Bad Education (2019 film)
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Bad Education (2019 film) is a 2019 American drama based on the true story of a massive public school embezzlement scandal, starring Hugh Jackman as a charismatic superintendent whose corruption is exposed.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bad Education | 1 |
| Bad Education (2019 film) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5779077 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Bad Education (2019 film) Context triple: [Hugh Jackman, notableWork, Bad Education (2019 film)]
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A.
Bad Education
Bad Education is a British television sitcom starring Jack Whitehall as an inept young teacher at a dysfunctional secondary school.
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B.
Bad Education
Bad Education is a 2004 Spanish drama film directed by Pedro Almodóvar that explores themes of sexual abuse, identity, and memory within the Catholic Church and the film industry.
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American Educator
American Educator is a quarterly professional journal published by the American Federation of Teachers that features research-based articles and commentary on education practice and policy.
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D.
Bad Teacher
Bad Teacher is a 2011 American comedy film starring Cameron Diaz as a foul-mouthed, apathetic middle school teacher scheming her way toward a more lucrative life.
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E.
Booksmart
Booksmart is a 2019 coming-of-age comedy film that follows two overachieving high school friends who decide to cram four years of missed fun into one wild night before graduation.
- 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: Bad Education (2019 film) Target entity description: Bad Education (2019 film) is a 2019 American drama based on the true story of a massive public school embezzlement scandal, starring Hugh Jackman as a charismatic superintendent whose corruption is exposed.
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A.
Bad Education
Bad Education is a 2004 Spanish drama film directed by Pedro Almodóvar that explores themes of sexual abuse, identity, and memory within the Catholic Church and the film industry.
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B.
Bad Education
Bad Education is a British television sitcom starring Jack Whitehall as an inept young teacher at a dysfunctional secondary school.
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C.
American Educator
American Educator is a quarterly professional journal published by the American Federation of Teachers that features research-based articles and commentary on education practice and policy.
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D.
Bad Teacher
Bad Teacher is a 2011 American comedy film starring Cameron Diaz as a foul-mouthed, apathetic middle school teacher scheming her way toward a more lucrative life.
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E.
Booksmart
Booksmart is a 2019 coming-of-age comedy film that follows two overachieving high school friends who decide to cram four years of missed fun into one wild night before graduation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| AllisonJanneyRole | Pam Gluckin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
New York Magazine article “The Bad Superintendent”
NERFINISHED
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Roslyn Union Free School District embezzlement scandal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Bob Spicer
NERFINISHED
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Frank Tassone NERFINISHED ⓘ Pam Gluckin NERFINISHED ⓘ Rachel Bhargava NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Lyle Vincent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Michael Abels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Cory Finley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
HBO
NERFINISHED
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HBO Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Louise Ford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| executiveProducer | Hugh Jackman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstReleaseDate | 2019-09-08 ⓘ |
| firstShownAt | Toronto International Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | drama ⓘ |
| HughJackmanRole | Frank Tassone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | HBO ⓘ |
| producer |
Brian Kavanaugh-Jones
NERFINISHED
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Edward Vaisman NERFINISHED ⓘ Fred Berger NERFINISHED ⓘ Julia Lebedev NERFINISHED ⓘ Oren Moverman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Automatik Entertainment
NERFINISHED
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Sight Unseen Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ Slater Hall Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| RayRomanoRole | Bob Spicer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runningTime | 108 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Mike Makowsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn |
Long Island
NERFINISHED
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Roslyn, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Alex Wolff
NERFINISHED
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Allison Janney NERFINISHED ⓘ Annaleigh Ashford NERFINISHED ⓘ Geraldine Viswanathan NERFINISHED ⓘ Hugh Jackman NERFINISHED ⓘ Rafael Casal NERFINISHED ⓘ Ray Romano NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephanie Kurtzuba NERFINISHED ⓘ Welker White NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
corruption in education
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public school embezzlement scandal ⓘ white-collar crime ⓘ |
| televisionPremiereDate | 2020-04-25 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 2000s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bad Education (2019 film) Description of subject: Bad Education (2019 film) is a 2019 American drama based on the true story of a massive public school embezzlement scandal, starring Hugh Jackman as a charismatic superintendent whose corruption is exposed.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Bad Education