The Boss

2016 film directed by Ben Falcone
Movie film Q19204752
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The Boss

Summary

The Boss is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 0.8% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,299 views/month, #752 of 94,065).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Boss's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Boss was directed by Ben Falcone[4].
  • Melissa McCarthy wrote the screenplay for The Boss[5].
  • Ben Falcone wrote the screenplay for The Boss[6].
  • The Boss's composer is recorded as Christopher Lennertz[7].
  • The Boss's genre is comedy film[8].
  • A cast member of The Boss was Melissa McCarthy[9].
  • A cast member of The Boss was Kristen Bell[10].
  • A cast member of The Boss was Ella Anderson[11].
  • A cast member of The Boss was Peter Dinklage[12].
  • A cast member of The Boss was Tyler Labine[13].
  • A cast member of The Boss was Kathy Bates[14].
  • A cast member of The Boss was Cecily Strong[15].
  • A cast member of The Boss was Kristen Schaal[16].
  • A cast member of The Boss was Annie Mumolo[17].
  • A cast member of The Boss was Timothy Simons[18].
  • A cast member of The Boss was Ben Falcone[19].
  • A cast member of The Boss was Margo Martindale[20].
  • A cast member of The Boss was Michael McDonald[21].
  • A cast member of The Boss was Cedric Yarbrough[22].
  • A cast member of The Boss was Robert Pralgo[23].
  • A cast member of The Boss was Dax Shepard[24].
  • A cast member of The Boss was Mitch Silpa[25].
  • A cast member of The Boss was T-Pain[26].
  • A cast member of The Boss was Dave Bautista[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Boss was produced by Will Ferrell[28]. It was directed by Ben Falcone[4]. Screenwriters include Melissa McCarthy[5] and Ben Falcone[6]. Cast members include Melissa McCarthy[9], Kristen Bell[10], Ella Anderson[11], Peter Dinklage[12], Tyler Labine[13], and Kathy Bates[14].

Publication

Publication dates include April 21, 2016[29], April 7, 2016[30], and 2016[31]. The original language of The Boss was English[32]. Its genre is comedy film[8]. It was distributed by video on demand[33].

Reception

Reviews include 22%[34], 4.4/10[35], and 40/100[36].

Why It Matters

The Boss ranks in the top 0.8% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,299 views/month, #752 of 94,065).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

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] . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: 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] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [32] . wikidata.org.
  28. [33] . wikidata.org.
  29. [34] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [35] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [36] . wikidata.org.
  32. [29] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [30] . nmhh.hu. nmhh.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [31] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date +2016-04-21T00:00:00Z, +2016-04-07T00:00:00Z, +2016-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter Melissa McCarthy, Ben Falcone
    Duration {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+99'}
    Mpa film rating R
    + 31 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38315|batch #38315]]: MovieLens IDs (part 2)"
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