Tim Lake
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Tim Lake is the time-traveling protagonist of the romantic comedy film "About Time," whose ability to revisit moments in his life shapes his relationships and personal growth.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tim Lake canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1678050 — 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: Tim Lake Context triple: [About Time, mainCharacter, Tim Lake]
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A.
Christopher Lennertz
Christopher Lennertz is an American composer best known for his film, television, and video game scores, including work on major comedies, action films, and popular series like Supernatural.
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B.
Ray Nicolette
Ray Nicolette is a fictional ATF agent who appears in Elmore Leonard’s crime novels and their film adaptations, notably portrayed by Michael Keaton in "Jackie Brown" and "Out of Sight."
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C.
Brian VanDeMark
Brian VanDeMark is an American historian and author known for his work on U.S. foreign policy and the Vietnam War, including coauthoring influential studies of that conflict.
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D.
Jay Peterson
Jay Peterson is a television producer best known for his executive production work on popular unscripted and reality series, including the hit show "Lip Sync Battle."
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E.
Eric Eldred
Eric Eldred is an American digital rights activist and publisher known for his work promoting free access to literature and for co-founding the Creative Commons movement.
- 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: Tim Lake Target entity description: Tim Lake is the time-traveling protagonist of the romantic comedy film "About Time," whose ability to revisit moments in his life shapes his relationships and personal growth.
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A.
Christopher Lennertz
Christopher Lennertz is an American composer best known for his film, television, and video game scores, including work on major comedies, action films, and popular series like Supernatural.
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B.
Ray Nicolette
Ray Nicolette is a fictional ATF agent who appears in Elmore Leonard’s crime novels and their film adaptations, notably portrayed by Michael Keaton in "Jackie Brown" and "Out of Sight."
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C.
Brian VanDeMark
Brian VanDeMark is an American historian and author known for his work on U.S. foreign policy and the Vietnam War, including coauthoring influential studies of that conflict.
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D.
Jay Peterson
Jay Peterson is a television producer best known for his executive production work on popular unscripted and reality series, including the hit show "Lip Sync Battle."
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E.
Eric Eldred
Eric Eldred is an American digital rights activist and publisher known for his work promoting free access to literature and for co-founding the Creative Commons movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| appearsIn | About Time ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | romantic comedy film ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
family
ⓘ
love ⓘ second chances ⓘ time and memory ⓘ |
| canTimeTravelTo | moments in his own past ⓘ |
| createdBy | Richard Curtis ⓘ |
| familyTrait | male members can time travel ⓘ |
| filmDirectorOfAppearance | Richard Curtis ⓘ |
| filmProductionCountry |
United Kingdom
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| filmSettingPeriod | contemporary early 21st century ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
About Time
ⓘ
surface form:
About Time (2013 film)
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| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasAbility | time travel ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Posy
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another unnamed child (varies with timeline) ⓘ |
| hasFather | James Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMother | Mary Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSister | Kit Kat Lake ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| laterOccupation | script reader ⓘ |
| laterResidence |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| learnsAbilityFrom | James Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| loveInterest | Mary ⓘ |
| medium | live-action film ⓘ |
| moralLessonLearned |
limits of controlling life through time travel
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value of ordinary days ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableSceneType | revisiting key life events via time travel ⓘ |
| occupation | lawyer ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
awkward
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kind ⓘ romantic ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Domhnall Gleeson ⓘ |
| residence | Cornwall ⓘ |
| spouse | Mary ⓘ |
| timeTravelMethod | standing in a dark enclosed space and concentrating on a moment ⓘ |
| undergoesCharacterArc |
acceptance of imperfection
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living each day fully ⓘ |
| usesTimeTravelFor |
helping family
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personal growth ⓘ romantic relationships ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tim Lake Description of subject: Tim Lake is the time-traveling protagonist of the romantic comedy film "About Time," whose ability to revisit moments in his life shapes his relationships and personal growth.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Quentin