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Hancock

2008 American film directed by Peter Berg
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Summary

Hancock is a film[1]. Hancock ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,742 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Peter Berg[3]
  • Screenwriter: Vince Gilligan[4], Vy Vincent Ngo[5]
  • Composer: John Powell[6]
  • Genre: superhero film[7], action film[8], fantasy film[9], science fiction film[10], comedy film[11], drama film[12]
  • Based on: Tonight, He Comes[13]
  • Cast member: Will Smith[14], Charlize Theron[15], Jason Bateman[16], Eddie Marsan[17], Jae Head[18], Johnny Galecki[19], Thomas Lennon[20], Daeg Faerch[21], Nancy Grace[22], Martin Klebba[23], Mike Epps[24], Donald Gibb[25], Michael Mann[26], Atticus Shaffer[27]
  • Producer: Akiva Goldsman[28], James Lassiter[29], Michael Mann[30], Will Smith[31], Jonathan Mostow[32]
  • Production company: Columbia Pictures[33]
  • Director of photography: Tobias A. Schliessler[34]
  • Original language of film or TV show: American English[35]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[36]
  • Review score: 5.4/10[37], 42%[38], 49/100[39], 42/100[40]
  • Color: color[41]
  • Country of origin: United States[42]
  • Publication date: June 16, 2008[43], July 3, 2008[44], July 10, 2008[45], June 19, 2008[46]
  • Distributed by: InterCom[47], Netflix[48]
  • Narrative location: Los Angeles[49]
  • Official website: http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/hancock/[50]
  • Filming location: Malibu[51], Santa Monica[52]
  • Main subject: alcoholism[53]
  • Described at URL: https://www.tvguide.com/movies/hancock/cast/2030139436/[54]
  • Film editor: Paul Rubell[55]
  • Title: Hancock[56]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 12[57]
  • Duration: 92[58]

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Album[59]

  • Secondary type(s): Soundtrack[60]

  • First release date: 2008-07-01[61]

  • Genre(s): classical[62]

  • Community tags: classical, movie soundtrack, soundtrack[63]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 696dddf9-3eb5-3500-af0c-5f9352f1efd6[64]

Why It Matters

Hancock has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[65] Hancock is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[66]

Related Entities

Charlize Theron Eddie Marsan film Jason Bateman Johnny Galecki John Powell Los Angeles Martin Klebba Michael Mann Mike Epps Netflix Peter Berg United States Vince Gilligan Will Smith

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [59] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [60] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [61] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [62] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [63] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [64] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [65] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [66] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Gerwoman · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Decine21 film id → 13316
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  2. 6w ago · Trollface 2006ALT · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Based on → Tonight, He Comes
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Based on: Tonight, He Comes"
  3. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 448157
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  4. 9w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 50555
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  5. 10w ago · Putnik · 2026-08-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14710 → F00549
    Described at url → https://www.tvguide.com/movies/hancock/cast/2030139436/
    Screenwriter → Vince Gilligan, Vy Vincent Ngo
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14710: F00549"
  6. 11w ago · Back ache · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Original language of film or tv show → American English
    Described at url → https://www.tvguide.com/movies/hancock/cast/2030139436/
    Review score → 5.4/10, 42%, 49/100 +1
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Described at url: https://www.tvguide.com/movies/hancock/cast/2030139436/"
  7. 11w ago · Back ache · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described at url → https://www.tvguide.com/movies/hancock/cast/2030139436/
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Described at url: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/hancock"
  8. 14w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14567 → SID0016439
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  9. 15w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +2008-06-16T00:00:00Z, +2008-07-03T00:00:00Z, +2008-07-10T00:00:00Z +1
    Screenwriter → Vince Gilligan, Vy Vincent Ngo
    Duration → {'amount': '+92'}
    Aspect ratio (w:h) → 2.35:1
    + 36 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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