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Rain Man

1988 film directed by Barry Levinson
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Summary

Rain Man is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 0.74% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (37,843 views/month, #693 of 94,065).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Picture[3], Golden Bear[4], Academy Award for Best Director[5], Academy Award for Best Actor[6], Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay[7]
  • Director: Barry Levinson[8]
  • Screenwriter: Barry Morrow[9], Ronald Bass[10]
  • Composer: Hans Zimmer[11]
  • Genre: drama film[12], comedy drama[13], buddy film[14]
  • Cast member: Dustin Hoffman[15], Tom Cruise[16], Valeria Golino[17], Gerald R. Molen[18], Jack Murdock[19], Michael D. Roberts[20], Bonnie Hunt[21], Barry Levinson[22], Beth Grant[23], Lucinda Jenney[24], Jake Hoffman[25], Chris Mulkey[26], Ray Baker[27]
  • Producer: Mark Johnson[28]
  • Production company: Barris Industries[29], United Artists[30]
  • Director of photography: John Seale[31]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[32]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[33]
  • Review score: 7.9/10[34], 88%[35], 65/100[36], 8.0/10[37]
  • Color: color[38]
  • Country of origin: United States[39]
  • Publication date: December 16, 1988[40], March 17, 1989[41], March 16, 1989[42]
  • Has edition or translation: Q112335775[43]
  • Distributed by: United Artists[44], Netflix[45], Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[46]
  • Narrative location: Los Angeles[47], Missouri[48]
  • Filming location: California[49], Las Vegas Valley[50]
  • Main subject: gambling[51], autism[52]
  • Film editor: Stu Linder[53]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Actor[54], Academy Award for Best Director[55], Academy Award for Best Cinematography[56], Academy Award for Best Film Editing[57], Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay[58], Academy Award for Best Picture[59], Academy Award for Best Production Design[60], Academy Award for Best Original Score[61]
  • Title: Rain Man[62]
  • Different from: Rain Man[63]

Why It Matters

Rain Man has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[64] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[65]

FAQs

What awards did Rain Man receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Picture[3], Golden Bear[4], Academy Award for Best Director[5], and Academy Award for Best Actor[6].

Related Entities

Barry Levinson Bonnie Hunt California Dustin Hoffman film Hans Zimmer Los Angeles Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Missouri Netflix Tom Cruise United States Valeria Golino

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  1. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [25] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  19. [26] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
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  32. [34] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  35. [37] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
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  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . boxofficemojo.com. boxofficemojo.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . Swedish Film Database. wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  52. [54] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  60. [62] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  61. [63] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [64] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [65] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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