Nell (1994 film)
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Nell (1994 film) is a drama about a reclusive young woman raised in isolation in the North Carolina wilderness, whose discovery by outsiders leads to a struggle over her care and autonomy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nell (1994 film) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5356733 — 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: Nell (1994 film) Context triple: [Nell Kellty, firstAppearance, Nell (1994 film)]
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A.
Nell
Nell is a feminine given name, often used as a diminutive of names like Eleanor or Helen.
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B.
Nanny
Nanny is the kind-hearted, loyal housekeeper who helps care for Pongo and Perdita’s puppies in Disney’s "One Hundred and One Dalmatians."
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C.
Nellie
Nellie is the familiar nickname of Nellie Connally, the former First Lady of Texas who was riding in the car with President John F. Kennedy during his assassination in 1963.
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D.
Nellallitea
Nellallitea is the birth name of Nella Larsen, the influential Harlem Renaissance novelist and short story writer known for exploring race and identity.
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E.
Noellie
Noellie is a feminine given name, used here as part of the full name Amélie Noellie Parayre.
- 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: Nell (1994 film) Target entity description: Nell (1994 film) is a drama about a reclusive young woman raised in isolation in the North Carolina wilderness, whose discovery by outsiders leads to a struggle over her care and autonomy.
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A.
Nell
Nell is a feminine given name, often used as a diminutive of names like Eleanor or Helen.
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B.
Nanny
Nanny is the kind-hearted, loyal housekeeper who helps care for Pongo and Perdita’s puppies in Disney’s "One Hundred and One Dalmatians."
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C.
Nellie
Nellie is the familiar nickname of Nellie Connally, the former First Lady of Texas who was riding in the car with President John F. Kennedy during his assassination in 1963.
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D.
Nellallitea
Nellallitea is the birth name of Nella Larsen, the influential Harlem Renaissance novelist and short story writer known for exploring race and identity.
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E.
Noellie
Noellie is a feminine given name, used here as part of the full name Amélie Noellie Parayre.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | Idioglossia (play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkAuthor | Mark Handley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| boxOfficeGross | approximately $106,000,000 worldwide ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
autonomy
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communication ⓘ ethics of medical intervention ⓘ isolation ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Dante Spinotti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composerNominated | Mark Isham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| director | Michael Apted NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | 20th Century Fox ⓘ |
| distributorRegion | theatrical release in the United States ⓘ |
| editedBy | Rick Shaine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | drama ⓘ |
| hasIMDbPage | https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110638/ ⓘ |
| hasWikipediaPage | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nell_(film) ⓘ |
| languageFeature | use of an idioglossia (private language) ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Dr. Jerome Lovell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dr. Paula Olsen NERFINISHED ⓘ Nell Kellty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | PG-13 ⓘ |
| musicBy | Mark Isham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Academy Award for Best Actress
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Academy Award for Best Original Score ⓘ Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedPerson | Jodie Foster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A reclusive young woman raised in isolation in the North Carolina wilderness is discovered by outsiders, leading to a struggle over her care and autonomy. ⓘ |
| producer |
Graham Place
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jodie Foster NERFINISHED ⓘ Renée Missel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Egg Pictures
NERFINISHED
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Fox 2000 Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1994-12-16 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1994 ⓘ |
| runtime | 112 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Mark Handley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William Nicholson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingEnvironment | wilderness ⓘ |
| settingLocation | North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Jodie Foster
NERFINISHED
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Liam Neeson NERFINISHED ⓘ Natasha Richardson NERFINISHED ⓘ Nick Searcy NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Libertini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nell (1994 film) Description of subject: Nell (1994 film) is a drama about a reclusive young woman raised in isolation in the North Carolina wilderness, whose discovery by outsiders leads to a struggle over her care and autonomy.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.