The Brothers McMullen
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The Brothers McMullen is a low-budget 1995 independent comedy-drama film written, directed by, and starring Edward Burns, which follows the romantic and familial struggles of three Irish-American brothers in New York.
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| The Brothers McMullen canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Brothers McMullen Context triple: [Edward Burns, notableWork, The Brothers McMullen]
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Melvin and Howard
Melvin and Howard is a 1980 American comedy-drama film, directed by Jonathan Demme, that fictionalizes the story of a gas-station attendant who allegedly befriends billionaire Howard Hughes and later claims to inherit part of his fortune.
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B.
The Brothers
"The Brothers" is a 17th-century stage comedy by English playwright James Shirley, reflecting the manners and intrigues of Caroline-era London society.
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C.
The Brothers
The Brothers is a British television drama series that aired in the 1970s, focusing on the power struggles and personal conflicts within a family-run road haulage business.
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D.
The Brothers
The Brothers is a 2001 romantic comedy-drama film that follows four close-knit African-American men navigating love, friendship, and commitment.
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E.
The Brothers
The Brothers is a historical nonfiction book by Stephen Kinzer that examines the powerful Cold War-era influence of siblings John Foster Dulles and Allen Dulles on U.S. foreign policy and covert operations.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Brothers McMullen Target entity description: The Brothers McMullen is a low-budget 1995 independent comedy-drama film written, directed by, and starring Edward Burns, which follows the romantic and familial struggles of three Irish-American brothers in New York.
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A.
Melvin and Howard
Melvin and Howard is a 1980 American comedy-drama film, directed by Jonathan Demme, that fictionalizes the story of a gas-station attendant who allegedly befriends billionaire Howard Hughes and later claims to inherit part of his fortune.
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B.
The Brothers
"The Brothers" is a 17th-century stage comedy by English playwright James Shirley, reflecting the manners and intrigues of Caroline-era London society.
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C.
The Brothers
The Brothers is a British television drama series that aired in the 1970s, focusing on the power struggles and personal conflicts within a family-run road haulage business.
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D.
The Brothers
The Brothers is a 2001 romantic comedy-drama film that follows four close-knit African-American men navigating love, friendship, and commitment.
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E.
The Brothers
The Brothers is a historical nonfiction book by Stephen Kinzer that examines the powerful Cold War-era influence of siblings John Foster Dulles and Allen Dulles on U.S. foreign policy and covert operations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | original screenplay by Edward Burns ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic at Sundance Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| budget | approximately 25000 USD ⓘ |
| cinematography | Frank Prinzi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| director | Edward Burns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Fox Searchlight Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Susan Littenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingFormat | 16 mm film ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Long Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy-drama
ⓘ
romantic comedy-drama ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
Connie Britton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Edward Burns NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack Mulcahy NERFINISHED ⓘ Maxine Bahns NERFINISHED ⓘ Mike McGlone NERFINISHED ⓘ Shari Albert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
comedy-drama
ⓘ
independent film ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Irish-American family
ⓘ
family relationships ⓘ romantic relationships ⓘ |
| musicBy | Seamus Egan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | low-budget independent production ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Edward Burns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| premiereEvent | Sundance Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Edward Burns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | McMullen Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1995-08-09 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1995 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 94 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Edward Burns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
New York
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ |
| starring |
Connie Britton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Edward Burns NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack Mulcahy NERFINISHED ⓘ Maxine Bahns NERFINISHED ⓘ Mike McGlone NERFINISHED ⓘ Shari Albert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Edward Burns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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