A Love Song for Bobby Long
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A Love Song for Bobby Long is a 2004 American drama film set in New Orleans, centered on a young woman who returns home after her mother's death and becomes entangled in the lives of two troubled men squatting in her inherited house.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| A Love Song for Bobby Long canonical | 4 |
| A Love Song for Bobby Long (2004 film) | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Love Song for Bobby Long Context triple: [Clayne Crawford, appearedIn, A Love Song for Bobby Long]
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A.
So Long Mama
"So Long Mama" is a song by American country artist Ricky Nelson, released as the B-side to his 1972 hit single "Garden Party."
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B.
The Weary Kind
"The Weary Kind" is a country ballad written by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett for the film "Crazy Heart," widely recognized for its poignant portrayal of a washed-up musician's struggles.
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C.
A Love Song
"A Love Song" is a country-pop ballad recorded by Kenny Rogers that became one of his notable hits in the early 1980s.
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D.
Love Song for No One
"Love Song for No One" is a mellow, introspective pop-rock track by John Mayer that appears on his breakthrough album "Room for Squares."
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E.
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
The Ballad of Cable Hogue is a 1970 Western comedy-drama film that blends offbeat humor and elegiac themes in telling the story of a desert-stranded prospector who builds a way station around a discovered water source.
- 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: A Love Song for Bobby Long Target entity description: A Love Song for Bobby Long is a 2004 American drama film set in New Orleans, centered on a young woman who returns home after her mother's death and becomes entangled in the lives of two troubled men squatting in her inherited house.
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A.
So Long Mama
"So Long Mama" is a song by American country artist Ricky Nelson, released as the B-side to his 1972 hit single "Garden Party."
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B.
The Weary Kind
"The Weary Kind" is a country ballad written by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett for the film "Crazy Heart," widely recognized for its poignant portrayal of a washed-up musician's struggles.
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C.
A Love Song
"A Love Song" is a country-pop ballad recorded by Kenny Rogers that became one of his notable hits in the early 1980s.
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D.
Love Song for No One
"Love Song for No One" is a mellow, introspective pop-rock track by John Mayer that appears on his breakthrough album "Room for Squares."
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E.
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
The Ballad of Cable Hogue is a 1970 Western comedy-drama film that blends offbeat humor and elegiac themes in telling the story of a desert-stranded prospector who builds a way station around a discovered water source.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Off Magazine Street
NERFINISHED
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novel by Ronald Everett Capps ⓘ |
| characterPortrayedBy |
Bobby Long – John Travolta
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Lawson Pines – Gabriel Macht NERFINISHED ⓘ Purslane Hominy Will – Scarlett Johansson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Elliot Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfFilmingLocation | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| director | Shainee Gabel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
Lions Gate Films
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lionsgate ⓘ |
| distributorRegion |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| editedBy | Jeffrey M. Werner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | New Orleans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | drama film ⓘ |
| hasIMDbId | tt0369672 ⓘ |
| hasLiterarySourceAuthor | Ronald Everett Capps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Bobby Long
NERFINISHED
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Lawson Pines NERFINISHED ⓘ Purslane Hominy Will NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Grayson Capps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
two troubled men squatting in her inherited house
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young woman returning home after her mother's death ⓘ |
| notableAwardNomination |
Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
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ⓘ
Scarlett Johansson Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Bob Yari Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2004-09-02 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2004 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 119 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Shainee Gabel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | New Orleans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Dane Rhodes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Deborah Kara Unger NERFINISHED ⓘ Gabriel Macht NERFINISHED ⓘ John Travolta NERFINISHED ⓘ Scarlett Johansson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
addiction
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found family ⓘ grief ⓘ literature and poetry ⓘ redemption ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | contemporary era ⓘ |
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Subject: A Love Song for Bobby Long Description of subject: A Love Song for Bobby Long is a 2004 American drama film set in New Orleans, centered on a young woman who returns home after her mother's death and becomes entangled in the lives of two troubled men squatting in her inherited house.
Referenced by (6)
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this entity surface form:
A Love Song for Bobby Long (2004 film)
this entity surface form:
A Love Song for Bobby Long (2004 film)