The Boy from Mercury
E1019110
The Boy from Mercury is a 1996 Irish coming-of-age drama film about a lonely young boy who copes with his parents’ troubled marriage by imagining himself as a visitor from the planet Mercury.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Boy from Mercury canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13065494 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Boy from Mercury Context triple: [Tom Courtenay, notableWork, The Boy from Mercury]
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A.
Venus as a Boy
"Venus as a Boy" is a dreamy, ethereal song by Icelandic artist Björk, known for its lush string arrangements and sensual, abstract lyrics.
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B.
Wide Boy
"Wide Boy" is a song by the English art pop duo Godley & Creme, known for their inventive music and pioneering music videos.
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C.
This Boy
"This Boy" is a memoir by British politician Alan Johnson that recounts his impoverished childhood in post-war London.
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D.
The Boy
The Boy is a 2016 American horror film about a young woman hired to nanny a lifelike doll that may be supernaturally alive.
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E.
The Girl
"The Girl" is a lesser-known work associated with former Major League Baseball star Alex Rodríguez, distinct from his athletic career.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Boy from Mercury Target entity description: The Boy from Mercury is a 1996 Irish coming-of-age drama film about a lonely young boy who copes with his parents’ troubled marriage by imagining himself as a visitor from the planet Mercury.
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A.
Venus as a Boy
"Venus as a Boy" is a dreamy, ethereal song by Icelandic artist Björk, known for its lush string arrangements and sensual, abstract lyrics.
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B.
Wide Boy
"Wide Boy" is a song by the English art pop duo Godley & Creme, known for their inventive music and pioneering music videos.
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C.
This Boy
"This Boy" is a memoir by British politician Alan Johnson that recounts his impoverished childhood in post-war London.
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D.
The Boy
The Boy is a 2016 American horror film about a young woman hired to nanny a lifelike doll that may be supernaturally alive.
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E.
The Girl
"The Girl" is a lesser-known work associated with former Major League Baseball star Alex Rodríguez, distinct from his athletic career.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irish film
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coming-of-age film ⓘ drama film ⓘ film ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Seamus Deasy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| director | Martin Duffy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Buena Vista International NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | J. Patrick Duffner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Dublin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
coming-of-age film
ⓘ
drama film ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
Brenda Fricker
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hugh O'Conor NERFINISHED ⓘ Ingrid Craigie NERFINISHED ⓘ James Hickey NERFINISHED ⓘ Lia Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ Rita Tushingham NERFINISHED ⓘ Rúaidhrí Conroy NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Courtenay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Harry Cronin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Stephen McKeon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | a child’s inner fantasy life as a coping mechanism ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A lonely boy copes with his parents’ troubled marriage by imagining himself as a visitor from the planet Mercury. ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Little Bird NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCountry | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistDescription | a lonely young boy who imagines he is a visitor from Mercury ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1996-05-31 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| runningTimeMinutes | 87 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Martin Duffy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
childhood
ⓘ
family conflict ⓘ imagination ⓘ loneliness ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1960s ⓘ |
| title | The Boy from Mercury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Boy from Mercury Description of subject: The Boy from Mercury is a 1996 Irish coming-of-age drama film about a lonely young boy who copes with his parents’ troubled marriage by imagining himself as a visitor from the planet Mercury.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Tom Courtenay