It's Kind of a Funny Story
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"It's Kind of a Funny Story" is a 2010 coming-of-age dramedy film about a depressed teenager who checks himself into a psychiatric ward and finds unexpected connections and perspective.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| It’s Kind of a Funny Story | 2 |
| It's Kind of a Funny Story canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8163172 — 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: It's Kind of a Funny Story Context triple: [Keir Gilchrist, notableWork, It's Kind of a Funny Story]
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A.
Paper Towns
Paper Towns is a 2015 coming-of-age mystery film, based on John Green’s novel, that follows a teenager’s quest to find his enigmatic neighbor after her sudden disappearance.
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B.
All the Bright Places
All the Bright Places is a young adult novel by Jennifer Niven that explores themes of mental illness, grief, and first love through the story of two troubled teenagers who form a transformative bond.
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C.
The Awkward Age
The Awkward Age is a novel by Henry James that explores the social and moral complexities of upper-class English society through the coming-of-age experiences of a young woman.
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D.
The Big Sick
The Big Sick is a 2017 romantic comedy-drama film based on the real-life courtship of Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon, blending culture-clash humor with heartfelt drama.
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E.
I Am Not Okay with This
I Am Not Okay with This is a coming-of-age dark comedy-drama television series that follows a teenage girl grappling with high school, family issues, and the sudden emergence of mysterious supernatural powers.
- 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: It's Kind of a Funny Story Target entity description: "It's Kind of a Funny Story" is a 2010 coming-of-age dramedy film about a depressed teenager who checks himself into a psychiatric ward and finds unexpected connections and perspective.
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A.
Paper Towns
Paper Towns is a 2015 coming-of-age mystery film, based on John Green’s novel, that follows a teenager’s quest to find his enigmatic neighbor after her sudden disappearance.
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B.
All the Bright Places
All the Bright Places is a young adult novel by Jennifer Niven that explores themes of mental illness, grief, and first love through the story of two troubled teenagers who form a transformative bond.
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C.
The Awkward Age
The Awkward Age is a novel by Henry James that explores the social and moral complexities of upper-class English society through the coming-of-age experiences of a young woman.
-
D.
The Big Sick
The Big Sick is a 2017 romantic comedy-drama film based on the real-life courtship of Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon, blending culture-clash humor with heartfelt drama.
-
E.
I Am Not Okay with This
I Am Not Okay with This is a coming-of-age dark comedy-drama television series that follows a teenage girl grappling with high school, family issues, and the sudden emergence of mysterious supernatural powers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | It's Kind of a Funny Story (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Ned Vizzini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Aaron
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bobby NERFINISHED ⓘ Craig Gilner NERFINISHED ⓘ Dr. Minerva NERFINISHED ⓘ Nia NERFINISHED ⓘ Noelle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Andrij Parekh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director |
Anna Boden
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ryan Fleck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Focus Features NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Anna Boden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy-drama
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coming-of-age ⓘ teen film ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Craig Gilner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | PG-13 ⓘ |
| musicBy | Broken Social Scene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person voiceover from Craig ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A depressed teenager checks himself into a psychiatric ward and forms unexpected connections that help him gain perspective on his life ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Focus Features
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Misher Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistAge | 16 ⓘ |
| releaseDateUS | 2010-10-08 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2010 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 101 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Anna Boden
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ned Vizzini NERFINISHED ⓘ Ryan Fleck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
New York City
ⓘ
psychiatric ward ⓘ |
| starring |
Aasif Mandvi
NERFINISHED
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Emma Roberts NERFINISHED ⓘ Jim Gaffigan NERFINISHED ⓘ Keir Gilchrist NERFINISHED ⓘ Lauren Graham NERFINISHED ⓘ Viola Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ Zach Galifianakis NERFINISHED ⓘ Zoë Kravitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
depression
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friendship ⓘ mental health ⓘ self-discovery ⓘ suicidal ideation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: It's Kind of a Funny Story Description of subject: "It's Kind of a Funny Story" is a 2010 coming-of-age dramedy film about a depressed teenager who checks himself into a psychiatric ward and finds unexpected connections and perspective.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
It’s Kind of a Funny Story
this entity surface form:
It’s Kind of a Funny Story