The Mexican (2001 film)
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The Mexican (2001 film) is a romantic crime comedy starring Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts that follows a hapless criminal sent to Mexico to retrieve a legendary antique pistol said to be cursed.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Mexican (2001 film) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Mexican (2001 film) Context triple: [The Mexican (film score), forWork, The Mexican (2001 film)]
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A.
El Mariachi
El Mariachi is a low-budget 1992 Mexican action film that launched director Robert Rodriguez’s career and became famous for its inventive guerrilla-style filmmaking.
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B.
Amores perros
Amores perros is a critically acclaimed 2000 Mexican drama film that interweaves three stories connected by a car accident, noted for its gritty realism and nonlinear narrative.
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C.
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
Once Upon a Time in Mexico is a 2003 action film written, directed, and scored by Robert Rodriguez, serving as the final installment in his Mariachi trilogy and starring Antonio Banderas and Johnny Depp.
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D.
Y Tu Mamá También
Y Tu Mamá También is a 2001 Mexican coming-of-age road film directed by Alfonso Cuarón that follows two teenage boys and an older woman on a transformative journey through contemporary Mexico.
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E.
Elle Mexico
Elle Mexico is the Mexican edition of the international fashion and lifestyle magazine Elle, featuring content tailored to Mexican culture, trends, and readers.
- 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)
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Target entity: The Mexican (2001 film) Target entity description: The Mexican (2001 film) is a romantic crime comedy starring Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts that follows a hapless criminal sent to Mexico to retrieve a legendary antique pistol said to be cursed.
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A.
El Mariachi
El Mariachi is a low-budget 1992 Mexican action film that launched director Robert Rodriguez’s career and became famous for its inventive guerrilla-style filmmaking.
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B.
Amores perros
Amores perros is a critically acclaimed 2000 Mexican drama film that interweaves three stories connected by a car accident, noted for its gritty realism and nonlinear narrative.
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C.
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
Once Upon a Time in Mexico is a 2003 action film written, directed, and scored by Robert Rodriguez, serving as the final installment in his Mariachi trilogy and starring Antonio Banderas and Johnny Depp.
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D.
Y Tu Mamá También
Y Tu Mamá También is a 2001 Mexican coming-of-age road film directed by Alfonso Cuarón that follows two teenage boys and an older woman on a transformative journey through contemporary Mexico.
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E.
Elle Mexico
Elle Mexico is the Mexican edition of the international fashion and lifestyle magazine Elle, featuring content tailored to Mexican culture, trends, and readers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime comedy film
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film ⓘ romantic comedy film ⓘ |
| boxOffice | approximately $147,800,000 ⓘ |
| budget | approximately $57,000,000 ⓘ |
| cinematography | Dariusz Wolski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfFilming |
Mexico
NERFINISHED
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United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| director | Gore Verbinski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy |
DreamWorks Pictures
NERFINISHED
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Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Craig Wood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featureFilmDebutInEnglishFor | Gore Verbinski as a live-action studio director ⓘ |
| genre |
crime comedy
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road movie ⓘ romantic comedy ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle | The Mexican (2001 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
cursed pistol
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organized crime ⓘ romantic relationship ⓘ |
| hasTitle | The Mexican NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Jerry Welbach
NERFINISHED
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Leroy NERFINISHED ⓘ Samantha Barzel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | R ⓘ |
| musicBy | Alan Silvestri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A hapless criminal is sent to Mexico to retrieve a legendary antique pistol known as "The Mexican," which is rumored to be cursed. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
John Baldecchi
NERFINISHED
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Lawrence Bender NERFINISHED ⓘ Steve Nicolaides NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Lawrence Bender Productions
NERFINISHED
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Newmarket Capital Group NERFINISHED ⓘ Pimienta ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2001-03-02 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2001 ⓘ |
| runtime | 123 minutes ⓘ |
| setIn |
Las Vegas
NERFINISHED
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Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Bob Balaban
NERFINISHED
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Brad Pitt NERFINISHED ⓘ Gene Hackman NERFINISHED ⓘ J. K. Simmons NERFINISHED ⓘ James Gandolfini NERFINISHED ⓘ Julia Roberts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | J. H. Wyman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
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