The Sessions
E433519
The Sessions is a 2012 independent drama film in which Helen Hunt plays a sex surrogate helping a man with polio explore intimacy and sexuality.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Sessions canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4365446 — 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 Sessions Context triple: [Helen Hunt, notableWork, The Sessions]
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A.
The Miseducation of Cameron Post
The Miseducation of Cameron Post is a 2018 coming-of-age drama film about a teenage girl sent to a gay conversion therapy center after being caught with another girl.
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B.
Dawnland
Dawnland is the traditional homeland and cultural region of the Wabanaki peoples in the northeastern area of North America, encompassing parts of what are now the northeastern United States and eastern Canada.
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C.
The Hunting Ground
The Hunting Ground is a 2015 documentary film that investigates and exposes the prevalence of sexual assault on U.S. college campuses and the institutional failures in responding to survivors.
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D.
The Sinner
The Sinner is a psychological crime drama television series that follows Detective Harry Ambrose as he investigates disturbing, seemingly inexplicable crimes, each unfolding over a season-long mystery.
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E.
Certain Women
Certain Women is a 2016 American drama film directed by Kelly Reichardt that interweaves the quiet, everyday lives of several women in rural Montana.
- 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 Sessions Target entity description: The Sessions is a 2012 independent drama film in which Helen Hunt plays a sex surrogate helping a man with polio explore intimacy and sexuality.
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A.
The Miseducation of Cameron Post
The Miseducation of Cameron Post is a 2018 coming-of-age drama film about a teenage girl sent to a gay conversion therapy center after being caught with another girl.
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B.
Dawnland
Dawnland is the traditional homeland and cultural region of the Wabanaki peoples in the northeastern area of North America, encompassing parts of what are now the northeastern United States and eastern Canada.
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C.
The Hunting Ground
The Hunting Ground is a 2015 documentary film that investigates and exposes the prevalence of sexual assault on U.S. college campuses and the institutional failures in responding to survivors.
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D.
The Sinner
The Sinner is a psychological crime drama television series that follows Detective Harry Ambrose as he investigates disturbing, seemingly inexplicable crimes, each unfolding over a season-long mystery.
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E.
Certain Women
Certain Women is a 2016 American drama film directed by Kelly Reichardt that interweaves the quiet, everyday lives of several women in rural Montana.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drama film
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film ⓘ independent film ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Audience Award at Sundance Film Festival
NERFINISHED
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Special Jury Prize at Sundance Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Mark O'Brien
NERFINISHED
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On Seeing a Sex Surrogate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterRole | sex surrogate ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Ben Lewin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Fox Searchlight Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
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independent film ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
Helen Hunt
NERFINISHED
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John Hawkes NERFINISHED ⓘ William H. Macy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGenreElement | biographical film ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
disability
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intimacy ⓘ polio ⓘ sexuality ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
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Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama NERFINISHED ⓘ Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays | Mark O'Brien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2012 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 95 ⓘ |
| screenedAt | Sundance Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | The Sessions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Ben Lewin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Sessions Description of subject: The Sessions is a 2012 independent drama film in which Helen Hunt plays a sex surrogate helping a man with polio explore intimacy and sexuality.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.