Dinner for Schmucks
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Dinner for Schmucks is a 2010 American comedy film about an ambitious executive who must bring the most eccentric guest he can find to his boss’s cruel “dinner for idiots,” leading to chaotic and heartfelt consequences.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dinner for Schmucks canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5142120 — 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: Dinner for Schmucks Context triple: [Spyglass Entertainment, notableWork, Dinner for Schmucks]
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A.
Sausage Party
Sausage Party is an adult animated comedy film known for its raunchy humor and satirical take on religion and consumerism, featuring anthropomorphic food characters.
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B.
Shallow Hal
Shallow Hal is a 2001 romantic comedy film directed by the Farrelly brothers, in which Jack Black plays a superficial man who, after being hypnotized, can only see women's inner beauty.
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C.
Practical Jokers
Practical Jokers is an album by the band The Swingers, known for its blend of new wave and pop-rock sounds.
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D.
The Soup Nazi
The Soup Nazi is a famously strict and eccentric soup vendor character from the sitcom "Seinfeld," known for his catchphrase "No soup for you!"
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E.
Trainwreck
Trainwreck is a 2015 romantic comedy film written by and starring Amy Schumer, directed by Judd Apatow, that follows a commitment-averse magazine writer whose life unravels when she falls for a sports doctor.
- 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: Dinner for Schmucks Target entity description: Dinner for Schmucks is a 2010 American comedy film about an ambitious executive who must bring the most eccentric guest he can find to his boss’s cruel “dinner for idiots,” leading to chaotic and heartfelt consequences.
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A.
Sausage Party
Sausage Party is an adult animated comedy film known for its raunchy humor and satirical take on religion and consumerism, featuring anthropomorphic food characters.
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B.
Shallow Hal
Shallow Hal is a 2001 romantic comedy film directed by the Farrelly brothers, in which Jack Black plays a superficial man who, after being hypnotized, can only see women's inner beauty.
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C.
Practical Jokers
Practical Jokers is an album by the band The Swingers, known for its blend of new wave and pop-rock sounds.
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D.
The Soup Nazi
The Soup Nazi is a famously strict and eccentric soup vendor character from the sitcom "Seinfeld," known for his catchphrase "No soup for you!"
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E.
Trainwreck
Trainwreck is a 2015 romantic comedy film written by and starring Amy Schumer, directed by Judd Apatow, that follows a commitment-averse magazine writer whose life unravels when she falls for a sports doctor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | Le Dîner de Cons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnCreator | Francis Veber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkType | French film ⓘ |
| character |
Julie
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kieran Vollard NERFINISHED ⓘ Lance Fender NERFINISHED ⓘ Therman Murch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Jim Denault NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Jay Roach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Jon Poll NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| genre | comedy film ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Dinner for Schmucks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isRemakeOf | Le Dîner de Cons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadActorRole |
Paul Rudd as Tim Conrad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Steve Carell as Barry Speck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Barry Speck
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tim Conrad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | PG-13 ⓘ |
| musicBy | Theodore Shapiro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | An ambitious executive must bring an eccentric guest to his boss’s cruel dinner for idiots, leading to chaos and unexpected friendship. ⓘ |
| producer |
Laurie MacDonald
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Walter F. Parkes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
DreamWorks Pictures
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Parkes+MacDonald Image Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2010-07-30 ⓘ |
| releaseFormat | theatrical film ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2010 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 114 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
David Guion
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Michael Handelman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| starring |
Bruce Greenwood
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jemaine Clement NERFINISHED ⓘ Lucy Punch NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Rudd NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephanie Szostak NERFINISHED ⓘ Steve Carell NERFINISHED ⓘ Zach Galifianakis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
ambition
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friendship ⓘ satire of social cruelty ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dinner for Schmucks Description of subject: Dinner for Schmucks is a 2010 American comedy film about an ambitious executive who must bring the most eccentric guest he can find to his boss’s cruel “dinner for idiots,” leading to chaotic and heartfelt consequences.
Referenced by (8)
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