He Got Game

1998 film directed by Spike Lee
Movie film Q508410
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He Got Game

Summary

He Got Game is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,543 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • He Got Game's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • He Got Game was directed by Spike Lee[4].
  • Spike Lee wrote the screenplay for He Got Game[5].
  • He Got Game's composer is recorded as Aaron Copland[6].
  • He Got Game's genre is drama film[7].
  • He Got Game's genre is hood film[8].
  • He Got Game's genre is sport film[9].
  • He Got Game's genre is prison film[10].
  • A cast member of He Got Game was Denzel Washington[11].
  • A cast member of He Got Game was Ray Allen[12].
  • A cast member of He Got Game was Milla Jovovich[13].
  • A cast member of He Got Game was Rosario Dawson[14].
  • A cast member of He Got Game was Hill Harper[15].
  • A cast member of He Got Game was Ned Beatty[16].
  • A cast member of He Got Game was Jim Brown[17].
  • A cast member of He Got Game was Bill Nunn[18].
  • A cast member of He Got Game was Lonette McKee[19].
  • A cast member of He Got Game was Travis Best[20].
  • A cast member of He Got Game was John Turturro[21].
  • A cast member of He Got Game was John Wallace[22].
  • A cast member of He Got Game was Rick Fox[23].
  • A cast member of He Got Game was Walter McCarty[24].
  • A cast member of He Got Game was Jennifer Esposito[25].
  • A cast member of He Got Game was Charles Barkley[26].
  • A cast member of He Got Game was Michael Jordan[27].

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Authorship and Creation

He Got Game was produced by Spike Lee[28]. It was directed by Spike Lee[4]. Spike Lee wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Denzel Washington[11], Ray Allen[12], Milla Jovovich[13], Rosario Dawson[14], Hill Harper[15], and Ned Beatty[16].

Publication

Publication dates include May 1, 1998[29] and January 21, 1999[30]. The original language of He Got Game was English[31]. Genres include drama film[7], hood film[8], sport film[9], and prison film[10]. It was distributed by video on demand[32].

Reception

Reviews include 81%[33], 6.9/10[34], and 64/100[35].

Why It Matters

He Got Game ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,543 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . 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. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 124718
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14821]]: 124718, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269764|batch #269764]]"
  2. 6w ago · Gerwoman · 2026-08-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Decine21 film id → 26953
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P7978]]: 26953, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/204254143|Una mala jugada (#204254143)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7078|Decine21 film]] #m"
  3. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 6002
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 8682, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/264619|batch #264619]]"
  4. 14w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1998-05-01T00:00:00Z, +1999-01-21T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Spike Lee
    Duration → {'amount': '+136'}
    Original language of film or tv show → English
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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