The Sure Thing

1985 film by Rob Reiner

Movie Film Q939142

Facts

28 properties

Instance of: film
Director: Rob Reiner^[1]
Genre: romantic comedy, Christmas film^[4]^[5]
Publication date: 1985, July 5, 1985^[31]^[32]
Screenwriter: Jonathan Roberts^[2]
Producer: Henry Winkler, Andrew Scheinman, Roger Birnbaum^[20]^[21]^[22]
Duration: +91, +94^[39]^[40]
Assessment: Bechdel test
Australian Classification: M^[45]
CNC film rating (France): no age restriction^[44]
Cast member: John Cusack, Daphne Zuniga, Viveca Lindfors, Nicollette Sheridan, Anthony Edwards, Tim Robbins, Boyd Gaines, Lisa Jane Persky, Sarah G. Buxton, Tracy Reiner, John Putch, Larry Hankin, Steve Pink, Garry Goodrow, Fran Ryan^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]^[14]^[15]^[16]^[17]^[18]^[19]
Color: color^[29]
Composer: Tom Scott^[3]
Country of origin: United States^[30]
Director of photography: Robert Elswit^[23]
Distributed by: Embassy Pictures, Netflix^[33]^[34]
Distribution format: video on demand^[25]
FSK film rating: FSK 12^[38]
Film editor: Robert Leighton^[36]
Filming location: California^[35]
Filmiroda rating: Category II^[43]
Kijkwijzer rating: Kijkwijzer 6^[42]
Medierådet rating: Suitable for a general audience
Original language of film or TV show: English^[24]

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Production designer: Lisa Fischer^[41]
Review score: 81%, 6.9/10, 76/100^[26]^[27]^[28]
Set during recurring event: Christmas and holiday season
Title: The Sure Thing^[37]

🏷️ Also known as

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🔖 Identifiers · 64

ACMI ID: works/89831
AFI Catalog of Feature Films ID: 68340
AllMovie title ID: v47922
Allcinema film ID: 10484
AlloCiné film ID: 41758
Bechdel Test Movie List ID: 5467
Box Office Mojo film ID (former scheme): surething
Cine.gr film ID (archived): 714866
Cinema.de ID: 1303928
Cinémathèque québécoise work ID: 33226
DNF film ID: 4285
Daum movie ID: 30215

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Deutsche Synchronkartei film ID: 3529
Douban film ID: 1302948
Dvdcompare.net film ID: 8674, 31249
EDb film ID: t0003842
EIDR content ID: 10.5240/242C-3A99-EDD2-BFA2-ACA8-A
ElFilm film ID: 89840
Elonet movie ID: 103909
Exploitation mark number: 60272
Fernsehserien.de ID: filme/der-volltreffer-the-sure-thing
FilmAffinity film ID: 922891
FilmVandaag ID: film/14740
Filmfront film ID (archived): 32041
Filmová databáze film ID: 17395
Filmweb.pl film ID: 10922
Freebase ID: /m/036z4q
IMCDB work ID: 90103
IMDb ID: tt0090103
ISAN: 0000-0000-6964-0000-S-0000-0000-R
KINENOTE film ID: 3908
KOBIS film ID: 19938265
Kinobox film ID: 234517
Kinopoisk film ID: 1590
LdiF ID: 275
Letterboxd film ID: the-sure-thing
MYmovies audiovisual work ID: 21334
Mediafilm ID (archived): mf-tt-8368927869
Metacritic ID: movie/the-sure-thing
Movie Review Query Engine ID: the-sure-thing-m100004591
Movie Walker Press film ID: mv3900
MovieLens movie ID: 6636
Moviepilot.de film ID: der-volltreffer
Netflix ID: 60029572
NientePopCorn movie ID: sacco-a-pelo-a-tre-piazze
OFDb film ID: 9794
OMDb film ID: 8992
PORT film ID: 52841
Plex media key: 5d776832f54112001f5bd20f
Prisma ID: 284234
Rotten Tomatoes ID: m/sure_thing
Schnittberichte.com title ID: 14581
Scope.dk film ID: 6923
Swedish Film Database ID: 7153
TCM Movie Database film ID (archived): 91992
TMDB movie ID: 8992
TV Guide show ID (former scheme): 119483
TV.com ID (archived): movies/the-sure-thing
The Numbers movie ID: Sure-Thing-The
TheTVDB movie ID: 7034
Trakt.tv ID: movies/the-sure-thing-1985
Trakt.tv film ID: 4457
Unconsenting Media ID: 5148
ČSFD film ID: 7628

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🔗 Connections

Cast member 14

Tim Robbins, John Cusack, Nicollette Sheridan, Anthony Edwards, Viveca Lindfors, Daphne Zuniga, Larry Hankin, Boyd Gaines +6 more

Producer 3

Henry Winkler, Roger Birnbaum, Andrew Scheinman

Distributed by 2

Netflix, Embassy Pictures

Genre 2

romantic comedy, Christmas film

Assessment 1

Bechdel test

Composer 1

Tom Scott

Country of origin 1

United States

Director 1

Rob Reiner

Distribution format 1

video on demand

Film editor 1

Robert Leighton

Filming location 1

California

Instance of 1

film

Original language of film or TV show 1

English

Production designer 1

Lisa Fischer

Screenwriter 1

Jonathan Roberts

Set during recurring event 1

Christmas and holiday season

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Direct Wikidata claims

[1] ↑ The Sure Thing — director (P57): Rob Reiner. imdb.com. Retrieved 2016-04-08. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[2] ↑ The Sure Thing — screenwriter (P58): Jonathan Roberts. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ The Sure Thing — composer (P86): Tom Scott. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ The Sure Thing — genre (P136): romantic comedy. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ The Sure Thing — genre (P136): Christmas film. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ The Sure Thing — cast member (P161): John Cusack. imdb.com. Retrieved 2016-04-08. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ The Sure Thing — cast member (P161): Daphne Zuniga. imdb.com. Retrieved 2016-04-08. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ The Sure Thing — cast member (P161): Viveca Lindfors. imdb.com. Retrieved 2016-04-08. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ The Sure Thing — cast member (P161): Nicollette Sheridan. imdb.com. Retrieved 2016-04-08. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ The Sure Thing — cast member (P161): Anthony Edwards. imdb.com. Retrieved 2016-04-08. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ The Sure Thing — cast member (P161): Tim Robbins. imdb.com. Retrieved 2016-04-08. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ The Sure Thing — cast member (P161): Boyd Gaines. imdb.com. Retrieved 2016-04-08. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ The Sure Thing — cast member (P161): Lisa Jane Persky. imdb.com. Retrieved 2016-04-08. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ The Sure Thing — cast member (P161): Sarah G. Buxton. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ The Sure Thing — cast member (P161): Tracy Reiner. imdb.com. Retrieved 2016-04-08. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ The Sure Thing — cast member (P161): John Putch. Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ The Sure Thing — cast member (P161): Larry Hankin. Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ The Sure Thing — cast member (P161): Steve Pink. Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ The Sure Thing — cast member (P161): Garry Goodrow. Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ The Sure Thing — producer (P162): Henry Winkler. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ The Sure Thing — producer (P162): Andrew Scheinman. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ The Sure Thing — producer (P162): Roger Birnbaum. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ The Sure Thing — director of photography (P344): Robert Elswit. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ The Sure Thing — original language of film or TV show (P364): English. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ The Sure Thing — distribution format (P437): video on demand. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ The Sure Thing — review score (P444): 81%. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2021-10-06. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ The Sure Thing — review score (P444): 6.9/10. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2021-10-06. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ The Sure Thing — review score (P444): 76/100. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ The Sure Thing — color (P462): color. wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ The Sure Thing — country of origin (P495): United States. wikidata.org.
[31] ↑ The Sure Thing — publication date (P577): 1985. wikidata.org.
[32] ↑ The Sure Thing — publication date (P577): July 5, 1985. Lexicon of international films. wikidata.org.
[33] ↑ The Sure Thing — distributed by (P750): Embassy Pictures. wikidata.org.
[34] ↑ The Sure Thing — distributed by (P750): Netflix. wikidata.org.
[35] ↑ The Sure Thing — filming location (P915): California. wikidata.org.
[36] ↑ The Sure Thing — film editor (P1040): Robert Leighton. wikidata.org.
[37] ↑ The Sure Thing — title (P1476): The Sure Thing. wikidata.org.
[38] ↑ The Sure Thing — FSK film rating (P1981): FSK 12. wikidata.org.
[39] ↑ The Sure Thing — duration (P2047): 91 minutes. wikidata.org.
[40] ↑ The Sure Thing — duration (P2047): 94 minutes. wikidata.org.
[41] ↑ The Sure Thing — production designer (P2554): Lisa Fischer. wikidata.org.
[42] ↑ The Sure Thing — Kijkwijzer rating (P2684): 6. kijkwijzer.nl. Retrieved 2025-07-05. kijkwijzer.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[43] ↑ The Sure Thing — Filmiroda rating (P2747): Category II. terjesztesre_kerulo_filmalkotasok_nyilvantartasa.xlsx. wikidata.org.
[44] ↑ The Sure Thing — CNC film rating (France) (P2758): no age restriction. cnc.fr. Retrieved 2024-05-22. cnc.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[45] ↑ The Sure Thing — Australian Classification (P3156): M. wikidata.org.

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12d ago · Fotis A. · 2026-11-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗

"Changed [sq] description: filmi amerikan i vitit 1985, batch #293155"
10w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗

IMCDB work ID → 90103

"Created claim: IMCDB work ID: 90103, batch #269964"
11w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Filmová databáze film ID → 17395

"Created claim: Filmová databáze film ID: 17395, batch #269265"
15w ago · Llogan79425 · 2026-07-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Review score → 81%, 6.9/10, 76/100

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20w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Production designer → Lisa Fischer

Publication date → 1985, July 5, 1985

Screenwriter → Jonathan Roberts

Duration → 91 minute, 94 minute

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