Lone Star

1996 film by John Sayles
Movie film Q930332
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Lone Star

Summary

Lone Star is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (689 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lone Star's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Lone Star's director is recorded as John Sayles[4].
  • Lone Star's screenwriter is recorded as John Sayles[5].
  • Lone Star's composer is recorded as Mason Daring[6].
  • Lone Star's genre is recorded as crime film[7].
  • Lone Star's genre is recorded as romance film[8].
  • Lone Star's genre is recorded as drama film[9].
  • Lone Star's genre is recorded as mystery film[10].
  • Lone Star's genre is recorded as Western film[11].
  • Lone Star's cast member is recorded as Chris Cooper[12].
  • Lone Star's cast member is recorded as Matthew McConaughey[13].
  • Lone Star's cast member is recorded as Elizabeth Peña[14].
  • Lone Star's cast member is recorded as Kris Kristofferson[15].
  • Lone Star's cast member is recorded as Joe Morton[16].
  • Lone Star's cast member is recorded as Ron Canada[17].
  • Lone Star's cast member is recorded as Jesse Borrego[18].
  • Lone Star's cast member is recorded as Tony Plana[19].
  • Lone Star's cast member is recorded as Frances McDormand[20].
  • Lone Star's cast member is recorded as Clifton James[21].
  • Lone Star's cast member is recorded as Leo Burmester[22].
  • Lone Star's cast member is recorded as Míriam Colón[23].
  • Lone Star's cast member is recorded as Tony Frank[24].
  • Lone Star's cast member is recorded as Chandra Wilson[25].
  • Lone Star's cast member is recorded as Tony Amendola[26].
  • Lone Star's producer is recorded as Maggie Renzi[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Lone Star's producer is recorded as Maggie Renzi[27]. Its director is recorded as John Sayles[4]. Its screenwriter is recorded as John Sayles[5]. Cast members include Chris Cooper[12], Matthew McConaughey[13], Elizabeth Peña[14], Kris Kristofferson[15], Joe Morton[16], and Ron Canada[17].

Publication

Publication dates include +1996-01-01T00:00:00Z[28], +1997-03-27T00:00:00Z[29], +1996-03-14T00:00:00Z[30], +1996-05-10T00:00:00Z[31], +1996-06-10T00:00:00Z[32], and +1996-06-21T00:00:00Z[33]. Lone Star's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[34]. Genres include crime film[7], romance film[8], drama film[9], mystery film[10], and Western film[11].

Subject and Themes

Lone Star's main subject is recorded as incest[35].

Reception

Reviews include 8.6/10[36], 79/100[37], and 91%[38].

Why It Matters

Lone Star ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (689 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . metacritic.com. Retrieved . metacritic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . metacritic.com. Retrieved . metacritic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . metacritic.com. Retrieved . metacritic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: 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] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [34] . wikidata.org.
  27. [36] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [37] . wikidata.org.
  29. [38] . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . zelluloid.de. Retrieved . zelluloid.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [30] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [31] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [32] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [33] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [35] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Difool · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Composer Mason Daring
    Film editor John Sayles
    Main subject incest
    Aliases
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    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||6 */ Cleanup: remove wikimedia refs; add external ID to reference ([[User:Difool/WikidataCleanup]])"
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