ↑ Wonder Boys — nominated for (P1411): Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay. wikidata.org.
[50] ↑ Wonder Boys — title (P1476): Wonder Boys. wikidata.org.
[51] ↑ Wonder Boys — has characteristic (P1552): film based on a novel. wikidata.org.
[52] ↑ Wonder Boys — after a work by (P1877): Michael Chabon. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

[1] ↑ Wonder Boys is an instance of film (Q11424) [P31, primary]. Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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Publication date → +2000-02-22T00:00:00Z, +2000-11-02T00:00:00Z

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