Ellis (character)
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Ellis is a central character in the film "Mud," a young boy whose friendship with the fugitive Mud drives the story’s coming-of-age narrative.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ellis (character) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15311989 — 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: Ellis (character) Context triple: [Mud, protagonist, Ellis (character)]
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A.
Ellis
Ellis is a common English-language surname borne by numerous notable individuals across fields such as entertainment, sports, and academia.
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B.
Ellis Reynolds
Ellis Reynolds was a songwriter best known for co-writing the popular jazz and pop standard "I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)."
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C.
Ellis Spear
Ellis Spear was a Union Army officer and later brevet brigadier general in the American Civil War, best known for his service with the 20th Maine at the Battle of Gettysburg and his subsequent career as a lawyer and public official.
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D.
Ellis (uncle)
Ellis is the elderly, wheelchair-using uncle of Sheriff Ed Tom Bell in "No Country for Old Men," who offers him perspective and hard-earned wisdom about aging, duty, and the changing nature of violence.
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E.
Elliott
Elliott is the young boy who befriends the alien E.T. in the classic 1982 science fiction film "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial."
- 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: Ellis (character) Target entity description: Ellis is a central character in the film "Mud," a young boy whose friendship with the fugitive Mud drives the story’s coming-of-age narrative.
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A.
Ellis
Ellis is a common English-language surname borne by numerous notable individuals across fields such as entertainment, sports, and academia.
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B.
Ellis Reynolds
Ellis Reynolds was a songwriter best known for co-writing the popular jazz and pop standard "I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)."
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C.
Ellis Spear
Ellis Spear was a Union Army officer and later brevet brigadier general in the American Civil War, best known for his service with the 20th Maine at the Battle of Gettysburg and his subsequent career as a lawyer and public official.
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D.
Ellis (uncle)
Ellis is the elderly, wheelchair-using uncle of Sheriff Ed Tom Bell in "No Country for Old Men," who offers him perspective and hard-earned wisdom about aging, duty, and the changing nature of violence.
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E.
Elliott
Elliott is the young boy who befriends the alien E.T. in the classic 1982 science fiction film "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial."
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.