Once Upon a Time in the Midlands

2002 film by Shane Meadows
Movie film Q3595845
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Once Upon a Time in the Midlands

Summary

Once Upon a Time in the Midlands is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (274 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Once Upon a Time in the Midlands's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Once Upon a Time in the Midlands was directed by Shane Meadows[4].
  • Shane Meadows wrote the screenplay for Once Upon a Time in the Midlands[5].
  • Once Upon a Time in the Midlands's composer is recorded as John Lunn[6].
  • Once Upon a Time in the Midlands's genre is romantic comedy[7].
  • A cast member of Once Upon a Time in the Midlands was Robert Carlyle[8].
  • A cast member of Once Upon a Time in the Midlands was Rhys Ifans[9].
  • A cast member of Once Upon a Time in the Midlands was Kathy Burke[10].
  • A cast member of Once Upon a Time in the Midlands was Ricky Tomlinson[11].
  • A cast member of Once Upon a Time in the Midlands was Shirley Henderson[12].
  • A cast member of Once Upon a Time in the Midlands was Andrew Shim[13].
  • A cast member of Once Upon a Time in the Midlands was Q733122[14].
  • Once Upon a Time in the Midlands was produced by Andrea Calderwood[15].
  • The original language of Once Upon a Time in the Midlands was English[16].
  • Once Upon a Time in the Midlands was distributed by video on demand[17].
  • Once Upon a Time in the Midlands's review score is recorded as 51%[18].
  • Once Upon a Time in the Midlands's review score is recorded as 5.6/10[19].
  • Once Upon a Time in the Midlands's color is recorded as color[20].
  • Once Upon a Time in the Midlands's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[21].
  • Once Upon a Time in the Midlands was published on January 1, 2002[22].
  • Once Upon a Time in the Midlands's distributed by is recorded as Film4[23].
  • Once Upon a Time in the Midlands's distributed by is recorded as Netflix[24].
  • Once Upon a Time in the Midlands's narrative location is recorded as Nottingham[25].
  • Once Upon a Time in the Midlands's official website is recorded as http://www.sonypictures.com/classics/onceupon/[26].
  • Once Upon a Time in the Midlands's main subject is dysfunctional family[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Once Upon a Time in the Midlands was produced by Andrea Calderwood[15]. It was directed by Shane Meadows[4]. Shane Meadows wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Robert Carlyle[8], Rhys Ifans[9], Kathy Burke[10], Ricky Tomlinson[11], Shirley Henderson[12], and Andrew Shim[13].

Publication

Once Upon a Time in the Midlands was published on January 1, 2002[22]. The original language of it was English[16]. Its genre is romantic comedy[7]. It was distributed by video on demand[17].

Subject and Themes

Once Upon a Time in the Midlands's main subject is dysfunctional family[27].

Reception

Reviews include 51%[18] and 5.6/10[19].

Why It Matters

Once Upon a Time in the Midlands ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (274 views/month).[2]

References

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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] . wikidata.org.
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  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] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . 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] . Google Knowledge Graph. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production designer Crispian Sallis
    Publication date +2002-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter Shane Meadows
    Duration {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+104'}
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