The Boys in the Boat
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The Boys in the Boat is a historical sports drama film about the University of Washington rowing team’s underdog journey to compete in the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Boys in the Boat canonical | 3 |
| The Boys in the Boat (feature film) | 1 |
| The Boys in the Boat (film) | 1 |
| The Boys in the Boat (young readers adaptation) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8091172 — 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 Boys in the Boat Context triple: [Neal Dodson, notableWork, The Boys in the Boat]
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Unbroken
Unbroken is Demi Lovato’s third studio album, known for its blend of pop, R&B, and dance influences and for marking a more mature, resilient phase in her music career.
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B.
Unbroken
Unbroken is a 2014 biographical war drama film that chronicles the harrowing World War II experiences of American Olympian and airman Louis Zamperini.
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C.
Unbroken
Unbroken is an album titled "Skyscraper," likely featuring music that reflects themes of resilience or emotional intensity.
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D.
The Optimist
The Optimist is a prominent sculpture by American artist Don Gummer, known for his abstract, architecturally influenced forms.
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E.
The Boys in Gold
The Boys in Gold is the popular nickname for Nashville SC, the Major League Soccer club known for its yellow kits and strong defensive identity.
- 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 Boys in the Boat Target entity description: The Boys in the Boat is a historical sports drama film about the University of Washington rowing team’s underdog journey to compete in the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
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A.
Unbroken
Unbroken is Demi Lovato’s third studio album, known for its blend of pop, R&B, and dance influences and for marking a more mature, resilient phase in her music career.
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B.
Unbroken
Unbroken is a 2014 biographical war drama film that chronicles the harrowing World War II experiences of American Olympian and airman Louis Zamperini.
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C.
Unbroken
Unbroken is an album titled "Skyscraper," likely featuring music that reflects themes of resilience or emotional intensity.
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D.
The Optimist
The Optimist is a prominent sculpture by American artist Don Gummer, known for his abstract, architecturally influenced forms.
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E.
The Boys in Gold
The Boys in Gold is the popular nickname for Nashville SC, the Major League Soccer club known for its yellow kits and strong defensive identity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Daniel James Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Martin Ruhe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | George Clooney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
Amazon MGM Studios
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| editedBy | Tanya M. Swerling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | University of Washington rowing team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
ⓘ
historical film ⓘ sports film ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
perseverance
ⓘ
teamwork ⓘ underdog victory ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Alexandre Desplat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | journey to qualify for the 1936 Berlin Olympics ⓘ |
| notableCharacter | Joe Rantz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portraysEvent | men's eight rowing competition at the 1936 Olympics ⓘ |
| portraysOrganization | University of Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portraysRealPerson |
Al Ulbrickson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Don Hume NERFINISHED ⓘ Joe Rantz NERFINISHED ⓘ members of the 1936 University of Washington men's eight crew ⓘ |
| producer |
George Clooney
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grant Heslov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Mandalay Pictures
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Smokehouse Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2023 ⓘ |
| runtimeApprox | approximately 2 hours ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Mark L. Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingEvent | 1936 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 1930s ⓘ |
| settingPlace |
Berlin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Seattle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sportDepicted | rowing ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general audience ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Boys in the Boat Description of subject: The Boys in the Boat is a historical sports drama film about the University of Washington rowing team’s underdog journey to compete in the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Boys in the Boat (feature film)
this entity surface form:
The Boys in the Boat (film)
this entity surface form:
The Boys in the Boat (young readers adaptation)