The Majestic
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The Majestic is a 2001 American drama film starring Jim Carrey as a blacklisted Hollywood screenwriter who loses his memory and is mistaken for a missing war hero in a small California town during the 1950s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Majestic canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6955726 — 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 Majestic Context triple: [Frank Darabont, directed, The Majestic]
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A.
The Majestic
The Majestic is a notable twin-towered Art Deco luxury apartment building overlooking Central Park in Manhattan, New York City.
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The Mountain
The Mountain was a radical left-wing political faction during the French Revolution, known for its dominance in the National Convention and its role in the Reign of Terror.
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C.
The Mountain
The Mountain is a 1956 American drama film starring Spencer Tracy and Robert Wagner, centered on two brothers who attempt a perilous climb to a crashed airplane high in the French Alps.
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La Grande
La Grande is a small city in northeastern Oregon that serves as a regional hub and home to Eastern Oregon University.
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E.
La Montagne
La Montagne is a residential neighborhood located in the municipality of Chêne-Bougeries near Geneva, Switzerland.
- 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 Majestic Target entity description: The Majestic is a 2001 American drama film starring Jim Carrey as a blacklisted Hollywood screenwriter who loses his memory and is mistaken for a missing war hero in a small California town during the 1950s.
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A.
The Majestic
The Majestic is a notable twin-towered Art Deco luxury apartment building overlooking Central Park in Manhattan, New York City.
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B.
The Mountain
The Mountain was a radical left-wing political faction during the French Revolution, known for its dominance in the National Convention and its role in the Reign of Terror.
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C.
The Mountain
The Mountain is a 1956 American drama film starring Spencer Tracy and Robert Wagner, centered on two brothers who attempt a perilous climb to a crashed airplane high in the French Alps.
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D.
La Grande
La Grande is a small city in northeastern Oregon that serves as a regional hub and home to Eastern Oregon University.
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E.
La Montagne
La Montagne is a residential neighborhood located in the municipality of Chêne-Bougeries near Geneva, Switzerland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| aspectOf |
Hollywood blacklist
ⓘ
McCarthyism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | original screenplay ⓘ |
| characterPlayedBy | Peter Appleton – Jim Carrey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematography | David Tattersall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Frank Darabont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Warner Bros. Pictures ⓘ |
| distributorRegion | theatrical release in the United States ⓘ |
| editedBy | Jim Page NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Ferndale, California
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | drama film ⓘ |
| hasSettingElement | revival of a small-town movie theater ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
freedom of speech
ⓘ
identity ⓘ patriotism ⓘ redemption ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Peter Appleton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| MPAARating | PG ⓘ |
| musicBy | Mark Isham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | dramatic performance by Jim Carrey ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A blacklisted Hollywood screenwriter loses his memory and is mistaken for a missing war hero in a small California town during the 1950s. ⓘ |
| productionBudget | approximately 72,000,000 USD ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Castle Rock Entertainment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2001-12-21 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2001 ⓘ |
| runningTime | approximately 152 minutes ⓘ |
| setInPlace |
California
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
fictional town of Lawson ⓘ |
| setInTimePeriod | 1950s ⓘ |
| starring |
Bob Balaban
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brent Briscoe NERFINISHED ⓘ Hal Holbrook NERFINISHED ⓘ Jeffrey DeMunn NERFINISHED ⓘ Jim Carrey NERFINISHED ⓘ Laurie Holden NERFINISHED ⓘ Martin Landau NERFINISHED ⓘ Ron Rifkin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | The Majestic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Michael Sloane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Majestic Description of subject: The Majestic is a 2001 American drama film starring Jim Carrey as a blacklisted Hollywood screenwriter who loses his memory and is mistaken for a missing war hero in a small California town during the 1950s.
Referenced by (3)
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