Black or White (2014 film)
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Black or White is a 2014 American drama film centered on a custody battle over a young biracial girl, starring Kevin Costner and Octavia Spencer.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Black or White (2014 film) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5051003 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Black or White (2014 film) Context triple: [Lily Costner, participatedIn, Black or White (2014 film)]
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A.
Black Man
"Black Man" is a socially conscious song by Stevie Wonder from his acclaimed 1976 album Songs in the Key of Life, celebrating the contributions of people of diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds.
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B.
Dear White People
Dear White People is a satirical comedy-drama film and subsequent Netflix series that explores race, identity, and social tensions at a predominantly white Ivy League college.
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C.
Moonlight
Moonlight is the famous popular nickname for Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2, one of the most celebrated works in the classical piano repertoire.
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D.
Moonlight
"Moonlight" is a country song by the American duo Love and Theft, known for its smooth harmonies and romantic, laid-back vibe.
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E.
Moonlight
Moonlight is a critically acclaimed 2016 coming-of-age drama film that explores themes of identity, sexuality, and race through the life of a young Black man growing up in Miami.
- 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: Black or White (2014 film) Target entity description: Black or White is a 2014 American drama film centered on a custody battle over a young biracial girl, starring Kevin Costner and Octavia Spencer.
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A.
Black Man
"Black Man" is a socially conscious song by Stevie Wonder from his acclaimed 1976 album Songs in the Key of Life, celebrating the contributions of people of diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds.
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B.
Dear White People
Dear White People is a satirical comedy-drama film and subsequent Netflix series that explores race, identity, and social tensions at a predominantly white Ivy League college.
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C.
Moonlight
Moonlight is the famous popular nickname for Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2, one of the most celebrated works in the classical piano repertoire.
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D.
Moonlight
"Moonlight" is a country song by the American duo Love and Theft, known for its smooth harmonies and romantic, laid-back vibe.
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E.
Moonlight
Moonlight is a critically acclaimed 2016 coming-of-age drama film that explores themes of identity, sexuality, and race through the life of a young Black man growing up in Miami.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | original screenplay ⓘ |
| boxOffice | approximately 21.7 million US dollars ⓘ |
| budget | approximately 9 million US dollars ⓘ |
| character |
Elliot Anderson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eloise Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ Jeremiah Jeffers NERFINISHED ⓘ Rick Reynolds NERFINISHED ⓘ Rowena Jeffers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Russ Alsobrook NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Mike Binder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Relativity Media NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Roger Bondelli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| event | premiered at Toronto International Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| festivalPremiere | 2014 Toronto International Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
ⓘ
legal drama film ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
addiction
ⓘ
family conflict ⓘ grief ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
biracial families
ⓘ
child custody ⓘ race relations in the United States ⓘ |
| MPAARating | PG-13 ⓘ |
| musicBy | Terence Blanchard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation | Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer |
Kevin Costner
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mike Binder NERFINISHED ⓘ Molly Mickler Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ Todd Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Sunlight Productions
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Treehouse Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2014-09-06 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2014 ⓘ |
| runtime | 121 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Mike Binder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 21st century ⓘ |
| starring |
Anthony Mackie
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bill Burr NERFINISHED ⓘ Gillian Jacobs NERFINISHED ⓘ Jennifer Ehle NERFINISHED ⓘ Jillian Estell NERFINISHED ⓘ Kevin Costner NERFINISHED ⓘ Octavia Spencer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theatricalReleaseDate | 2015-01-30 ⓘ |
| writer | Mike Binder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Black or White (2014 film) Description of subject: Black or White is a 2014 American drama film centered on a custody battle over a young biracial girl, starring Kevin Costner and Octavia Spencer.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.