Lean on Me
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"Lean on Me" is a 1989 American drama film starring Morgan Freeman as a tough, unconventional high school principal working to reform a troubled inner-city school.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lean on Me canonical | 17 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1432850 — 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: Lean on Me Context triple: [Michael Beach, notableWork, Lean on Me]
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A.
Walk On By
"Walk On By" is a classic 1964 soul-pop song written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, most famously recorded by Dionne Warwick and widely covered and sampled across genres.
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B.
Call On Me
"Call On Me" is a classic soul and blues song by American singer Bobby "Blue" Bland, known for its smooth vocals and emotive, horn-driven arrangement.
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C.
Just One of Those Things
"Just One of Those Things" is a popular jazz standard from the Great American Songbook, widely recorded by vocalists and instrumentalists since its debut in the 1930s.
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D.
Walk On
"Walk On" is a U2 song known as an anthemic tribute to courage and perseverance, originally inspired by Burmese political leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
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E.
If I Ain't Got You
"If I Ain't Got You" is a soulful R&B ballad by Alicia Keys, celebrated for its emotive vocals, piano-driven melody, and enduring popularity as one of her signature songs.
- 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: Lean on Me Target entity description: "Lean on Me" is a 1989 American drama film starring Morgan Freeman as a tough, unconventional high school principal working to reform a troubled inner-city school.
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A.
Walk On By
"Walk On By" is a classic 1964 soul-pop song written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, most famously recorded by Dionne Warwick and widely covered and sampled across genres.
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B.
Call On Me
"Call On Me" is a classic soul and blues song by American singer Bobby "Blue" Bland, known for its smooth vocals and emotive, horn-driven arrangement.
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C.
Just One of Those Things
"Just One of Those Things" is a popular jazz standard from the Great American Songbook, widely recorded by vocalists and instrumentalists since its debut in the 1930s.
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D.
Walk On
"Walk On" is a U2 song known as an anthemic tribute to courage and perseverance, originally inspired by Burmese political leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
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E.
If I Ain't Got You
"If I Ain't Got You" is a soulful R&B ballad by Alicia Keys, celebrated for its emotive vocals, piano-driven melody, and enduring popularity as one of her signature songs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
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drama film ⓘ film ⓘ |
| award |
NAACP Image Award
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surface form:
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Motion Picture
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| basedOn |
events at Eastside High School in Paterson, New Jersey
ⓘ
the life of Joe Louis Clark ⓘ |
| characterPortrayedBy | Joe Louis Clark – Morgan Freeman ⓘ |
| cinematography | Victor J. Kemper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depicts |
inner-city high school challenges
ⓘ
standardized test performance pressures ⓘ |
| director | John G. Avildsen ⓘ |
| distributedBy |
Warner Bros. Pictures
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surface form:
Warner Bros.
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| distributor | Warner Bros. Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | John G. Avildsen ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
New Jersey, United States
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surface form:
New Jersey
|
| genre | drama ⓘ |
| hasTitleSong | Lean on Me self-link ⓘ |
| hasWikipediaPage | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lean_on_Me_(film) ⓘ |
| imdbId | tt0097722 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Joe Louis Clark ⓘ |
| MPAARating | PG-13 ⓘ |
| musicBy | Bill Conti ⓘ |
| notableFor | Morgan Freeman’s portrayal of principal Joe Clark ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A tough, unconventional principal is hired to reform a troubled inner-city high school. ⓘ |
| producer | Norman Twain ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Norman Twain Productions ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1989-03-03 ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1980s ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1989 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 108 ⓘ |
| setting |
Eastside High School
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Paterson, New Jersey ⓘ |
| starring |
Alan North
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Beverly Todd ⓘ Lynne Thigpen ⓘ Morgan Freeman ⓘ Robert Guillaume ⓘ |
| theme |
discipline in schools
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education reform ⓘ leadership ⓘ urban education ⓘ |
| writer | Michael Schiffer ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lean on Me Description of subject: "Lean on Me" is a 1989 American drama film starring Morgan Freeman as a tough, unconventional high school principal working to reform a troubled inner-city school.
Referenced by (17)
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