The Motel Life

2012 film by Gabe Polsky
Movie film Q3988392
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The Motel Life

Summary

The Motel Life is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (294 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Motel Life's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Motel Life was directed by Gabe Polsky[4].
  • Willy Vlautin wrote the screenplay for The Motel Life[5].
  • The Motel Life's composer is recorded as David Holmes[6].
  • The Motel Life's genre is crime film[7].
  • The Motel Life's genre is drama film[8].
  • A cast member of The Motel Life was Emile Hirsch[9].
  • A cast member of The Motel Life was Stephen Dorff[10].
  • A cast member of The Motel Life was Dakota Fanning[11].
  • A cast member of The Motel Life was Kris Kristofferson[12].
  • A cast member of The Motel Life was Hayes MacArthur[13].
  • A cast member of The Motel Life was Joshua Leonard[14].
  • The Motel Life was produced by Gabe Polsky[15].
  • The Motel Life's production company is recorded as Polsky Films[16].
  • The Motel Life's director of photography is recorded as Roman Vasyanov[17].
  • The original language of The Motel Life was English[18].
  • The Motel Life was distributed by video on demand[19].
  • The Motel Life's review score is recorded as 70%[20].
  • The Motel Life's review score is recorded as 6.2/10[21].
  • The Motel Life's color is recorded as color[22].
  • The Motel Life's country of origin is recorded as United States[23].
  • The Motel Life was published on January 1, 2012[24].
  • The Motel Life's narrative location is recorded as Nevada[25].
  • The Motel Life's official website is recorded as https://web.archive.org/web/20150412133828/http://themotellifefilm.com/[26].
  • The Motel Life's film editor is recorded as Hughes Winborne[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Motel Life was produced by Gabe Polsky[15]. It was directed by Gabe Polsky[4]. Willy Vlautin wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Emile Hirsch[9], Stephen Dorff[10], Dakota Fanning[11], Kris Kristofferson[12], Hayes MacArthur[13], and Joshua Leonard[14].

Publication

The Motel Life was published on January 1, 2012[24]. The original language of it was English[18]. Genres include crime film[7] and drama film[8]. It was distributed by video on demand[19].

Reception

Reviews include 70%[20] and 6.2/10[21].

Why It Matters

The Motel Life ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (294 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . nytimes.com. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Google Knowledge Graph. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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