Pay It Forward

2000 film directed by Mimi Leder
Movie film Q467248
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Summary

Pay It Forward is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,432 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Mimi Leder[3]
  • Screenwriter: Leslie Dixon[4]
  • Composer: Thomas Newman[5]
  • Genre: drama film[6]
  • Based on: Pay It Foward[7]
  • Cast member: Kevin Spacey[8], Helen Hunt[9], Haley Joel Osment[10], Jay Mohr[11], Jim Caviezel[12], Jon Bon Jovi[13], Angie Dickinson[14], Marc Donato[15], Zack Duhame[16], Shawn Pyfrom[17], David Ramsey[18], Gary Werntz[19], Kathleen Wilhoite[20], Liza Snyder[21]
  • Producer: Peter Abrams[22]
  • Production company: Warner Bros. Entertainment[23], Tapestry Films[24], Pathé[25]
  • Director of photography: Oliver Stapleton[26]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[27]
  • Commons category: Pay It Forward (film)[28]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[29]
  • Review score: 5.1/10[30], 40/100[31], 39%[32]
  • Color: color[33]
  • Country of origin: United States[34]
  • Publication date: January 1, 2000[35], April 5, 2001[36]
  • Distributed by: InterCom[37], Netflix[38]
  • Narrative location: Las Vegas Valley[39]
  • Official website: http://payitforward.warnerbros.com[40]
  • Main subject: alcoholism[41]
  • Film editor: David Rosenbloom[42]
  • Title: Pay It Forward[43]
  • Has characteristic: film based on a novel[44]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 12[45]
  • Duration: 123[46]

Why It Matters

Pay It Forward has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] It is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [47] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [48] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Pay It Forward. Retrieved October 16, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/pay-it-forward
MLA “Pay It Forward.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 16 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/pay-it-forward.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_pay-it-forward_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Pay It Forward}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/pay-it-forward}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-16}}
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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. 6w ago · Xezbeth · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Personality database work id → 7210
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Personality database work id: 7210, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/322267542|Pay It Forward (#322267542)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8402|Personalit"
  2. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 223897
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14821: 223897, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269672|batch #269672]]"
  3. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 24245
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Filmová databáze film id: 24245, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269265|batch #269265]]"
  4. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +2000-01-01T00:00:00Z, +2001-04-05T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Leslie Dixon
    Duration → {'amount': '+123'}
    Original language of film or tv show → English
    + 32 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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