Species

1995 film by Roger Donaldson
Movie film Q337747
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Summary

Species is a film[1]. Species ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,040 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Roger Donaldson[3]
  • Screenwriter: Dennis Feldman[4]
  • Composer: Christopher Young[5]
  • Genre: science fiction film[6], monster film[7], horror film[8]
  • Followed by: Species II[9]
  • Cast member: Ben Kingsley[10], Michael Madsen[11], Alfred Molina[12], Forest Whitaker[13], Marg Helgenberger[14], Natasha Henstridge[15], Michelle Williams[16], Whip Hubley[17], Patricia Belcher[18], Matthew Ashford[19], Scott McKenna[20]
  • Producer: Frank Mancuso, Jr.[21]
  • Part of the series: Species[22]
  • Production company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[23]
  • Director of photography: Andrzej Bartkowiak[24]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[25]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[26]
  • Review score: 5.2/10[27], 49/100[28], 42%[29]
  • Color: color[30]
  • Country of origin: United States[31]
  • Publication date: July 7, 1995[32], November 9, 1995[33]
  • Distributed by: UIP-Dunafilm[34], Netflix[35]
  • Narrative location: Los Angeles[36]
  • Filming location: Santa Monica[37]
  • Film editor: Conrad Buff IV[38]
  • Title: Species[39]
  • MPA film rating: R[40]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 16[41]
  • Duration: 104 minutes[42]
  • Aspect ratio (W:H): 2.39:1[43]

Why It Matters

Species has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] Species is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . 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] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. 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] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [45] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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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. 19d ago · UndefinedRachel · 2026-09-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'be', 'ca', 'cy', 'de', 'eml', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr',
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57113|batch #57113]]: Deprecate incorrect cast member statements"
  2. 7w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 114508
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14821: 114508, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269764|batch #269764]]"
  3. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 10404
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Filmová databáze film id: 10404, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269265|batch #269265]]"
  4. 8w ago · Gerwoman · 2026-08-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Decine21 film id → 12055
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Decine21 film id: 12055, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/204255711|Species (#204255711)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7078|Decine21 film]] #mix'n'mat"
  5. 12w ago · Yirba · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14671 → 33565
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/43292|batch #43292]]: Create P14671 statements based on Rating certificate id qualifier"
  6. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14449 → 196
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
  7. 18w ago · Reubot · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Screenwriter → Dennis Feldman
    Followed by → Species II
    Medierådet rating → Prohibited for children under 16
    Cnc film rating (france) → no minors under twelve
    + 35 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14462: amzn1.dv.gti.f4ae07fe-e8e0-aad5-af02-d4072bbe2ed4, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259507|batch #259507]]"
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