Shane Meadows
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Shane Meadows is an English filmmaker known for his gritty, realist dramas such as "This Is England" that explore working-class life and social issues in Britain.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Shane Meadows canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5190864 — 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: Shane Meadows Context triple: [Stephen Graham, workedWith, Shane Meadows]
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A.
Andrew Haigh
Andrew Haigh is a British filmmaker known for his nuanced, character-driven work in film and television, including projects like "Weekend," "45 Years," and "Looking."
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B.
Iain Softley
Iain Softley is a British film director, producer, and screenwriter known for movies such as "Backbeat," "Hackers," and "The Wings of the Dove."
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C.
David Michôd
David Michôd is an Australian film director and screenwriter best known for his crime drama "Animal Kingdom" and dystopian thriller "The Rover."
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D.
Peter Mullan
Peter Mullan is a Scottish actor and filmmaker known for his intense character roles in films such as "My Name Is Joe," "Trainspotting," and "War Horse."
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E.
Michael Winterbottom
Michael Winterbottom is a prolific and versatile British film director known for politically engaged dramas and innovative, genre-spanning works such as "24 Hour Party People," "The Road to Guantánamo," and "A Mighty Heart."
- 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shane Meadows Target entity description: Shane Meadows is an English filmmaker known for his gritty, realist dramas such as "This Is England" that explore working-class life and social issues in Britain.
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A.
Andrew Haigh
Andrew Haigh is a British filmmaker known for his nuanced, character-driven work in film and television, including projects like "Weekend," "45 Years," and "Looking."
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B.
Iain Softley
Iain Softley is a British film director, producer, and screenwriter known for movies such as "Backbeat," "Hackers," and "The Wings of the Dove."
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C.
David Michôd
David Michôd is an Australian film director and screenwriter best known for his crime drama "Animal Kingdom" and dystopian thriller "The Rover."
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D.
Peter Mullan
Peter Mullan is a Scottish actor and filmmaker known for his intense character roles in films such as "My Name Is Joe," "Trainspotting," and "War Horse."
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E.
Michael Winterbottom
Michael Winterbottom is a prolific and versatile British film director known for politically engaged dramas and innovative, genre-spanning works such as "24 Hour Party People," "The Road to Guantánamo," and "A Mighty Heart."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film director
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film producer ⓘ human ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| basedIn | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
Paddy Considine
NERFINISHED
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Stephen Graham NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Turgoose NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
England
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| employer | Warp Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
cinema of the United Kingdom
NERFINISHED
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television drama ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
ⓘ
independent film ⓘ social realism ⓘ |
| givenName | Shane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPartIn | British television miniseries ⓘ |
| influencedBy | British working-class culture ⓘ |
| knownFor |
depicting British working-class life
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exploring social issues in Britain ⓘ gritty realist dramas ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | British social realism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Shane Meadows NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Room for Romeo Brass
NERFINISHED
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Dead Man's Shoes NERFINISHED ⓘ Once Upon a Time in the Midlands NERFINISHED ⓘ Somers Town NERFINISHED ⓘ The Stone Roses: Made of Stone NERFINISHED ⓘ The Virtues NERFINISHED ⓘ This Is England NERFINISHED ⓘ This Is England '86 NERFINISHED ⓘ This Is England '88 NERFINISHED ⓘ This Is England '90 NERFINISHED ⓘ Twenty Four Seven NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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documentary filmmaker ⓘ film director ⓘ film producer ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
This Is England (TV franchise)
NERFINISHED
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This Is England (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
England
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shane Meadows Description of subject: Shane Meadows is an English filmmaker known for his gritty, realist dramas such as "This Is England" that explore working-class life and social issues in Britain.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Somers Town