Leave the World Behind
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Leave the World Behind is a 2023 psychological thriller film, based on Rumaan Alam’s novel, that follows a family’s vacation upended by mysterious disasters and social tensions, starring Julia Roberts, Mahershala Ali, and Ethan Hawke.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Leave the World Behind canonical | 2 |
| Leave the World Behind (novel) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10595570 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Leave the World Behind Context triple: [Sam Esmail, directed, Leave the World Behind]
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A.
It Comes at Night
It Comes at Night is a 2017 psychological horror film about a family struggling to survive a mysterious, deadly contagion in an isolated house.
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B.
Bird Box
Bird Box is a 2018 post-apocalyptic horror film, starring Sandra Bullock, about a mysterious force that drives people to deadly violence if seen, forcing survivors to navigate the world while blindfolded.
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C.
The Night House
The Night House is a 2020 psychological horror film in which Rebecca Hall plays a grieving widow uncovering disturbing secrets about her late husband and their lakeside home.
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D.
A Quiet Thing
"A Quiet Thing" is a reflective, understated song by John Kander and Fred Ebb from the musical Flora the Red Menace, known for its gentle meditation on the unexpected subtlety of true happiness.
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E.
It Follows
It Follows is a 2014 supernatural horror film about a young woman pursued by a relentless, shape-shifting entity after a sexual encounter, acclaimed for its atmospheric tension and allegorical themes.
- 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: Leave the World Behind Target entity description: Leave the World Behind is a 2023 psychological thriller film, based on Rumaan Alam’s novel, that follows a family’s vacation upended by mysterious disasters and social tensions, starring Julia Roberts, Mahershala Ali, and Ethan Hawke.
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A.
It Comes at Night
It Comes at Night is a 2017 psychological horror film about a family struggling to survive a mysterious, deadly contagion in an isolated house.
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B.
Bird Box
Bird Box is a 2018 post-apocalyptic horror film, starring Sandra Bullock, about a mysterious force that drives people to deadly violence if seen, forcing survivors to navigate the world while blindfolded.
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C.
The Night House
The Night House is a 2020 psychological horror film in which Rebecca Hall plays a grieving widow uncovering disturbing secrets about her late husband and their lakeside home.
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D.
A Quiet Thing
"A Quiet Thing" is a reflective, understated song by John Kander and Fred Ebb from the musical Flora the Red Menace, known for its gentle meditation on the unexpected subtlety of true happiness.
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E.
It Follows
It Follows is a 2014 supernatural horror film about a young woman pursued by a relentless, shape-shifting entity after a sexual encounter, acclaimed for its atmospheric tension and allegorical themes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | Leave the World Behind (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceMaterial | Rumaan Alam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Leave the World Behind (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Sam Esmail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Netflix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
ⓘ
psychological thriller ⓘ |
| hasFormat | feature film ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadCharacter |
Amanda Sandford
NERFINISHED
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Clay Sandford NERFINISHED ⓘ G.H. Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruth Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
collaboration between Sam Esmail and Higher Ground Productions
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depiction of a mysterious nationwide cyber and infrastructure collapse ⓘ |
| platform | Netflix ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A family’s vacation on Long Island is disrupted when the owners of their rental home return amid mysterious blackouts and escalating disasters. ⓘ |
| producer |
Barack Obama
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Daniel M. Stillman NERFINISHED ⓘ Michelle Obama NERFINISHED ⓘ Nick Krishnamurthy NERFINISHED ⓘ Sam Esmail NERFINISHED ⓘ Tonia Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Esmail Corp
NERFINISHED
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Higher Ground Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDateOnNetflix | 2023-12-08 ⓘ |
| releasePlatform | streaming ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2023 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Sam Esmail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Long Island, New York
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
contemporary United States ⓘ |
| stars |
Charlie Evans
NERFINISHED
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Ethan Hawke NERFINISHED ⓘ Farrah Mackenzie NERFINISHED ⓘ Industry (Myha'la Herrold) as Amanda and Clay's daughter NERFINISHED ⓘ Julia Roberts NERFINISHED ⓘ Kevin Bacon NERFINISHED ⓘ Mahershala Ali NERFINISHED ⓘ Myha'la NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
apocalyptic anxiety
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class conflict ⓘ race relations ⓘ social tension ⓘ technological dependence ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Leave the World Behind Description of subject: Leave the World Behind is a 2023 psychological thriller film, based on Rumaan Alam’s novel, that follows a family’s vacation upended by mysterious disasters and social tensions, starring Julia Roberts, Mahershala Ali, and Ethan Hawke.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Leave the World Behind (novel)