The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet
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The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet is a whimsical adventure-drama film about a gifted young cartographer who secretly travels across the United States to receive a prestigious scientific award.
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How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet Context triple: [Judy Davis, notableWork, The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet]
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The Book with No Pictures
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- 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: The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet Target entity description: The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet is a whimsical adventure-drama film about a gifted young cartographer who secretly travels across the United States to receive a prestigious scientific award.
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A.
Klara and the Sun
Klara and the Sun is a dystopian science fiction novel by Kazuo Ishiguro that explores artificial intelligence, love, and what it means to be human through the perspective of an artificial friend.
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B.
Wonder Boys
Wonder Boys is a 2000 comedy-drama film directed by Curtis Hanson about a disillusioned college professor and novelist navigating a chaotic weekend that upends his personal and professional life.
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C.
The Land of Steady Habits
The Land of Steady Habits is a traditional nickname for the U.S. state of Connecticut, reflecting its reputation for conservatism and stable customs.
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D.
The Book with No Pictures
The Book with No Pictures is a bestselling children's picture book by comedian and writer B. J. Novak that uses only text and playful typography to create a humorous, read-aloud experience without any illustrations.
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E.
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay is a Pulitzer Prize–winning novel by Michael Chabon that follows two Jewish cousins in mid-20th-century New York as they create a popular comic book hero while grappling with war, identity, and the American Dream.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Selected Works of T.S. Spivet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Reif Larsen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| castMember |
Callum Keith Rennie
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Helena Bonham Carter NERFINISHED ⓘ Jakob Davies NERFINISHED ⓘ Judy Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ Kyle Catlett NERFINISHED ⓘ Niamh Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterPlayedBy |
Dr. Clair – played by Helena Bonham Carter
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jibsen – played by Judy Davis ⓘ T.S. Spivet – played by Kyle Catlett ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Thomas Hardmeier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Canada
ⓘ
France ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Jean-Pierre Jeunet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| directorStyle | features Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s characteristic whimsical and visually inventive storytelling ⓘ |
| distributor | Gaumont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Hervé Schneid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingTechnique | stereoscopic 3D ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure
ⓘ
drama ⓘ family ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadActor | Kyle Catlett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | T.S. Spivet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy |
Denis Sanacore
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Denis Sanacore & co-composers (collective credit often given as "Denis Sanacore" in summaries) ⓘ |
| notableFor | use of whimsical visual style and detailed on-screen diagrams and maps ⓘ |
| originalTitle | The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A gifted young cartographer secretly travels across the United States to receive a prestigious scientific award. ⓘ |
| producer |
Frédéric Brillion
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gilles Legrand NERFINISHED ⓘ Jean-Pierre Jeunet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Epithète Films
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gaumont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistDescription | a gifted 10-year-old cartographer and inventor ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2013 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 105 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Guillaume Laurant
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jean-Pierre Jeunet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Montana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
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The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet (film)
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The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet (2013 film)
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The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet (2013 movie)
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The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet (adventure film)
this entity surface form:
The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet (2013 French film)