The Secret Lives of Dentists
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The Secret Lives of Dentists is a 2002 indie drama film that explores the unraveling marriage of two dentists, noted for its intimate character study and Hope Davis’s acclaimed performance.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Secret Lives of Dentists canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5617408 — 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 Secret Lives of Dentists Context triple: [Hope Davis, notableWork, The Secret Lives of Dentists]
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A.
Mouthful of Cavities
"Mouthful of Cavities" is an alternative rock song by Blind Melon, known for its introspective lyrics and melancholic, acoustic-driven sound.
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B.
The Doctor’s Visit
"The Doctor’s Visit" is a finely detailed 17th-century genre painting by Dutch artist Frans van Mieris the Elder, depicting an intimate domestic scene involving a physician and his patient.
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C.
The Doctor's Visit
"The Doctor's Visit" is a 17th-century genre painting by Dutch artist Jan Steen that humorously depicts a domestic scene involving a physician and his patient, often interpreted as a satirical commentary on love sickness and medical practice.
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D.
Pulling Teeth
"Pulling Teeth" is a bass-driven punk rock track by Green Day, featured on their breakthrough 1994 album *Dookie*.
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E.
Painless Dr. Z
Painless Dr. Z is the professional nickname of dentist Edward Zuckerberg, known for his gentle approach to dental care and as the father of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg.
- 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 Secret Lives of Dentists Target entity description: The Secret Lives of Dentists is a 2002 indie drama film that explores the unraveling marriage of two dentists, noted for its intimate character study and Hope Davis’s acclaimed performance.
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A.
Mouthful of Cavities
"Mouthful of Cavities" is an alternative rock song by Blind Melon, known for its introspective lyrics and melancholic, acoustic-driven sound.
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B.
The Doctor’s Visit
"The Doctor’s Visit" is a finely detailed 17th-century genre painting by Dutch artist Frans van Mieris the Elder, depicting an intimate domestic scene involving a physician and his patient.
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C.
The Doctor's Visit
"The Doctor's Visit" is a 17th-century genre painting by Dutch artist Jan Steen that humorously depicts a domestic scene involving a physician and his patient, often interpreted as a satirical commentary on love sickness and medical practice.
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D.
Pulling Teeth
"Pulling Teeth" is a bass-driven punk rock track by Green Day, featured on their breakthrough 1994 album *Dookie*.
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E.
Painless Dr. Z
Painless Dr. Z is the professional nickname of dentist Edward Zuckerberg, known for his gentle approach to dental care and as the father of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Jane Smiley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardRecognition | Independent Spirit Award nominations for acting ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Age of Grief NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterName |
Dana Hurst
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
David Hurst NERFINISHED ⓘ Slater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Florian Ballhaus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | generally positive reviews ⓘ |
| director | Alan Rudolph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Fine Line Features NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Carol Littleton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | feature film ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
independent cinema ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| musicBy | Mark Isham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Hope Davis’s performance
ⓘ
intimate character study ⓘ portrayal of a disintegrating marriage ⓘ |
| occupationOfMainCharacters | dentist ⓘ |
| portrays | middle-class American family ⓘ |
| premiereEvent | Sundance Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionType | low-budget independent production ⓘ |
| publicationTypeOfSource |
novella
ⓘ
short story collection ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2002 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 104 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Craig Lucas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | New York State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starredActor |
Campbell Scott
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Denis Leary NERFINISHED ⓘ Hope Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
family life
ⓘ
infidelity ⓘ marriage ⓘ parenthood ⓘ professional life ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfStory | contemporary early 2000s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Secret Lives of Dentists Description of subject: The Secret Lives of Dentists is a 2002 indie drama film that explores the unraveling marriage of two dentists, noted for its intimate character study and Hope Davis’s acclaimed performance.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.