Roger & Me
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Roger & Me is a 1989 documentary film by Michael Moore that satirically examines the economic and social impact of General Motors plant closures on his hometown of Flint, Michigan.
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| Roger & Me canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Roger & Me Context triple: [Michael Moore, notableWork, Roger & Me]
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A.
Sincerely, Me
"Sincerely, Me" is a comedic, upbeat song from the Broadway musical *Dear Evan Hansen* that features characters fabricating cheerful emails to cover up uncomfortable truths.
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B.
What About Bob?
What About Bob? is a 1991 comedy film about a neurotic patient who hilariously disrupts his uptight psychiatrist’s family vacation, starring Bill Murray and Richard Dreyfuss.
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C.
American Pie
American Pie is a 1999 teen comedy film that became a pop-culture phenomenon for its raunchy humor and coming-of-age storyline centered on a group of high school friends.
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D.
The Jerk
The Jerk is a 1979 American comedy film starring Steve Martin as a naive, eccentric man whose rags-to-riches-to-rags journey showcases his signature absurdist humor.
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E.
Between Riverside and Crazy
"Between Riverside and Crazy" is a Pulitzer Prize–winning dark comedy-drama play by Stephen Adly Guirgis that explores race, family, and gentrification through the story of a retired New York City cop fighting eviction from his rent-controlled apartment.
- 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: Roger & Me Target entity description: Roger & Me is a 1989 documentary film by Michael Moore that satirically examines the economic and social impact of General Motors plant closures on his hometown of Flint, Michigan.
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A.
Sincerely, Me
"Sincerely, Me" is a comedic, upbeat song from the Broadway musical *Dear Evan Hansen* that features characters fabricating cheerful emails to cover up uncomfortable truths.
-
B.
What About Bob?
What About Bob? is a 1991 comedy film about a neurotic patient who hilariously disrupts his uptight psychiatrist’s family vacation, starring Bill Murray and Richard Dreyfuss.
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C.
American Pie
American Pie is a 1999 teen comedy film that became a pop-culture phenomenon for its raunchy humor and coming-of-age storyline centered on a group of high school friends.
-
D.
The Jerk
The Jerk is a 1979 American comedy film starring Steve Martin as a naive, eccentric man whose rags-to-riches-to-rags journey showcases his signature absurdist humor.
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E.
Between Riverside and Crazy
"Between Riverside and Crazy" is a Pulitzer Prize–winning dark comedy-drama play by Stephen Adly Guirgis that explores race, family, and gentrification through the story of a retired New York City cop fighting eviction from his rent-controlled apartment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
documentary film
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satirical film ⓘ |
| about | attempts by Michael Moore to interview Roger B. Smith ⓘ |
| boxOffice | over 7 million US dollars ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Kevin Rafferty ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts |
economic impact of factory closures
ⓘ
social impact of factory closures ⓘ |
| director | Michael Moore ⓘ |
| distributor |
Warner Bros. Pictures
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surface form:
Warner Bros.
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| editedBy | Wendey Stanzler ⓘ |
| features | Roger B. Smith ⓘ |
| filmLocation |
Detroit
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surface form:
Detroit, Michigan
Flint, Michigan ⓘ New York City ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
auto industry
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corporate downsizing ⓘ plant closures ⓘ |
| follows | chronology of GM layoffs in Flint ⓘ |
| genre |
documentary
ⓘ
political documentary ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| hasAward |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award
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surface form:
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Non-Fiction Film
National Board of Review Award for Best Documentary ⓘ New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Non-Fiction Film ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
corporate responsibility
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impact of globalization on local communities ⓘ working-class struggles ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Flint, Michigan
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General Motors ⓘ deindustrialization ⓘ economic inequality ⓘ unemployment ⓘ |
| musicBy | various artists ⓘ |
| narrator | Michael Moore ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critical portrayal of General Motors
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popularizing Michael Moore ⓘ use of dark humor in documentary form ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf |
Michael Moore
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surface form:
Michael Moore filmography
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| portrays | displacement of Flint residents ⓘ |
| producer | Michael Moore ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1989 ⓘ |
| releaseEvent |
premiered at Toronto International Film Festival
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screened at Telluride Film Festival ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 91 minutes ⓘ |
| setting | Flint, Michigan ⓘ |
| writer | Michael Moore ⓘ |
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