The Big Year

2011 film by David Frankel
Movie film Q1304692
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The Big Year

Summary

The Big Year is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,910 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Big Year's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Big Year was directed by David Frankel[4].
  • Howard Franklin wrote the screenplay for The Big Year[5].
  • The Big Year's composer is recorded as Theodore Shapiro[6].
  • The Big Year's genre is comedy film[7].
  • The Big Year's based on is recorded as The Big Year[8].
  • A cast member of The Big Year was Steve Martin[9].
  • A cast member of The Big Year was Jack Black[10].
  • A cast member of The Big Year was Owen Wilson[11].
  • A cast member of The Big Year was Rosamund Pike[12].
  • A cast member of The Big Year was JoBeth Williams[13].
  • A cast member of The Big Year was Rashida Jones[14].
  • A cast member of The Big Year was Anjelica Huston[15].
  • A cast member of The Big Year was Jim Parsons[16].
  • A cast member of The Big Year was Kevin Pollak[17].
  • A cast member of The Big Year was Brian Dennehy[18].
  • A cast member of The Big Year was Dianne Wiest[19].
  • A cast member of The Big Year was Anthony Anderson[20].
  • A cast member of The Big Year was Tim Blake Nelson[21].
  • A cast member of The Big Year was Joel McHale[22].
  • A cast member of The Big Year was Barry Shabaka Henley[23].
  • A cast member of The Big Year was John Cleese[24].
  • A cast member of The Big Year was Calum Worthy[25].
  • A cast member of The Big Year was Corbin Bernsen[26].
  • A cast member of The Big Year was Jesse Moss[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Ben Stiller[28], Curtis Hanson[29], and Stuart Cornfeld[30]. The Big Year was directed by David Frankel[4]. Howard Franklin wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Steve Martin[9], Jack Black[10], Owen Wilson[11], Rosamund Pike[12], JoBeth Williams[13], and Rashida Jones[14].

Publication

Publication dates include January 1, 2011[31], June 14, 2012[32], and October 14, 2011[33]. The original language of The Big Year was English[34]. Its genre is comedy film[7]. It was distributed by video on demand[35].

Reception

Reviews include 42%[36], 5.1/10[37], and 53/100[38].

Why It Matters

The Big Year ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,910 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  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] . 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. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] . wikidata.org.
  29. [34] . wikidata.org.
  30. [35] . wikidata.org.
  31. [36] . wikidata.org.
  32. [37] . wikidata.org.
  33. [38] . wikidata.org.
  34. [31] . wikidata.org.
  35. [32] . wikidata.org.
  36. [33] . 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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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. 3d ago · Jamie7687 · 2026-09-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 1053810
    Unconsenting media id 16518
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P9821]]: 16518, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/290076988|The Big Year (#290076988)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/5134|Unconsenting Media Ca"
  2. 27d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id 81296
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 81296, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269266|batch #269266]]"
  3. 12w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date +2011-01-01T00:00:00Z, +2012-06-14T00:00:00Z, +2011-10-14T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter Howard Franklin
    Duration {'amount': '+101'}
    Aspect ratio (w:h) 2.35:1
    + 32 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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