Reality Bites
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Reality Bites is a 1994 Gen X romantic comedy-drama film that follows a group of recent college graduates navigating love, work, and identity in post-college life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Reality Bites canonical | 14 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4765779 — 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)
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Target entity: Reality Bites Context triple: [Winona Ryder, notableWork, Reality Bites]
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A.
Chasing Amy
Chasing Amy is a 1997 romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Kevin Smith that explores complex relationships and sexual identity within the comic book subculture.
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B.
Sex, Lies, and Videotape
Sex, Lies, and Videotape is a 1989 independent drama film written and directed by Steven Soderbergh that explores intimacy, infidelity, and voyeurism through the interactions of a troubled couple and an enigmatic visitor.
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C.
Grosse Pointe Blank
Grosse Pointe Blank is a 1997 dark comedy film about a hitman who returns to his hometown for a high school reunion while grappling with his violent profession and unresolved past.
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D.
Risky Business
Risky Business is a 1983 American coming-of-age comedy film best known for launching Tom Cruise to stardom with its iconic dance-in-underwear scene and satirical take on teenage rebellion and capitalism.
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E.
Boogie Nights
Boogie Nights is a 1997 drama film directed by Paul Thomas Anderson that chronicles the rise and fall of a young porn star in the 1970s and 1980s adult film industry.
- 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: Reality Bites Target entity description: Reality Bites is a 1994 Gen X romantic comedy-drama film that follows a group of recent college graduates navigating love, work, and identity in post-college life.
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A.
Chasing Amy
Chasing Amy is a 1997 romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Kevin Smith that explores complex relationships and sexual identity within the comic book subculture.
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B.
Sex, Lies, and Videotape
Sex, Lies, and Videotape is a 1989 independent drama film written and directed by Steven Soderbergh that explores intimacy, infidelity, and voyeurism through the interactions of a troubled couple and an enigmatic visitor.
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C.
Grosse Pointe Blank
Grosse Pointe Blank is a 1997 dark comedy film about a hitman who returns to his hometown for a high school reunion while grappling with his violent profession and unresolved past.
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D.
Risky Business
Risky Business is a 1983 American coming-of-age comedy film best known for launching Tom Cruise to stardom with its iconic dance-in-underwear scene and satirical take on teenage rebellion and capitalism.
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E.
Boogie Nights
Boogie Nights is a 1997 drama film directed by Paul Thomas Anderson that chronicles the rise and fall of a young porn star in the 1970s and 1980s adult film industry.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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romantic comedy-drama film ⓘ |
| castMember |
Ben Stiller
NERFINISHED
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Ethan Hawke NERFINISHED ⓘ Janeane Garofalo NERFINISHED ⓘ Jeanne Tripplehorn NERFINISHED ⓘ Renee Zellweger NERFINISHED ⓘ Steve Zahn NERFINISHED ⓘ Swoosie Kurtz NERFINISHED ⓘ Winona Ryder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Lelaina Pierce
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Michael Grates NERFINISHED ⓘ Sammy Gray NERFINISHED ⓘ Troy Dyer NERFINISHED ⓘ Vickie Miner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Emanuel Lubezki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Howard Shore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Ben Stiller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| editor | Trudy Ship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Lelaina Pierce documenting her friends’ lives ⓘ |
| genre |
Generation X film
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coming-of-age film ⓘ romantic comedy-drama ⓘ |
| hasSoundtrackAlbum | Reality Bites: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTagline | A comedy about love in the ’90s. ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Generation X
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
career uncertainty ⓘ post-college life ⓘ relationships ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | PG-13 ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | group of recent college graduates ⓘ |
| notableSong |
My Sharona
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stay (I Missed You) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays |
corporate media culture
ⓘ
slacker culture ⓘ |
| producer |
Michael Shamberg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stacey Sher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Jersey Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1994-02-18 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1994 ⓘ |
| runtime | 99 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Helen Childress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Houston, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 1990s ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Reality Bites Description of subject: Reality Bites is a 1994 Gen X romantic comedy-drama film that follows a group of recent college graduates navigating love, work, and identity in post-college life.
Referenced by (14)
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