Obvious Child
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Obvious Child is a 2014 indie romantic comedy-drama film starring Jenny Slate as a struggling stand-up comedian dealing with an unplanned pregnancy and abortion with humor and honesty.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Obvious Child canonical | 4 |
| The Obvious Child | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8441572 — 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: Obvious Child Context triple: [Jenny Slate, notableWork, Obvious Child]
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A.
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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B.
Kicking and Screaming
Kicking and Screaming is a 1995 indie comedy-drama film about recent college graduates drifting through post-college malaise, written and directed by Noah Baumbach.
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C.
Kicking & Screaming
Kicking & Screaming is a 2005 sports comedy film starring Will Ferrell as an overzealous youth soccer coach competing against his domineering father.
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D.
The Squid and the Whale
The Squid and the Whale is a 2005 semi-autobiographical indie drama film written and directed by Noah Baumbach that explores the emotional fallout of a bitter divorce on a Brooklyn family in the 1980s.
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E.
The Big Mouth
The Big Mouth was the nickname of American comic actress and singer Martha Raye, famed for her loud, brassy personality and wide-mouthed comedic style.
- 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: Obvious Child Target entity description: Obvious Child is a 2014 indie romantic comedy-drama film starring Jenny Slate as a struggling stand-up comedian dealing with an unplanned pregnancy and abortion with humor and honesty.
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A.
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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B.
Kicking and Screaming
Kicking and Screaming is a 1995 indie comedy-drama film about recent college graduates drifting through post-college malaise, written and directed by Noah Baumbach.
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C.
Kicking & Screaming
Kicking & Screaming is a 2005 sports comedy film starring Will Ferrell as an overzealous youth soccer coach competing against his domineering father.
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D.
The Squid and the Whale
The Squid and the Whale is a 2005 semi-autobiographical indie drama film written and directed by Noah Baumbach that explores the emotional fallout of a bitter divorce on a Brooklyn family in the 1980s.
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E.
The Big Mouth
The Big Mouth was the nickname of American comic actress and singer Martha Raye, famed for her loud, brassy personality and wide-mouthed comedic style.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | Obvious Child (2009 short film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterPortrayedBy | Donna Stern – Jenny Slate ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Chris Teague NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | generally positive reviews from critics ⓘ |
| director | Gillian Robespierre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | A24 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy |
Casey Brooks
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jennifer Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy-drama
ⓘ
indie film ⓘ romantic comedy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadActor | Jenny Slate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Donna Stern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | R ⓘ |
| musicBy | Chris Bordeaux NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | frank depiction of abortion in a romantic comedy context ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A struggling stand-up comedian deals with an unplanned pregnancy and abortion with humor and honesty. ⓘ |
| producer | Elisabeth Holm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Rooks Nest Entertainment
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Votiv Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDateUnitedStates | June 6, 2014 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2014 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 84 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Elisabeth Holm
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gillian Robespierre NERFINISHED ⓘ Karen Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | New York City ⓘ |
| starring |
David Cross
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gabe Liedman NERFINISHED ⓘ Gaby Hoffmann NERFINISHED ⓘ Jake Lacy NERFINISHED ⓘ Jenny Slate NERFINISHED ⓘ Polly Draper NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Kind NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sundanceSection | U.S. Dramatic Competition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
personal growth
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reproductive rights ⓘ stand-up comedy ⓘ unplanned pregnancy ⓘ |
| worldPremiereAt | Sundance Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Obvious Child Description of subject: Obvious Child is a 2014 indie romantic comedy-drama film starring Jenny Slate as a struggling stand-up comedian dealing with an unplanned pregnancy and abortion with humor and honesty.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Obvious Child