Lay the Favorite (2012 film)
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Lay the Favorite (2012 film) is a 2012 comedy-drama about a former stripper who becomes involved in the world of sports betting, featuring an ensemble cast that includes Laura Prepon.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lay the Favorite (2012 film) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5949216 — 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: Lay the Favorite (2012 film) Context triple: [Laura Prepon, notableWork, Lay the Favorite (2012 film)]
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Love, American Style
Love, American Style is an American television anthology comedy series from the late 1960s and 1970s that presented humorous, self-contained stories about romance and relationships.
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Silver Linings Playbook
Silver Linings Playbook is a 2012 romantic comedy-drama film directed by David O. Russell, known for its blend of offbeat humor and mental health themes and for earning Jennifer Lawrence an Academy Award for Best Actress.
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C.
Mona Lisa Smile
Mona Lisa Smile is a 2003 drama film set in the 1950s about a progressive art history professor challenging the traditional gender roles of her female students at a conservative women’s college.
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Molly's Game
Molly's Game is a biographical crime drama film written and directed by Aaron Sorkin that chronicles the true story of Molly Bloom, who ran high-stakes underground poker games for celebrities and wealthy elites.
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E.
Tootsie
Tootsie is a 1982 American comedy film in which Dustin Hoffman plays an out-of-work actor who disguises himself as a woman to land a role, leading to unexpected fame and complications.
- 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)
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Target entity: Lay the Favorite (2012 film) Target entity description: Lay the Favorite (2012 film) is a 2012 comedy-drama about a former stripper who becomes involved in the world of sports betting, featuring an ensemble cast that includes Laura Prepon.
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A.
Love, American Style
Love, American Style is an American television anthology comedy series from the late 1960s and 1970s that presented humorous, self-contained stories about romance and relationships.
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B.
Silver Linings Playbook
Silver Linings Playbook is a 2012 romantic comedy-drama film directed by David O. Russell, known for its blend of offbeat humor and mental health themes and for earning Jennifer Lawrence an Academy Award for Best Actress.
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C.
Mona Lisa Smile
Mona Lisa Smile is a 2003 drama film set in the 1950s about a progressive art history professor challenging the traditional gender roles of her female students at a conservative women’s college.
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D.
Molly's Game
Molly's Game is a biographical crime drama film written and directed by Aaron Sorkin that chronicles the true story of Molly Bloom, who ran high-stakes underground poker games for celebrities and wealthy elites.
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E.
Tootsie
Tootsie is a 1982 American comedy film in which Dustin Hoffman plays an out-of-work actor who disguises himself as a woman to land a role, leading to unexpected fame and complications.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | Lay the Favorite: A Memoir of Gambling by Beth Raymer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| castMember |
Billy Slaughter
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bruce Willis NERFINISHED ⓘ Catherine Zeta-Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ Corbin Bernsen NERFINISHED ⓘ Frank Grillo NERFINISHED ⓘ Joel Murray NERFINISHED ⓘ John Carroll Lynch NERFINISHED ⓘ Joshua Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ Laura Prepon NERFINISHED ⓘ Laura San Giacomo NERFINISHED ⓘ Rebecca Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ Vince Vaughn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Michael McDonough NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Stephen Frears NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | The Weinstein Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Mick Audsley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Las Vegas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Orleans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | a former stripper who becomes involved in sports betting ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy-drama
ⓘ
romantic comedy-drama ⓘ |
| leadActor |
Bruce Willis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rebecca Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Beth Raymer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | R ⓘ |
| musicBy | James Seymour Brett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | relationship between a professional gambler and a young woman assistant ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer |
Anthony Bregman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Christopher Woodrow NERFINISHED ⓘ Emile Sherman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2012-01-21 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2012 ⓘ |
| runtime | 94 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | D. V. DeVincentis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn |
Curacao
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Las Vegas NERFINISHED ⓘ New York City ⓘ |
| subject |
bookmaking
ⓘ
gambling ⓘ sports betting ⓘ |
| worldPremiereAt | Sundance Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lay the Favorite (2012 film) Description of subject: Lay the Favorite (2012 film) is a 2012 comedy-drama about a former stripper who becomes involved in the world of sports betting, featuring an ensemble cast that includes Laura Prepon.
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