John Tucker Must Die

2006 film by Betty Thomas
Movie film Q771023
John Tucker Must Die
20th Century Fox (now owned by Walt Disney Studios) · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Summary

John Tucker Must Die is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,239 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Betty Thomas[3]
  • Screenwriter: Jeff Lowell[4]
  • Composer: Richard Gibbs[5]
  • Genre: romantic comedy[6], teen film[7]
  • Cast member: Jesse Metcalfe[8], Brittany Snow[9], Ashanti[10], Sophia Bush[11], Arielle Kebbel[12], Jenny McCarthy[13], Penn Badgley[14], Taylor Kitsch[15], Chelan Simmons[16], Kevin McNulty[17], Fulvio Cecere[18], Amber Borycki[19], Amanda Crew[20], Nicki Clyne[21]
  • Production company: 20th Century Studios[22], Regency Enterprises[23]
  • Director of photography: Anthony B. Richmond[24]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[25]
  • Soundtrack release: John Tucker Must Die – Music from the Motion Picture[26]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[27]
  • Review score: 4.5/10[28], 41/100[29], 28%[30]
  • Color: color[31]
  • Country of origin: United States[32]
  • Publication date: July 27, 2006[33], January 18, 2007[34]
  • Distributed by: 20th Century Studios[35], Netflix[36], Disney+[37]
  • Narrative location: Portland[38]
  • Filming location: Vancouver[39]
  • Film editor: Matt Friedman[40]
  • Nominated for: Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress[41]
  • Title: John Tucker Must Die[42]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 0[43]
  • Duration: 86[44]
  • Capital cost: 18,000,000[45]
  • Kijkwijzer rating: 6[46]
  • Filmiroda rating: Category II[47]

Why It Matters

John Tucker Must Die has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]

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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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  1. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 455967
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  2. 10w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 43273
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  4. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +2006-07-27T00:00:00Z, +2007-01-18T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Jeff Lowell
    Duration → {'amount': '+86'}
    Original language of film or tv show → English
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