The Whale
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The Whale is a 2022 psychological drama film directed by Darren Aronofsky, adapted from Samuel D. Hunter’s play, about a reclusive, morbidly obese English teacher seeking redemption and reconnection with his estranged daughter.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Whale canonical | 11 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5154940 — 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: The Whale Context triple: [Sadie Sink, notableWork, The Whale]
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A.
The Whale
The Whale is the distinctive, swooping-roof ice hockey arena at Yale University designed by architect Eero Saarinen.
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B.
The Great White Whale
The Great White Whale was the affectionate nickname given to the large, white-painted British ocean liner SS Canberra, famed for both her passenger service and role in the Falklands War.
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C.
La Vaca marina
La Vaca marina is a legendary sea creature from Chilote mythology, often depicted as a cow-like being that inhabits the ocean and is associated with maritime omens and local seafaring lore.
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D.
The Inland Whale
The Inland Whale is a collection of Native Californian Indian legends and stories retold for a general audience by anthropologist and author Theodora Kroeber.
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E.
The Dolphin
The Dolphin is a controversial 1973 poetry collection by Robert Lowell that explores his troubled personal life and marital breakdown through confessional verse.
- 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: The Whale Target entity description: The Whale is a 2022 psychological drama film directed by Darren Aronofsky, adapted from Samuel D. Hunter’s play, about a reclusive, morbidly obese English teacher seeking redemption and reconnection with his estranged daughter.
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A.
The Whale
The Whale is the distinctive, swooping-roof ice hockey arena at Yale University designed by architect Eero Saarinen.
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B.
The Great White Whale
The Great White Whale was the affectionate nickname given to the large, white-painted British ocean liner SS Canberra, famed for both her passenger service and role in the Falklands War.
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C.
La Vaca marina
La Vaca marina is a legendary sea creature from Chilote mythology, often depicted as a cow-like being that inhabits the ocean and is associated with maritime omens and local seafaring lore.
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D.
The Inland Whale
The Inland Whale is a collection of Native Californian Indian legends and stories retold for a general audience by anthropologist and author Theodora Kroeber.
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E.
The Dolphin
The Dolphin is a controversial 1973 poetry collection by Robert Lowell that explores his troubled personal life and marital breakdown through confessional verse.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Whale (play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkAuthor | Samuel D. Hunter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| castMember |
Brendan Fraser
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hong Chau NERFINISHED ⓘ Sadie Sink NERFINISHED ⓘ Samantha Morton NERFINISHED ⓘ Ty Simpkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
family reconciliation
ⓘ
forgiveness ⓘ grief ⓘ guilt ⓘ redemption ⓘ self-destruction ⓘ |
| character |
Charlie
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ellie NERFINISHED ⓘ Liz NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Matthew Libatique NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Darren Aronofsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | A24 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Andrew Weisblum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| festivalSection | Venice International Film Festival competition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
ⓘ
psychological drama ⓘ |
| leadActor | Brendan Fraser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadActorAward | Academy Award for Best Actor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadActorAwardRecipient | Brendan Fraser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Charlie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| makeupAndHairstylingAward | Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Rob Simonsen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotFocus | reconnection with estranged daughter ⓘ |
| primarySettingType | apartment ⓘ |
| productionCompany | A24 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | English teacher ⓘ |
| protagonistTrait |
morbidly obese
ⓘ
reclusive ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2022 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 117 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Samuel D. Hunter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Idaho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportingActressAward | Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress nomination NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportingActressAwardRecipient | Hong Chau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | The Whale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worldPremiereEvent | 79th Venice International Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Whale Description of subject: The Whale is a 2022 psychological drama film directed by Darren Aronofsky, adapted from Samuel D. Hunter’s play, about a reclusive, morbidly obese English teacher seeking redemption and reconnection with his estranged daughter.
Referenced by (11)
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