What Makes a Family
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"What Makes a Family" is a 2001 television drama film that explores the legal and emotional struggles of a lesbian couple fighting for custody of their child.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| What Makes a Family canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1197615 — 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: What Makes a Family Context triple: [Craig Zadan, notableWork, What Makes a Family]
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A.
His Family
"His Family" is a 1917 novel by Ernest Poole that portrays the struggles and changes within a New York City family in the early 20th century.
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B.
Section for the Family
Section for the Family is a department within the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life that focuses on promoting and supporting pastoral care, doctrine, and initiatives related to marriage and family life in the Catholic Church.
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C.
A Family Upside Down
A Family Upside Down is a 1978 American made-for-television drama film starring Fred Astaire and Helen Hayes as an elderly couple struggling with aging and family dynamics.
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D.
It Takes a Village
"It Takes a Village" is a 1996 book by Hillary Rodham Clinton that argues children’s well-being depends on support from families, communities, and society as a whole.
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E.
Bright family
The Bright family is a prominent benefactor family associated with Harvard University, recognized for their significant philanthropic contributions that led to the naming of the Bright-Landry Hockey Center.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: What Makes a Family Target entity description: "What Makes a Family" is a 2001 television drama film that explores the legal and emotional struggles of a lesbian couple fighting for custody of their child.
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A.
His Family
"His Family" is a 1917 novel by Ernest Poole that portrays the struggles and changes within a New York City family in the early 20th century.
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B.
Section for the Family
Section for the Family is a department within the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life that focuses on promoting and supporting pastoral care, doctrine, and initiatives related to marriage and family life in the Catholic Church.
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C.
A Family Upside Down
A Family Upside Down is a 1978 American made-for-television drama film starring Fred Astaire and Helen Hayes as an elderly couple struggling with aging and family dynamics.
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D.
It Takes a Village
"It Takes a Village" is a 1996 book by Hillary Rodham Clinton that argues children’s well-being depends on support from families, communities, and society as a whole.
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E.
Bright family
The Bright family is a prominent benefactor family associated with Harvard University, recognized for their significant philanthropic contributions that led to the naming of the Bright-Landry Hockey Center.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
LGBT-related film
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drama film ⓘ television film ⓘ |
| basedOn | true story ⓘ |
| BrookeShieldsRole | Janine Nielsen ⓘ |
| CherryJonesRole | Sandy Cataldi ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Maggie Greenwald ⓘ |
| distributor |
Lifetime
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surface form:
Lifetime Television
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| executiveProducer |
Barbra Streisand
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Cis Corman ⓘ Craig Zadan ⓘ Neil Meron ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Heather Cataldi
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Janine Nielsen ⓘ Sandy Cataldi ⓘ |
| genre |
LGBT-related drama
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drama ⓘ legal drama ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
Anne Meara
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Brooke Shields ⓘ Cherry Jones ⓘ Whoopi Goldberg ⓘ |
| intendedMessage | family is defined by love and commitment rather than solely by biology or law ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
LGBT rights
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custody battle ⓘ definition of family ⓘ same-sex parenting ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exploration of legal recognition of same-sex parents
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portrayal of a lesbian couple in a custody dispute ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | Lifetime ⓘ |
| originalReleaseFormat | television ⓘ |
| originalReleaseYear | 2001 ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A lesbian couple faces legal and emotional struggles when one partner dies and the surviving partner fights for custody of their child. ⓘ |
| producer | Joanna Johnson ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Barwood Films
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Storyline Entertainment ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Joanna Johnson
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Maggie Greenwald ⓘ |
| setting | Florida ⓘ |
| targetAudience | television audience ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | late 20th century ⓘ |
| WhoopiGoldbergRole | attorney for Janine Nielsen ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: What Makes a Family Description of subject: "What Makes a Family" is a 2001 television drama film that explores the legal and emotional struggles of a lesbian couple fighting for custody of their child.
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