The Yards

2000 film by James Gray
Movie film Q137800
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Summary

The Yards is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,302 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Yards's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Yards was directed by James Gray[4].
  • James Gray wrote the screenplay for The Yards[5].
  • Matt Reeves wrote the screenplay for The Yards[6].
  • The Yards's composer is recorded as Howard Shore[7].
  • The Yards's genre is crime film[8].
  • The Yards's genre is drama film[9].
  • The Yards's genre is thriller film[10].
  • A cast member of The Yards was Mark Wahlberg[11].
  • A cast member of The Yards was Joaquin Phoenix[12].
  • A cast member of The Yards was Charlize Theron[13].
  • A cast member of The Yards was James Caan[14].
  • A cast member of The Yards was Ellen Burstyn[15].
  • A cast member of The Yards was Faye Dunaway[16].
  • A cast member of The Yards was Tomas Milian[17].
  • A cast member of The Yards was Bernie Rachelle[18].
  • A cast member of The Yards was David Zayas[19].
  • A cast member of The Yards was Joe Lisi[20].
  • A cast member of The Yards was Tony Musante[21].
  • A cast member of The Yards was Victor Argo[22].
  • A cast member of The Yards was John Tormey[23].
  • A cast member of The Yards was Dan Grimaldi[24].
  • A cast member of The Yards was Domenick Lombardozzi[25].
  • A cast member of The Yards was Maximiliano Hernández[26].
  • A cast member of The Yards was Steve Lawrence[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Yards was produced by Kerry Orent[28]. It was directed by James Gray[4]. Screenwriters include James Gray[5] and Matt Reeves[6]. Cast members include Mark Wahlberg[11], Joaquin Phoenix[12], Charlize Theron[13], James Caan[14], Ellen Burstyn[15], and Faye Dunaway[16].

Publication

Publication dates include January 1, 2000[29] and June 21, 2001[30]. The original language of The Yards was English[31]. Genres include crime film[8], drama film[9], and thriller film[10]. It was distributed by video on demand[32].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include corruption[33] and white-collar crime[34].

Reception

Reviews include 64%[35], 5.9/10[36], and 58/100[37].

Why It Matters

The Yards ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,302 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

References

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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] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: 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] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [35] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [36] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [30] ↑ . zelluloid.de. Retrieved . zelluloid.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [33] ↑ . The Yards. wikidata.org.
  35. [34] ↑ . The Yards. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Kwayst · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 21
    Wikipedia languages → ['cy', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fa', 'fr', 'hu', 'it', 'ja', 'ko', 'nl', 'pl', '
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  2. 7w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 138946
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  3. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 29559
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  4. 14w ago · Mitsjol · 2026-07-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production designer → Kevin Thompson
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  5. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Set in period → 1990s
    Publication date → +2000-01-01T00:00:00Z, +2001-06-21T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → James Gray, Matt Reeves
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+110'}
    + 34 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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