We Need to Talk About Kevin

2011 film by Lynne Ramsay
Movie film Q247470
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We Need to Talk About Kevin

Summary

We Need to Talk About Kevin is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 0.88% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,758 views/month, #824 of 94,065).[2]

Key Facts

  • We Need to Talk About Kevin is the creator of Lynne Ramsay[3].
  • We Need to Talk About Kevin received the European Film Award for Best Actress[4].
  • We Need to Talk About Kevin's instance of is recorded as film[5].
  • We Need to Talk About Kevin was directed by Lynne Ramsay[6].
  • Lynne Ramsay wrote the screenplay for We Need to Talk About Kevin[7].
  • We Need to Talk About Kevin's composer is recorded as Jonny Greenwood[8].
  • We Need to Talk About Kevin's genre is thriller film[9].
  • We Need to Talk About Kevin's genre is drama film[10].
  • We Need to Talk About Kevin's genre is romance film[11].
  • We Need to Talk About Kevin's genre is film based on a novel[12].
  • We Need to Talk About Kevin's based on is recorded as We Need to Talk About Kevin[13].
  • A cast member of We Need to Talk About Kevin was Tilda Swinton[14].
  • A cast member of We Need to Talk About Kevin was John C. Reilly[15].
  • A cast member of We Need to Talk About Kevin was Ezra Miller[16].
  • A cast member of We Need to Talk About Kevin was Jasper Newell[17].
  • A cast member of We Need to Talk About Kevin was Siobhan Fallon Hogan[18].
  • A cast member of We Need to Talk About Kevin was Alex Manette[19].
  • A cast member of We Need to Talk About Kevin was Leslie Lyles[20].
  • A cast member of We Need to Talk About Kevin was Maryann Urbano[21].
  • We Need to Talk About Kevin was produced by Jennifer Fox[22].
  • We Need to Talk About Kevin's collection is recorded as Museum of Modern Art[23].
  • We Need to Talk About Kevin's production company is recorded as BBC Film[24].
  • We Need to Talk About Kevin's director of photography is recorded as Seamus McGarvey[25].
  • The original language of We Need to Talk About Kevin was English[26].
  • We Need to Talk About Kevin was distributed by video on demand[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

We Need to Talk About Kevin was produced by Jennifer Fox[22]. It was directed by Lynne Ramsay[6]. Lynne Ramsay wrote the screenplay for it[7]. Cast members include Tilda Swinton[14], John C. Reilly[15], Ezra Miller[16], Jasper Newell[17], Siobhan Fallon Hogan[18], and Alex Manette[19]. It is the creator of Lynne Ramsay[3].

Publication

Publication dates include January 1, 2011[28], May 12, 2011[29], and August 16, 2012[30]. The original language of We Need to Talk About Kevin was English[26]. Genres include thriller film[9], drama film[10], romance film[11], and film based on a novel[12]. It was distributed by video on demand[27].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include amok[31] and parent–child relationship[32].

Reception

We Need to Talk About Kevin received the European Film Award for Best Actress[4]. Reviews include 7.4/10[33], 74%[34], and 68/100[35].

Adaptations and Inspiration

We Need to Talk About Kevin's after a work by is recorded as Lionel Shriver[36].

Why It Matters

We Need to Talk About Kevin ranks in the top 0.88% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,758 views/month, #824 of 94,065).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37]

FAQs

What awards did We Need to Talk About Kevin receive?

Honors received include European Film Award for Best Actress[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  17. [21] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [4] . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [3] . Museum of Modern Art online collection. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [33] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [34] . wikidata.org.
  28. [35] . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . wikidata.org.
  30. [29] . wikidata.org.
  31. [30] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [31] . wikidata.org.
  33. [32] . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] . 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.

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  1. 2h ago · Rémi sim · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14551 we-need-to-talk-about-kevin
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  2. 2d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production designer Judy Becker
    Described by source BBC's The 100 greatest films directed by women, Women Make Film
    Publication date +2011-01-01T00:00:00Z, +2011-05-12T00:00:00Z, +2012-08-16T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter Lynne Ramsay
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