Beginners

2010 film directed by Mike Mills
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Beginners

Summary

Beginners is a film[1]. Beginners ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,978 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Beginners received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor[3].
  • Beginners's instance of is recorded as film[4].
  • Beginners was directed by Mike Mills[5].
  • Mike Mills wrote the screenplay for Beginners[6].
  • Beginners's composer is recorded as Roger Neill[7].
  • Beginners's composer is recorded as David Palmer[8].
  • Beginners's composer is recorded as Brian Reitzell[9].
  • Beginners's genre is drama film[10].
  • Beginners's genre is romantic comedy[11].
  • Beginners's genre is LGBTQ-related film[12].
  • A cast member of Beginners was Ewan McGregor[13].
  • A cast member of Beginners was Christopher Plummer[14].
  • A cast member of Beginners was Mélanie Laurent[15].
  • A cast member of Beginners was Goran Višnjić[16].
  • A cast member of Beginners was Lou Taylor Pucci[17].
  • A cast member of Beginners was Cosmo[18].
  • Beginners was produced by Leslie Urdang[19].
  • Beginners was produced by Miranda de Pencier[20].
  • Beginners was produced by Lars Knudsen[21].
  • Beginners was produced by Jay Van Hoy[22].
  • Beginners's production company is recorded as Parts & Labor[23].
  • Beginners's director of photography is recorded as Kasper Tuxen[24].
  • The original language of Beginners was English[25].
  • Beginners was distributed by video on demand[26].
  • Beginners's review score is recorded as 7.5/10[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Leslie Urdang[19], Miranda de Pencier[20], Lars Knudsen[21], and Jay Van Hoy[22]. Beginners was directed by Mike Mills[5]. Mike Mills wrote the screenplay for Beginners[6]. Cast members include Ewan McGregor[13], Christopher Plummer[14], Mélanie Laurent[15], Goran Višnjić[16], Lou Taylor Pucci[17], and Cosmo[18].

Publication

Publication dates include January 1, 2010[28] and June 9, 2011[29]. The original language of Beginners was English[25]. Genres include drama film[10], romantic comedy[11], and LGBTQ-related film[12]. Beginners was distributed by video on demand[26].

Subject and Themes

Beginners's main subject is lung cancer[30].

Reception

Beginners received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor[3]. Reviews include 7.5/10[27], 86%[31], and 81/100[32].

Why It Matters

Beginners ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,978 views/month).[2] Beginners has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] Beginners is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

What awards did Beginners receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 1532503
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  2. 6w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 82430
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  3. 14w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → [Cancer on the big screen. How and when movies deal with oncological diseases]
    Publication date → +2010-01-01T00:00:00Z, +2011-06-09T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Mike Mills
    Duration → {'amount': '+105'}
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