The Natural (1984 film)
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The Natural (1984 film) is a sports drama about a gifted but troubled baseball player’s quest for redemption, based on Bernard Malamud’s novel and starring Robert Redford.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Natural (1984 film) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10009478 — 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: The Natural (1984 film) Context triple: [The Natural (film score), forWork, The Natural (1984 film)]
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A.
Act Naturally
"Act Naturally" is a country song written by Johnny Russell and Voni Morrison, first popularized by Buck Owens and later famously covered by The Beatles.
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B.
Redford Suite
Redford Suite is a multi-movement jazz composition by The Roots, featured as a central instrumental suite on their concept album "Undun."
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C.
Mr. Natural
Mr. Natural is a 1974 studio album by the Bee Gees that marked a stylistic transition toward the pop and disco sound that would soon define their late-1970s success.
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D.
Deliverance
Deliverance was a ship constructed by the survivors of the 1609 Sea Venture wreck on Bermuda to continue their journey to the Jamestown colony in Virginia.
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E.
Deliverance
Deliverance is a 1972 American thriller film directed by John Boorman, known for its harrowing tale of a canoe trip gone wrong in the Georgia wilderness and its exploration of survival and masculinity.
- 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: The Natural (1984 film) Target entity description: The Natural (1984 film) is a sports drama about a gifted but troubled baseball player’s quest for redemption, based on Bernard Malamud’s novel and starring Robert Redford.
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A.
Act Naturally
"Act Naturally" is a country song written by Johnny Russell and Voni Morrison, first popularized by Buck Owens and later famously covered by The Beatles.
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B.
Redford Suite
Redford Suite is a multi-movement jazz composition by The Roots, featured as a central instrumental suite on their concept album "Undun."
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C.
Mr. Natural
Mr. Natural is a 1974 studio album by the Bee Gees that marked a stylistic transition toward the pop and disco sound that would soon define their late-1970s success.
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D.
Deliverance
Deliverance was a ship constructed by the survivors of the 1609 Sea Venture wreck on Bermuda to continue their journey to the Jamestown colony in Virginia.
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E.
Deliverance
Deliverance is a 1972 American thriller film directed by John Boorman, known for its harrowing tale of a canoe trip gone wrong in the Georgia wilderness and its exploration of survival and masculinity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
baseball film
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film ⓘ |
| author | Bernard Malamud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Natural (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematography | Caleb Deschanel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfFilmingLocation | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| director | Barry Levinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | TriStar Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributorRegion | North America ⓘ |
| editedBy | Stuart H. Pappé NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
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sports film ⓘ |
| hasProp | Wonderboy (baseball bat) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
mythic heroism
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second chances ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Roy Hobbs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | PG ⓘ |
| musicBy | Randy Newman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
comeback
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redemption ⓘ |
| notableAwardNomination |
Academy Award for Best Cinematography
NERFINISHED
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Academy Award for Best Original Score NERFINISHED ⓘ Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Robert Redford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Mark Johnson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Philip M. Breen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | TriStar Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1984-05-11 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 138 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Phil Dusenberry
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roger Towne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 1930s ⓘ |
| sportDepicted | baseball ⓘ |
| starring |
Barbara Hershey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Darren McGavin NERFINISHED ⓘ Glenn Close NERFINISHED ⓘ Joe Don Baker NERFINISHED ⓘ Kim Basinger NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Madsen NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Farnsworth NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Duvall NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Prosky NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Redford NERFINISHED ⓘ Wilford Brimley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportingActressNominated | Glenn Close GENERATED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Natural (1984 film) Description of subject: The Natural (1984 film) is a sports drama about a gifted but troubled baseball player’s quest for redemption, based on Bernard Malamud’s novel and starring Robert Redford.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.