The Man Who Sued God
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The Man Who Sued God is a 2001 Australian comedy film starring Billy Connolly as a fisherman who takes legal action against religious institutions after his insurance company refuses to pay out for an "act of God."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Man Who Sued God canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6959358 — 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 Man Who Sued God Context triple: [Billy Connolly, notableWork, The Man Who Sued God]
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A.
The Man Who Couldn't Beat God
"The Man Who Couldn't Beat God" is a silent-era American film produced by the Vitagraph Company of America, likely centered on themes of fate, morality, and the limits of human will.
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B.
The Trial of God
The Trial of God is a play by Elie Wiesel that dramatizes a mock trial of God in a Jewish village devastated by a pogrom, exploring faith, suffering, and divine justice in the shadow of the Holocaust.
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C.
The Battle for God
The Battle for God is a non-fiction book by religious historian Karen Armstrong that examines the rise of fundamentalism in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam in the modern world.
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D.
Elect of God
Elect of God is a reverential title used for Haile Selassie I, the former Emperor of Ethiopia who is regarded by Rastafarians as the returned messiah and a central spiritual figure.
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E.
Follow God
"Follow God" is a gospel-infused hip-hop track by Kanye West from his album *Jesus Is King*, known for its introspective lyrics and energetic, minimalist production.
- 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 Man Who Sued God Target entity description: The Man Who Sued God is a 2001 Australian comedy film starring Billy Connolly as a fisherman who takes legal action against religious institutions after his insurance company refuses to pay out for an "act of God."
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A.
The Man Who Couldn't Beat God
"The Man Who Couldn't Beat God" is a silent-era American film produced by the Vitagraph Company of America, likely centered on themes of fate, morality, and the limits of human will.
-
B.
The Trial of God
The Trial of God is a play by Elie Wiesel that dramatizes a mock trial of God in a Jewish village devastated by a pogrom, exploring faith, suffering, and divine justice in the shadow of the Holocaust.
-
C.
The Battle for God
The Battle for God is a non-fiction book by religious historian Karen Armstrong that examines the rise of fundamentalism in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam in the modern world.
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D.
Elect of God
Elect of God is a reverential title used for Haile Selassie I, the former Emperor of Ethiopia who is regarded by Rastafarians as the returned messiah and a central spiritual figure.
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E.
Follow God
"Follow God" is a gospel-infused hip-hop track by Kanye West from his album *Jesus Is King*, known for its introspective lyrics and energetic, minimalist production.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | original screenplay ⓘ |
| characterPlayedBy |
Anna Redmond – Judy Davis
NERFINISHED
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Steve Myers – Billy Connolly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematography | Geoffrey Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Australia ⓘ |
| director | Mark Joffe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Icon Film Distribution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedIn | Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Mark Warner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Sydney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
legal comedy ⓘ |
| hasTagline | He’s about to have a word with the man upstairs. ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
critique of organized religion
ⓘ
faith and skepticism ⓘ insurance law ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Steve Myers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Nigel Westlake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | satirical portrayal of a lawsuit against God ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A former lawyer turned fisherman sues religious institutions after his insurance company refuses to pay for boat damage deemed an act of God. ⓘ |
| producer |
Ben Gannon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Judy Balaban NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Gannon Jenkins Entertainment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2001-10-25 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2001 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 97 minutes ⓘ |
| setting | Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Bille Brown
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Billy Connolly NERFINISHED ⓘ Colin Friels NERFINISHED ⓘ Emily Browning NERFINISHED ⓘ John Howard NERFINISHED ⓘ Judy Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ Wendy Hughes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer |
Don Watson
NERFINISHED
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John Clarke NERFINISHED ⓘ Mark Joffe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Man Who Sued God Description of subject: The Man Who Sued God is a 2001 Australian comedy film starring Billy Connolly as a fisherman who takes legal action against religious institutions after his insurance company refuses to pay out for an "act of God."
Referenced by (3)
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