The Great Gilly Hopkins
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The Great Gilly Hopkins is a 2015 family drama film adaptation of Katherine Paterson’s novel, following a tough foster girl whose plans to reunite with her mother are upended by an unexpected bond with her new foster family.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Great Gilly Hopkins canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5742258 — 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 Great Gilly Hopkins Context triple: [Billy Magnussen, notableWork, The Great Gilly Hopkins]
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A.
Corduroy
"Corduroy" is a popular rock song by the American band Pearl Jam, known for its dynamic structure and emotionally charged lyrics.
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B.
Because of Winn-Dixie
Because of Winn-Dixie is a 2005 family drama film based on Kate DiCamillo’s novel about a lonely girl who befriends a stray dog that helps her connect with her small Southern town.
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C.
The Learning Tree
The Learning Tree is a semi-autobiographical novel by Gordon Parks that portrays an African American boy’s coming-of-age in 1920s Kansas amid racism and moral conflict.
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D.
The Little Friend
The Little Friend is a 2002 novel by Donna Tartt that follows a young girl in Mississippi who becomes obsessed with uncovering the truth behind her brother’s long-unsolved murder.
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E.
Ramona and Beezus
Ramona and Beezus is a 2010 family comedy film based on Beverly Cleary’s beloved children’s books about the misadventures of spirited young Ramona Quimby and her older sister Beezus.
- 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 Great Gilly Hopkins Target entity description: The Great Gilly Hopkins is a 2015 family drama film adaptation of Katherine Paterson’s novel, following a tough foster girl whose plans to reunite with her mother are upended by an unexpected bond with her new foster family.
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A.
Corduroy
"Corduroy" is a popular rock song by the American band Pearl Jam, known for its dynamic structure and emotionally charged lyrics.
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B.
Because of Winn-Dixie
Because of Winn-Dixie is a 2005 family drama film based on Kate DiCamillo’s novel about a lonely girl who befriends a stray dog that helps her connect with her small Southern town.
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C.
The Learning Tree
The Learning Tree is a semi-autobiographical novel by Gordon Parks that portrays an African American boy’s coming-of-age in 1920s Kansas amid racism and moral conflict.
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D.
The Little Friend
The Little Friend is a 2002 novel by Donna Tartt that follows a young girl in Mississippi who becomes obsessed with uncovering the truth behind her brother’s long-unsolved murder.
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E.
Ramona and Beezus
Ramona and Beezus is a 2010 family comedy film based on Beverly Cleary’s beloved children’s books about the misadventures of spirited young Ramona Quimby and her older sister Beezus.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | children's novel ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Katherine Paterson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Great Gilly Hopkins (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Courtney Rutherford Hopkins
NERFINISHED
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Gilly Hopkins NERFINISHED ⓘ Maime Trotter NERFINISHED ⓘ Miss Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ Nonnie Hopkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | John Bailey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Stephen Herek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Lionsgate Premiere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | David Moritz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
ⓘ
family film ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| MPAARating | PG ⓘ |
| musicBy | Mark Isham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A tough, streetwise foster girl named Gilly Hopkins schemes to reunite with her biological mother but forms an unexpected bond with her new foster family. ⓘ |
| producer |
Brian Kennedy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William Teitler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2015-10-07 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2015 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 99 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | David L. Paterson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| sourceWorkPublicationYear | 1978 ⓘ |
| stars |
Bill Cobbs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Billy Magnussen NERFINISHED ⓘ Clare Foley NERFINISHED ⓘ Glenn Close NERFINISHED ⓘ Julia Stiles NERFINISHED ⓘ Kathy Bates NERFINISHED ⓘ Octavia Spencer NERFINISHED ⓘ Sophie Nélisse NERFINISHED ⓘ Zachary Hernandez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | family ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Great Gilly Hopkins Description of subject: The Great Gilly Hopkins is a 2015 family drama film adaptation of Katherine Paterson’s novel, following a tough foster girl whose plans to reunite with her mother are upended by an unexpected bond with her new foster family.
Referenced by (1)
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