The Boys
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The Boys is a 1998 Australian crime drama film directed by Rowan Woods, adapted from a stage play, that explores the tense dynamics of a dysfunctional family in suburban Sydney leading up to a brutal crime.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Boys canonical | 9 |
| The Boys (film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20254851 — 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)
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Target entity: The Boys Context triple: [Robert Connolly, notableWork, The Boys]
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A.
The Boys
The Boys are a group of down-and-out yet tight-knit drifters and misfits in John Steinbeck’s novel "Cannery Row," known for their humorous, chaotic schemes and rough-edged camaraderie.
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B.
The Boys
The Boys is a British punk rock band known for its melodic, high-energy songs that emerged during the late 1970s punk movement.
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C.
The Boys (TV series)
The Boys is a darkly comedic superhero television series that satirizes corporate power and celebrity culture by following a group of vigilantes who fight corrupt, superpowered individuals.
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D.
The Boys (comic series)
The Boys is a darkly satirical superhero comic series by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson that follows a covert CIA-backed team monitoring and brutally keeping corrupt superheroes in check.
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E.
For the Boys
For the Boys is a 1991 musical drama film starring Bette Midler as a USO entertainer whose decades-long performing career is set against the backdrop of multiple American wars.
- 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 Boys Target entity description: The Boys is a 1998 Australian crime drama film directed by Rowan Woods, adapted from a stage play, that explores the tense dynamics of a dysfunctional family in suburban Sydney leading up to a brutal crime.
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A.
The Boys
The Boys are a group of down-and-out yet tight-knit drifters and misfits in John Steinbeck’s novel "Cannery Row," known for their humorous, chaotic schemes and rough-edged camaraderie.
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B.
The Boys
The Boys is a British punk rock band known for its melodic, high-energy songs that emerged during the late 1970s punk movement.
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C.
The Boys (TV series)
The Boys is a darkly comedic superhero television series that satirizes corporate power and celebrity culture by following a group of vigilantes who fight corrupt, superpowered individuals.
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D.
The Boys (comic series)
The Boys is a darkly satirical superhero comic series by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson that follows a covert CIA-backed team monitoring and brutally keeping corrupt superheroes in check.
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E.
For the Boys
For the Boys is a 1991 musical drama film starring Bette Midler as a USO entertainer whose decades-long performing career is set against the backdrop of multiple American wars.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.