Jeff Baena

American screenwriter and film director (1977–2025)

On August 19, 2025, the most-viewed article on Wikipedia was Coolie (2025 film), with 337,256 views. It and #2, War 2 (film), were both WikiPop's picks in the past 30 days, and we don't repeat an article that soon. So WikiPop's pick is #3, Jeff Baena, with 148,334 views.

Jeffrey Lance Baena was an American screenwriter and film director. His most successful films were 2004's I Heart Huckabees and 2020's Horse Girl, though his projects to receive the most contemporaneous critical acclaim were the 2016 and 2017 films Joshy and The Little Hours. Baena frequently worked with his wife, Aubrey Plaza, and writing partner Alison Brie.

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The full top 10 of August 19, 2025

The most-viewed Wikipedia articles that day, by raw page views.

#1
Coolie (2025 film)
2025 Indian film by Lokesh Kanagaraj

337,256
#2
War 2 (film)
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227,898
#3
Jeff Baena WikiPop's pick
American screenwriter and film director (1977–2025)

148,334
#4
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Weapons (2025 film)
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136,205
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Aubrey Plaza
American actress and producer (born 1984)

114,562
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Superman (2025 film)
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103,711
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Fuck
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99,477
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Terence Stamp
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