Meek's Cutoff
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Meek's Cutoff is a 2010 slow-burning Western drama film directed by Kelly Reichardt that follows a group of settlers lost on the Oregon Trail in 1845.
All labels observed (1)
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| Meek's Cutoff canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10152865 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Meek's Cutoff Context triple: [Neil Kopp, notableWork, Meek's Cutoff]
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A.
Montana Story
"Montana Story" is a 2021 independent drama film set on a Montana ranch, following estranged siblings confronting family trauma and long-buried secrets.
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B.
Broken Trail
Broken Trail is a 2006 Western miniseries that follows an aging cowboy and his estranged nephew as they escort a herd of horses and rescue a group of Chinese women in the American West.
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C.
Les Sauvages
Les Sauvages is a famous dance and musical episode from Jean-Philippe Rameau’s opéra-ballet *Les Indes galantes*, noted for its vivid depiction of “New World” themes and rhythmic energy.
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D.
Into the Wild
Into the Wild is a 2007 biographical adventure drama film, directed by Sean Penn and based on Jon Krakauer’s nonfiction book, that follows the true story of Christopher McCandless’s journey into the Alaskan wilderness.
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E.
Dances with Wolves
Dances with Wolves is an epic 1990 Western film directed by and starring Kevin Costner, following a Union Army lieutenant who befriends a Sioux tribe on the American frontier.
- 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: Meek's Cutoff Target entity description: Meek's Cutoff is a 2010 slow-burning Western drama film directed by Kelly Reichardt that follows a group of settlers lost on the Oregon Trail in 1845.
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A.
Montana Story
"Montana Story" is a 2021 independent drama film set on a Montana ranch, following estranged siblings confronting family trauma and long-buried secrets.
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B.
Broken Trail
Broken Trail is a 2006 Western miniseries that follows an aging cowboy and his estranged nephew as they escort a herd of horses and rescue a group of Chinese women in the American West.
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C.
Les Sauvages
Les Sauvages is a famous dance and musical episode from Jean-Philippe Rameau’s opéra-ballet *Les Indes galantes*, noted for its vivid depiction of “New World” themes and rhythmic energy.
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D.
Into the Wild
Into the Wild is a 2007 biographical adventure drama film, directed by Sean Penn and based on Jon Krakauer’s nonfiction book, that follows the true story of Christopher McCandless’s journey into the Alaskan wilderness.
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E.
Dances with Wolves
Dances with Wolves is an epic 1990 Western film directed by and starring Kevin Costner, following a Union Army lieutenant who befriends a Sioux tribe on the American frontier.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Western film
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film ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Chris Blauvelt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| costumeDesigner | Vicki Farrell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception | positive reviews ⓘ |
| director | Kelly Reichardt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
Oscilloscope Laboratories
NERFINISHED
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Soda Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Kelly Reichardt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Western
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drama ⓘ revisionist Western ⓘ |
| hasAspectRatio | 1.33:1 ⓘ |
| historicalFigureDepicted | Stephen Meek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| musicBy | Jeff Grace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | group of settlers lost on the Oregon Trail ⓘ |
| notableFor |
feminist perspective on the Western genre
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minimalist style ⓘ slow-burning pacing ⓘ |
| portrays | Meek Cutoff wagon train NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereEvent | 67th Venice International Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereYear | 2010 ⓘ |
| producer |
Anish Savjani
NERFINISHED
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Neil Kopp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Film Science NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2010 ⓘ |
| runningTimeMinutes | 104 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Jonathan Raymond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPlace |
Oregon Territory
NERFINISHED
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Oregon Trail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingTime | 1845 ⓘ |
| stars |
Bruce Greenwood
NERFINISHED
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Michelle Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ Neal Huff NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Dano NERFINISHED ⓘ Rod Rondeaux NERFINISHED ⓘ Shirley Henderson NERFINISHED ⓘ Will Patton NERFINISHED ⓘ Zoe Kazan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
frontier hardship
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survival ⓘ trust and leadership ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | mid-19th century American West ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Meek's Cutoff Description of subject: Meek's Cutoff is a 2010 slow-burning Western drama film directed by Kelly Reichardt that follows a group of settlers lost on the Oregon Trail in 1845.
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