Matt Reeves
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Matt Reeves is an American filmmaker best known for directing genre-defining films such as Cloverfield, Let Me In, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, War for the Planet of the Apes, and The Batman.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Matt Reeves canonical | 18 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2369832 — 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)
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Target entity: Matt Reeves Context triple: [Weta Digital, collaboratedWith, Matt Reeves]
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A.
Colin Trevorrow
Colin Trevorrow is an American filmmaker best known for directing the blockbuster dinosaur franchise revival film "Jurassic World."
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B.
Francis Lawrence
Francis Lawrence is an American filmmaker best known for directing major Hollywood films like several entries in The Hunger Games series as well as high-profile music videos for artists such as The Black Eyed Peas.
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C.
J. J. Abrams
J. J. Abrams is an American filmmaker, producer, and screenwriter known for creating and directing major science fiction and action franchises such as Lost, Star Trek, and Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
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D.
Gareth Edwards
Gareth Edwards is a British filmmaker known for directing large-scale science fiction and monster films such as "Monsters," "Godzilla" (2014), and "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story."
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E.
Gareth Edwards
Gareth Edwards is a Welsh former rugby union scrum-half widely regarded as one of the greatest rugby players of all time.
- 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: Matt Reeves Target entity description: Matt Reeves is an American filmmaker best known for directing genre-defining films such as Cloverfield, Let Me In, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, War for the Planet of the Apes, and The Batman.
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A.
Colin Trevorrow
Colin Trevorrow is an American filmmaker best known for directing the blockbuster dinosaur franchise revival film "Jurassic World."
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B.
Francis Lawrence
Francis Lawrence is an American filmmaker best known for directing major Hollywood films like several entries in The Hunger Games series as well as high-profile music videos for artists such as The Black Eyed Peas.
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C.
J. J. Abrams
J. J. Abrams is an American filmmaker, producer, and screenwriter known for creating and directing major science fiction and action franchises such as Lost, Star Trek, and Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
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D.
Gareth Edwards
Gareth Edwards is a British filmmaker known for directing large-scale science fiction and monster films such as "Monsters," "Godzilla" (2014), and "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story."
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E.
Gareth Edwards
Gareth Edwards is a Welsh former rugby union scrum-half widely regarded as one of the greatest rugby players of all time.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film director
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film producer ⓘ human ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1990s ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Saturn Award for Best Director
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surface form:
Saturn Award for Best Director (for War for the Planet of the Apes)
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| birthPlace | Rockville Centre, New York, United States ⓘ |
| coCreated | Felicity ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1966-04-27 ⓘ |
| directed |
Cloverfield
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Cloverfield Paradox (uncredited producer role only is incorrect; omit) ⓘ Dawn of the Planet of the Apes ⓘ Let Me In ⓘ The Batman ⓘ War for the Planet of the Apes ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
USC School of Cinematic Arts
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surface form:
University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts
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| familyName | Reeves ⓘ |
| genre |
horror film
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science fiction film ⓘ superhero film ⓘ thriller film ⓘ |
| givenName | Matt ⓘ |
| hasChild | one son ⓘ |
| influencedBy | genre cinema ⓘ |
| knownFor |
character-driven genre films
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reinventing established film franchises ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Matt Reeves self-link ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Cloverfield
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Dawn of the Planet of the Apes ⓘ Felicity ⓘ Let Me In ⓘ The Batman ⓘ War for the Planet of the Apes ⓘ |
| occupation |
film director
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film producer ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ television director ⓘ television producer ⓘ |
| residence |
Los Angeles
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surface form:
Los Angeles, California, United States
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| spouse | Melanie Reeve ⓘ |
| workedOn |
Batman film series (Burton/Schumacher)
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surface form:
Batman film series
Planet of the Apes franchise ⓘ
surface form:
Planet of the Apes film series
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| workedWith | J. J. Abrams ⓘ |
| wrote |
Cloverfield
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surface form:
Cloverfield (story)
Let Me In ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Matt Reeves Description of subject: Matt Reeves is an American filmmaker best known for directing genre-defining films such as Cloverfield, Let Me In, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, War for the Planet of the Apes, and The Batman.
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Malcolm (Dawn of the Planet of the Apes)