Fences

2016 film by Denzel Washington
Movie film Q25136220
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Summary

Fences is a film[1]. Fences ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18,367 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[3]
  • Director: Denzel Washington[4]
  • Screenwriter: August Wilson[5]
  • Composer: Marcelo Zarvos[6]
  • Genre: drama film[7]
  • Cast member: Viola Davis[8], Denzel Washington[9], Stephen McKinley Henderson[10], Mykelti Williamson[11], Russell Hornsby[12], Jovan Adepo[13], Saniyya Sidney[14]
  • Producer: Todd Black[15]
  • Production company: Paramount Pictures[16]
  • Director of photography: Charlotte Bruus Christensen[17]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[18]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[19]
  • Review score: 7.6/10[20], 92%[21], 79/100[22]
  • Color: color[23]
  • Country of origin: United States[24]
  • Publication date: December 25, 2016[25], February 16, 2017[26], December 16, 2016[27]
  • Distributed by: Paramount Pictures[28], Netflix[29], Hulu[30]
  • Narrative location: Pittsburgh[31]
  • Official website: http://www.fencesmovie.com/[32]
  • Filming location: Pittsburgh[33]
  • Film editor: Hughes Winborne[34]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Actor[35], Academy Award for Best Picture[36], Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[37], Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay[38]
  • Title: Fences[39]
  • MPA film rating: PG-13[40]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 6[41]
  • Duration: 139[42]

Why It Matters

Fences has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] Fences is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

FAQs

What awards did Fences receive?

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

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. [43] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [44] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  5. 15w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +2016-12-25T00:00:00Z, +2017-02-16T00:00:00Z, +2016-12-16T00:00:00Z
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