Personal Best
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Personal Best is a 1982 American sports drama film about female track-and-field athletes, written and directed by Robert Towne.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Personal Best canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9825647 — 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)
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Target entity: Personal Best Context triple: [Robert Towne, notableWork, Personal Best]
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A.
The Best at It
The Best at It is a middle-grade novel by Maulik Pancholy about an Indian American boy navigating identity, anxiety, and first crushes in a small Midwestern town.
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B.
Be Best
Be Best is a public awareness campaign launched by former U.S. First Lady Melania Trump focused on promoting children’s well-being, online safety, and anti-bullying efforts.
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C.
The Best
"The Best" is a powerful pop-rock anthem popularized by Tina Turner that has become one of her signature songs and an enduring inspirational hit.
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D.
The Better Me
"The Better Me" is a motivational track from the podcast "On Purpose" that focuses on personal growth and self-improvement.
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E.
The Winner Within
The Winner Within is a motivational book by former Los Angeles Lakers coach Pat Riley that distills leadership and team-building lessons from his NBA championship experiences.
- 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: Personal Best Target entity description: Personal Best is a 1982 American sports drama film about female track-and-field athletes, written and directed by Robert Towne.
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A.
The Best at It
The Best at It is a middle-grade novel by Maulik Pancholy about an Indian American boy navigating identity, anxiety, and first crushes in a small Midwestern town.
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B.
Be Best
Be Best is a public awareness campaign launched by former U.S. First Lady Melania Trump focused on promoting children’s well-being, online safety, and anti-bullying efforts.
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C.
The Best
"The Best" is a powerful pop-rock anthem popularized by Tina Turner that has become one of her signature songs and an enduring inspirational hit.
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D.
The Better Me
"The Better Me" is a motivational track from the podcast "On Purpose" that focuses on personal growth and self-improvement.
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E.
The Winner Within
The Winner Within is a motivational book by former Los Angeles Lakers coach Pat Riley that distills leadership and team-building lessons from his NBA championship experiences.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| about |
competition in women’s athletics
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same-sex relationship ⓘ training for the Olympics ⓘ |
| basedOn | original screenplay ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Michael Chapman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| countryOfSetting | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | Robert Towne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy |
Warner Bros. Pictures
ⓘ
surface form:
Warner Bros.
|
| editedBy | Tom Rolf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
LGBT-related film
ⓘ
drama film ⓘ romantic drama film ⓘ sports drama ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
Jim Moody
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jodi Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ Kenny Moore NERFINISHED ⓘ Mariel Hemingway NERFINISHED ⓘ Miriam Byrd-Nethery NERFINISHED ⓘ Patrice Donnelly NERFINISHED ⓘ Scott Glenn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFilmRating | positive critical reception ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
female athletes
ⓘ
romantic relationships ⓘ track and field competition ⓘ |
| medium | 35 mm film ⓘ |
| MPAARating | R ⓘ |
| musicBy | Jack Nitzsche NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation |
California
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | depiction of lesbian relationship in sports ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer |
David Geffen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Robert Towne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | The Geffen Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1982-02-05 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1982 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 124 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Robert Towne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | late 1970s ⓘ |
| sportDepicted |
athletics
ⓘ
track and field ⓘ |
| title | Personal Best NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Robert Towne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Personal Best Description of subject: Personal Best is a 1982 American sports drama film about female track-and-field athletes, written and directed by Robert Towne.
Referenced by (3)
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