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Existenz

1999 film directed by David Cronenberg
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Existenz

Summary

Existenz is a film[1]. Existenz ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,303 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Existenz's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Existenz's director is recorded as David Cronenberg[4].
  • Existenz's screenwriter is recorded as David Cronenberg[5].
  • Existenz's composer is recorded as Howard Shore[6].
  • Existenz's genre is recorded as horror film[7].
  • Existenz's genre is recorded as science fiction film[8].
  • Existenz's genre is recorded as thriller film[9].
  • Existenz's genre is recorded as science fiction horror film[10].
  • Existenz's genre is recorded as body horror film[11].
  • Existenz's genre is recorded as biopunk[12].
  • Existenz's genre is recorded as action film[13].
  • Existenz's genre is recorded as cyberpunk[14].
  • Existenz's genre is recorded as comedy film[15].
  • Existenz's genre is recorded as crime thriller film[16].
  • Existenz's genre is recorded as crime drama film[17].
  • Existenz's genre is recorded as drama film[18].
  • Existenz's genre is recorded as crime film[19].
  • Existenz's genre is recorded as psychological thriller film[20].
  • Existenz's genre is recorded as psychological horror film[21].
  • Existenz's genre is recorded as dystopian film[22].
  • Existenz's genre is recorded as suspense film[23].
  • Existenz's genre is recorded as psychological drama film[24].
  • Existenz's genre is recorded as mystery film[25].
  • Existenz's genre is recorded as comedy horror film[26].
  • Existenz's genre is recorded as comedy drama[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Robert Lantos[28] and David Cronenberg[29]. Existenz's director is recorded as David Cronenberg[4]. Existenz's screenwriter is recorded as David Cronenberg[5]. Cast members include Jennifer Jason Leigh[30], Jude Law[31], Ian Holm[32], Don McKellar[33], Callum Keith Rennie[34], and Sarah Polley[35].

Publication

Publication dates include +1999-01-01T00:00:00Z[36] and +1999-11-18T00:00:00Z[37]. Existenz's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[38]. Genres include horror film[7], science fiction film[8], thriller film[9], science fiction horror film[10], body horror film[11], and biopunk[12].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include telepresence[39], virtual reality[40], escapism[41], reality[42], and loss of reality[43].

Reception

Reviews include 74%[44], 6.6/10[45], 68/100[46], and 6.8/10[47].

Why It Matters

Existenz ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,303 views/month).[2] Existenz has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] Existenz is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]

Related Entities

Alliance Atlantis Canada Christopher Eccleston David Cronenberg film France Howard Shore Ian Holm Jennifer Jason Leigh Jude Law Netflix Sarah Polley Toronto United Kingdom United States Willem Dafoe

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] ↑ . FilmAffinity. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [31] ↑ . Metacritic. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [32] ↑ . AlloCiné. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [33] ↑ . bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [34] ↑ . bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [35] ↑ . bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [44] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [45] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  37. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [47] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  39. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [37] ↑ . Lexicon of international films. wikidata.org.
  41. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [40] ↑ . Existenz. wikidata.org.
  43. [41] ↑ . Existenz. wikidata.org.
  44. [42] ↑ . Existenz. wikidata.org.
  45. [43] ↑ . Existenz. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [48] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [49] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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