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Sorry to Bother You

2018 film directed by Boots Riley
Movie film Q32067450
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Sorry to Bother You

Summary

Sorry to Bother You is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 0.9% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,000 views/month, #848 of 94,065).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sorry to Bother You's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Sorry to Bother You was directed by Boots Riley[4].
  • Boots Riley wrote the screenplay for Sorry to Bother You[5].
  • Sorry to Bother You's composer is recorded as Tune-Yards[6].
  • Sorry to Bother You's composer is recorded as The Coup[7].
  • Sorry to Bother You's genre is science fiction film[8].
  • Sorry to Bother You's genre is comedy film[9].
  • Sorry to Bother You's genre is fantasy film[10].
  • A cast member of Sorry to Bother You was Rosario Dawson[11].
  • A cast member of Sorry to Bother You was Forest Whitaker[12].
  • A cast member of Sorry to Bother You was Kate Berlant[13].
  • A cast member of Sorry to Bother You was Armie Hammer[14].
  • A cast member of Sorry to Bother You was Steven Yeun[15].
  • A cast member of Sorry to Bother You was Steve Buscemi[16].
  • A cast member of Sorry to Bother You was Danny Glover[17].
  • A cast member of Sorry to Bother You was Terry Crews[18].
  • A cast member of Sorry to Bother You was Patton Oswalt[19].
  • A cast member of Sorry to Bother You was Omari Hardwick[20].
  • A cast member of Sorry to Bother You was Jermaine Fowler[21].
  • A cast member of Sorry to Bother You was Lily James[22].
  • A cast member of Sorry to Bother You was Tessa Thompson[23].
  • A cast member of Sorry to Bother You was David Cross[24].
  • A cast member of Sorry to Bother You was LaKeith Stanfield[25].
  • Sorry to Bother You was produced by Nina Yang Bongiovi[26].
  • Sorry to Bother You was produced by Forest Whitaker[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Nina Yang Bongiovi[26] and Forest Whitaker[27]. Sorry to Bother You was directed by Boots Riley[4]. Boots Riley wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Rosario Dawson[11], Forest Whitaker[12], Kate Berlant[13], Armie Hammer[14], Steven Yeun[15], and Steve Buscemi[16].

Publication

Publication dates include January 20, 2018[28], March 11, 2018[29], April 12, 2018[30], June 2, 2018[31], June 20, 2018[32], and July 6, 2018[33]. The original language of Sorry to Bother You was English[34]. Genres include science fiction film[8], comedy film[9], and fantasy film[10]. It was distributed by video on demand[35].

Reception

Reviews include 93%[36], 7.7/10[37], and 80/100[38].

Why It Matters

Sorry to Bother You ranks in the top 0.9% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,000 views/month, #848 of 94,065).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

Related Entities

Armie Hammer California Danny Glover David Cross film Forest Whitaker LaKeith Stanfield Lily James Patton Oswalt Rosario Dawson Steve Buscemi Steven Yeun Terry Crews Tessa Thompson United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [36] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [37] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [28] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  32. [29] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  33. [30] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  34. [31] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  35. [32] ↑ . IMDb. bam.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [33] ↑ . IMDb. 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. 2d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +2018-01-20T00:00:00Z, +2018-03-11T00:00:00Z, +2018-04-12T00:00:00Z +4
    Screenwriter → Boots Riley
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+112'}
    Mpa film rating → R
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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