Riding in Cars with Boys
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Riding in Cars with Boys is a 2001 coming-of-age drama film, based on Beverly Donofrio’s memoir, that follows a young woman’s struggles with early motherhood and her dreams of becoming a writer.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Riding in Cars with Boys canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5641213 — 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: Riding in Cars with Boys Context triple: [Lorraine Bracco, appearedIn, Riding in Cars with Boys]
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A.
The Back Seat of My Car
"The Back Seat of My Car" is a whimsical, melodic pop song by Paul McCartney and Wings, known for its lush orchestration and appearance as the closing track on the 1971 album *Ram*.
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B.
One of the Boys
"One of the Boys" is the 2008 major-label breakthrough pop album by Katy Perry, featuring hits like "I Kissed a Girl" and "Hot n Cold" that established her international fame.
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C.
Chasing Cars
"Chasing Cars" is a widely acclaimed alternative rock ballad by the band Snow Patrol, known for its emotional lyrics and prominent use in television and film soundtracks.
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D.
My Boys
My Boys is an American television sitcom that follows a female sportswriter in Chicago as she navigates her career and relationships with her close-knit group of male friends.
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E.
My Girls
"My Girls" is a song by Christina Aguilera from her 2010 electro-pop album *Bionic*, blending dance-pop production with themes of female camaraderie and empowerment.
- 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: Riding in Cars with Boys Target entity description: Riding in Cars with Boys is a 2001 coming-of-age drama film, based on Beverly Donofrio’s memoir, that follows a young woman’s struggles with early motherhood and her dreams of becoming a writer.
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A.
The Back Seat of My Car
"The Back Seat of My Car" is a whimsical, melodic pop song by Paul McCartney and Wings, known for its lush orchestration and appearance as the closing track on the 1971 album *Ram*.
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B.
One of the Boys
"One of the Boys" is the 2008 major-label breakthrough pop album by Katy Perry, featuring hits like "I Kissed a Girl" and "Hot n Cold" that established her international fame.
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C.
Chasing Cars
"Chasing Cars" is a widely acclaimed alternative rock ballad by the band Snow Patrol, known for its emotional lyrics and prominent use in television and film soundtracks.
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D.
My Boys
My Boys is an American television sitcom that follows a female sportswriter in Chicago as she navigates her career and relationships with her close-knit group of male friends.
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E.
My Girls
"My Girls" is a song by Christina Aguilera from her 2010 electro-pop album *Bionic*, blending dance-pop production with themes of female camaraderie and empowerment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | Riding in Cars with Boys: Confessions of a Bad Girl Who Makes Good NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Beverly Donofrio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Miroslav Ondříček NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| director | Penny Marshall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Columbia Pictures ⓘ |
| distributorRegion | North America ⓘ |
| editedBy | Debra Neil-Fisher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Connecticut
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical film
ⓘ
coming-of-age ⓘ drama ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
addiction
ⓘ
class and economic struggle ⓘ family relationships ⓘ personal growth ⓘ single motherhood ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Beverly Donofrio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | PG-13 ⓘ |
| musicBy | Hans Zimmer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
aspiration to become a writer
ⓘ
early motherhood ⓘ pursuit of education ⓘ |
| producer |
James L. Brooks
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Laurence Mark NERFINISHED ⓘ Penny Marshall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Gracie Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationTypeOfSource | memoir ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2001-10-19 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2001 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 132 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Morgan Upton Ward NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod |
1960s
ⓘ
1970s ⓘ 1980s ⓘ |
| starring |
Adam Garcia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brittany Murphy NERFINISHED ⓘ Drew Barrymore NERFINISHED ⓘ James Woods NERFINISHED ⓘ Lorraine Bracco NERFINISHED ⓘ Maggie Gyllenhaal NERFINISHED ⓘ Sara Gilbert NERFINISHED ⓘ Steve Zahn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Riding in Cars with Boys Description of subject: Riding in Cars with Boys is a 2001 coming-of-age drama film, based on Beverly Donofrio’s memoir, that follows a young woman’s struggles with early motherhood and her dreams of becoming a writer.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.