Sweet Home Alabama

2002 film directed by Andy Tennant
Movie film Q749688
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Sweet Home Alabama

Summary

Sweet Home Alabama is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,218 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sweet Home Alabama's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Sweet Home Alabama was directed by Andy Tennant[4].
  • C. Jay Cox wrote the screenplay for Sweet Home Alabama[5].
  • Sweet Home Alabama's composer is recorded as George Fenton[6].
  • Sweet Home Alabama's genre is romantic comedy[7].
  • Sweet Home Alabama's genre is comedy drama[8].
  • Sweet Home Alabama's genre is LGBTQ-related film[9].
  • A cast member of Sweet Home Alabama was Reese Witherspoon[10].
  • A cast member of Sweet Home Alabama was Josh Lucas[11].
  • A cast member of Sweet Home Alabama was Patrick Dempsey[12].
  • A cast member of Sweet Home Alabama was Candice Bergen[13].
  • A cast member of Sweet Home Alabama was Mary Kay Place[14].
  • A cast member of Sweet Home Alabama was Fred Ward[15].
  • A cast member of Sweet Home Alabama was Ethan Embry[16].
  • A cast member of Sweet Home Alabama was Melanie Lynskey[17].
  • A cast member of Sweet Home Alabama was Mary Lynn Rajskub[18].
  • A cast member of Sweet Home Alabama was Q239069[19].
  • A cast member of Sweet Home Alabama was Dakota Fanning[20].
  • A cast member of Sweet Home Alabama was Courtney Gains[21].
  • A cast member of Sweet Home Alabama was Rhona Mitra[22].
  • A cast member of Sweet Home Alabama was Andrew Prine[23].
  • A cast member of Sweet Home Alabama was Kevin Sussman[24].
  • A cast member of Sweet Home Alabama was Nathan Lee Graham[25].
  • A cast member of Sweet Home Alabama was Thomas Curtis[26].
  • A cast member of Sweet Home Alabama was Sean Bridgers[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include David Brown[28], Michael Tolkin[29], and Neal H. Moritz[30]. Sweet Home Alabama was directed by Andy Tennant[4]. C. Jay Cox wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Reese Witherspoon[10], Josh Lucas[11], Patrick Dempsey[12], Candice Bergen[13], Mary Kay Place[14], and Fred Ward[15].

Publication

Publication dates include September 20, 2002[31], December 19, 2002[32], and 2002[33]. The original language of Sweet Home Alabama was English[34]. Genres include romantic comedy[7], comedy drama[8], and LGBTQ-related film[9]. It was distributed by video on demand[35].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include upward social mobility[36], reconciliation[37], love[38], Deep South[39], and fashion design[40].

Reception

Reviews include 5.3/10[41], 38%[42], and 45/100[43].

Why It Matters

Sweet Home Alabama ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,218 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

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.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . adorocinema.com. Retrieved . adorocinema.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] . wikidata.org.
  29. [34] . wikidata.org.
  30. [35] . wikidata.org.
  31. [41] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [42] . wikidata.org.
  33. [43] . wikidata.org.
  34. [31] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  35. [32] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [33] . wikidata.org.
  37. [36] . wikidata.org.
  38. [37] . wikidata.org.
  39. [38] . wikidata.org.
  40. [39] . wikidata.org.
  41. [40] . 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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  1. 3d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date +2002-09-20T00:00:00Z, +2002-12-19T00:00:00Z, +2002-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter C. Jay Cox
    Duration {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+104'}
    Original language of film or tv show English
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