Our Idiot Brother
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Our Idiot Brother is a 2011 American comedy film starring Paul Rudd as an idealistic, well-meaning but hapless brother whose naivety disrupts his sisters’ lives.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Our Idiot Brother canonical | 3 |
| Our Idiot Brother (2011 film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Our Idiot Brother Context triple: [Big Beach Films, notableWork, Our Idiot Brother]
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A.
The Idiots
The Idiots is a 1998 Danish drama film directed by Lars von Trier, known for its provocative exploration of social norms and its role in the Dogme 95 movement.
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B.
Brother vs. Brother
Brother vs. Brother is an HGTV reality competition series in which twin brothers and home renovation experts Jonathan and Drew Scott lead opposing teams in property makeover challenges.
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C.
An Idiot Abroad
An Idiot Abroad is a British travel documentary comedy series that follows Karl Pilkington’s reluctant journeys around the world, created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant.
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D.
Goodbye Brother
"Goodbye Brother" is a musical piece associated with the Stark family in the television series Game of Thrones, composed by Ramin Djawadi as part of its original score.
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E.
Tell It All Brother
"Tell It All Brother" is a country rock album by Kenny Rogers and The First Edition, best known for its socially conscious title track released in 1970.
- 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: Our Idiot Brother Target entity description: Our Idiot Brother is a 2011 American comedy film starring Paul Rudd as an idealistic, well-meaning but hapless brother whose naivety disrupts his sisters’ lives.
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A.
The Idiots
The Idiots is a 1998 Danish drama film directed by Lars von Trier, known for its provocative exploration of social norms and its role in the Dogme 95 movement.
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B.
Brother vs. Brother
Brother vs. Brother is an HGTV reality competition series in which twin brothers and home renovation experts Jonathan and Drew Scott lead opposing teams in property makeover challenges.
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C.
An Idiot Abroad
An Idiot Abroad is a British travel documentary comedy series that follows Karl Pilkington’s reluctant journeys around the world, created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant.
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D.
Goodbye Brother
"Goodbye Brother" is a musical piece associated with the Stark family in the television series Game of Thrones, composed by Ramin Djawadi as part of its original score.
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E.
Tell It All Brother
"Tell It All Brother" is a country rock album by Kenny Rogers and The First Edition, best known for its socially conscious title track released in 1970.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
ⓘ
comedy film ⓘ film ⓘ |
| boxOfficeUSD | 24900000 ⓘ |
| budgetUSD | 5000000 ⓘ |
| characterPortrayedBy | Ned Rochlin;Paul Rudd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Yaron Orbach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Jesse Peretz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | The Weinstein Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributorRegion |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| editedBy | Jacob Craycroft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| event | Sundance Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy film
ⓘ
independent film ⓘ |
| hasSisterCharacter |
Liz Rochlin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Miranda Rochlin NERFINISHED ⓘ Natalie Rochlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
family relationships
ⓘ
idealism and naivety ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Ned Rochlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | R ⓘ |
| musicBy | Nathan Larson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | An idealistic, well-meaning but naive man disrupts the lives of his three sisters after being released from prison. ⓘ |
| producer |
Anthony Bregman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marc Turtletaub NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Saraf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Big Beach Films
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Likely Story NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2011-01-22 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2011 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes |
90
ⓘ
95 ⓘ |
| screenedAt | Sundance Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | New York City ⓘ |
| starring |
Adam Scott
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Elizabeth Banks NERFINISHED ⓘ Emily Mortimer NERFINISHED ⓘ Kathryn Hahn NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Rudd NERFINISHED ⓘ Rashida Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ Shirley Knight NERFINISHED ⓘ Steve Coogan NERFINISHED ⓘ T.J. Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ Zooey Deschanel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theatricalReleaseDate | 2011-08-26 ⓘ |
| title | Our Idiot Brother NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer |
David Schisgall
NERFINISHED
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Evgenia Peretz NERFINISHED ⓘ Jesse Peretz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Our Idiot Brother Description of subject: Our Idiot Brother is a 2011 American comedy film starring Paul Rudd as an idealistic, well-meaning but hapless brother whose naivety disrupts his sisters’ lives.
Referenced by (4)
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this entity surface form:
Our Idiot Brother (2011 film)