Enemy of the State

1998 film by Tony Scott
Movie film Q177930
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Summary

Enemy of the State is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,567 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Tony Scott[3]
  • Screenwriter: David Marconi[4]
  • Composer: Harry Gregson-Williams[5], Trevor Rabin[6]
  • Genre: action film[7], thriller film[8], political thriller film[9]
  • Cast member: Gene Hackman[10], Jon Voight[11], Jack Black[12], Gabriel Byrne[13], Regina King[14], Mayra Medina[15], Barry Pepper[16], Jake Busey[17], Scott Caan[18], Jamie Kennedy[19], Jason Lee[20], Tom Sizemore[21], Anna Gunn[22], Carlos Gómez[23]
  • Producer: Jerry Bruckheimer[24]
  • Production company: Scott Free Productions[25], Touchstone Pictures[26]
  • Director of photography: Daniel Mindel[27]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[28]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[29]
  • Review score: 6.4/10[30], 71%[31], 67/100[32]
  • Color: color[33]
  • Country of origin: United States[34]
  • Publication date: November 20, 1998[35], December 18, 1998[36], December 17, 1998[37], November 18, 1998[38]
  • Characters: Robert Clayton Dean[39], Brill[40]
  • Distributed by: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures[41], Netflix[42], Disney+[43]
  • Narrative location: Washington, D.C.[44], Maryland[45]
  • Filming location: Baltimore[46]
  • Film editor: Chris Lebenzon[47]
  • Title: Enemy of the State[48]

Why It Matters

Enemy of the State has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [49] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [50] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Eiga.com movie id → 42811
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Eiga.com movie id: 42811, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/258694348|エネミー・オブ・アメリカ (#258694348)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7457|Eiga.com movie]] #mix"
  2. 7w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 120660
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  3. 10w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Rars rating → 18+
    Filmová databáze film id → 21679
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Filmová databáze film id: 25887, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/264619|batch #264619]]"
  4. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14449 → 2353
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
  5. 16w ago · Gerwoman · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1998-11-20T00:00:00Z, +1998-12-18T00:00:00Z, +1998-12-17T00:00:00Z +1
    Screenwriter → David Marconi
    Duration → {'amount': '+132'}
    Decine21 film id → 5386
    + 32 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Decine21 film id: 5386, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/204254008|Enemigo público (#204254008)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7078|Decine21 film]] #mi"
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