Flight (2012 film)
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Flight is a 2012 American drama film directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Denzel Washington as an airline pilot whose heroic emergency landing triggers a complex investigation into his personal struggles with addiction and responsibility.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Flight (2012 film) canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4697164 — 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: Flight (2012 film) Context triple: [Flight (2012 film score), basedOn, Flight (2012 film)]
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A.
Flight 3
Flight 3 is an earlier installment in a sequence of flights or missions that directly precedes Flight 4.
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B.
Gravity (2013 film)
Gravity is a 2013 science fiction thriller film about astronauts stranded in space after a catastrophic shuttle accident, acclaimed for its groundbreaking visual effects and immersive depiction of orbital disaster.
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C.
Sully
"Sully" is a biographical drama film starring Tom Hanks as pilot Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, depicting the emergency landing of US Airways Flight 1549 on the Hudson River.
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D.
Sully
Sully is a coastal village and community in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, known for its seaside location and residential character.
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E.
Sully
Sully is the given name of François Sully Prudhomme, a French individual identifiable by this personal name.
- 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: Flight (2012 film) Target entity description: Flight is a 2012 American drama film directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Denzel Washington as an airline pilot whose heroic emergency landing triggers a complex investigation into his personal struggles with addiction and responsibility.
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A.
Flight 3
Flight 3 is an earlier installment in a sequence of flights or missions that directly precedes Flight 4.
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B.
Gravity (2013 film)
Gravity is a 2013 science fiction thriller film about astronauts stranded in space after a catastrophic shuttle accident, acclaimed for its groundbreaking visual effects and immersive depiction of orbital disaster.
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C.
Sully
"Sully" is a biographical drama film starring Tom Hanks as pilot Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, depicting the emergency landing of US Airways Flight 1549 on the Hudson River.
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D.
Sully
Sully is a coastal village and community in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, known for its seaside location and residential character.
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E.
Sully
Sully is the given name of François Sully Prudhomme, a French individual identifiable by this personal name.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American drama film
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film ⓘ |
| AcademyAwardNominationRecipient |
Denzel Washington – Best Actor
NERFINISHED
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John Gatins – Best Original Screenplay ⓘ |
| boxOffice | approximately 161800000 USD ⓘ |
| budget | 31000000 USD ⓘ |
| character |
Charlie Anderson
NERFINISHED
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Ellen Block NERFINISHED ⓘ Harling Mays NERFINISHED ⓘ Hugh Lang NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicole Maggen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterPortrayedBy |
Charlie Anderson – Bruce Greenwood
NERFINISHED
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Ellen Block – Melissa Leo ⓘ Harling Mays – John Goodman NERFINISHED ⓘ Hugh Lang – Don Cheadle NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicole Maggen – Kelly Reilly NERFINISHED ⓘ William "Whip" Whitaker Sr. – Denzel Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematography | Don Burgess NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Robert Zemeckis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| distributorRegion |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| editedBy | Jeremiah O’Driscoll NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Atlanta, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
addiction drama
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drama film ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
redemption
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truth and denial ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | William "Whip" Whitaker Sr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| MPAARating | R ⓘ |
| musicBy | Alan Silvestri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Academy Award for Best Actor
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Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay ⓘ Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | An airline pilot performs a miraculous crash landing but faces an investigation that reveals his alcoholism and drug abuse. ⓘ |
| producer |
Laurie MacDonald
NERFINISHED
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Robert Zemeckis NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter F. Parkes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
ImageMovers
NERFINISHED
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Parkes+MacDonald Image Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2012-10-14 ⓘ |
| releaseEvent | world premiere at the New York Film Festival ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2012 ⓘ |
| runtime | 138 minutes ⓘ |
| setIn |
Atlanta
NERFINISHED
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Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Bruce Greenwood
NERFINISHED
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Denzel Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ Don Cheadle NERFINISHED ⓘ John Goodman NERFINISHED ⓘ Kelly Reilly NERFINISHED ⓘ Melissa Leo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
airline accidents and incidents
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alcoholism ⓘ drug addiction ⓘ personal responsibility ⓘ |
| theatricalReleaseDate | 2012-11-02 ⓘ |
| writer | John Gatins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Flight (2012 film) Description of subject: Flight is a 2012 American drama film directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Denzel Washington as an airline pilot whose heroic emergency landing triggers a complex investigation into his personal struggles with addiction and responsibility.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Whip Whitaker