The Good Girl

2002 film by Miguel Arteta
Movie film Q668357
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The Good Girl

Summary

The Good Girl is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,864 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Good Girl received the Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay[3].
  • The Good Girl received the Hollywood Actress Award[4].
  • The Good Girl's instance of is recorded as film[5].
  • The Good Girl was directed by Miguel Arteta[6].
  • Mike White wrote the screenplay for The Good Girl[7].
  • The Good Girl's composer is recorded as Tony Maxwell[8].
  • The Good Girl's genre is black comedy film[9].
  • The Good Girl's genre is drama film[10].
  • The Good Girl's genre is romantic comedy[11].
  • The Good Girl's genre is comedy film[12].
  • A cast member of The Good Girl was Jennifer Aniston[13].
  • A cast member of The Good Girl was Jake Gyllenhaal[14].
  • A cast member of The Good Girl was John C. Reilly[15].
  • A cast member of The Good Girl was Tim Blake Nelson[16].
  • A cast member of The Good Girl was John Carroll Lynch[17].
  • A cast member of The Good Girl was Q191719[18].
  • A cast member of The Good Girl was Deborah Rush[19].
  • A cast member of The Good Girl was Mike White[20].
  • A cast member of The Good Girl was Roxanne Hart[21].
  • A cast member of The Good Girl was John Doe[22].
  • A cast member of The Good Girl was Aimee Garcia[23].
  • A cast member of The Good Girl was Michael Hyatt[24].
  • The Good Girl was produced by Matthew Greenfield[25].
  • The Good Girl's production company is recorded as Myriad Pictures[26].
  • The Good Girl's production company is recorded as Searchlight Pictures[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Good Girl was produced by Matthew Greenfield[25]. It was directed by Miguel Arteta[6]. Mike White wrote the screenplay for it[7]. Cast members include Jennifer Aniston[13], Jake Gyllenhaal[14], John C. Reilly[15], Tim Blake Nelson[16], John Carroll Lynch[17], and Q191719[18].

Publication

The Good Girl was released on August 30, 2002[28]. The original language of it was English[29]. Genres include black comedy film[9], drama film[10], romantic comedy[11], and comedy film[12]. It was distributed by video on demand[30].

Subject and Themes

The Good Girl's main subject is suicide[31].

Reception

Awards received include Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay[3], a film award category[32], in United States[33], founded in 1985[34] and Hollywood Actress Award[4], a class of award[35], in United States[36], founded in 1999[37]. Reviews include 82%[38], 7/10[39], and 71/100[40].

Why It Matters

The Good Girl ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,864 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

FAQs

What awards did The Good Girl receive?

Honors received include Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay[3] and Hollywood Actress Award[4].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . infoplease.com. Retrieved . infoplease.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [4] . hollywoodawards.com. Retrieved . hollywoodawards.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] . wikidata.org.
  28. [38] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [39] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [40] . wikidata.org.
  31. [28] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [31] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Publication date +2002-08-30T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter Mike White
    Youtube video id dLRRX2iK7tQ
    Duration {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+93'}
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