The First Wives Club
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The First Wives Club is a 1996 comedy film about three divorced women who band together to take revenge on their ex-husbands, known for its sharp humor and empowering themes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The First Wives Club canonical | 10 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5972190 — 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 First Wives Club Context triple: [Marc Shaiman, notableWork, The First Wives Club]
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A.
Hollywood Wives
Hollywood Wives is a 1980s American television miniseries adaptation of Jackie Collins' novel, depicting the glamorous and scandal-filled lives of women in the Hollywood elite.
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B.
The In-Laws
The In-Laws is a 1979 comedy film best known for its absurd, farcical plot and the comedic pairing of Alan Arkin and Peter Falk.
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C.
The Wedding Date
The Wedding Date is a 2005 romantic comedy film in which a woman hires a charming male escort to pose as her boyfriend at her sister’s wedding, leading to unexpected romance and complications.
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D.
My Wife and I
"My Wife and I" is a lesser-known domestic and social novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe that explores marriage, morality, and middle-class life in the 19th century.
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E.
What a Woman Wants
"What a Woman Wants" is a musical number from the stage adaptation of the film *Kinky Boots*, featuring lyrics by Cyndi Lauper that explores themes of desire, identity, and empowerment.
- 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 First Wives Club Target entity description: The First Wives Club is a 1996 comedy film about three divorced women who band together to take revenge on their ex-husbands, known for its sharp humor and empowering themes.
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A.
Hollywood Wives
Hollywood Wives is a 1980s American television miniseries adaptation of Jackie Collins' novel, depicting the glamorous and scandal-filled lives of women in the Hollywood elite.
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B.
The In-Laws
The In-Laws is a 1979 comedy film best known for its absurd, farcical plot and the comedic pairing of Alan Arkin and Peter Falk.
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C.
The Wedding Date
The Wedding Date is a 2005 romantic comedy film in which a woman hires a charming male escort to pose as her boyfriend at her sister’s wedding, leading to unexpected romance and complications.
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D.
My Wife and I
"My Wife and I" is a lesser-known domestic and social novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe that explores marriage, morality, and middle-class life in the 19th century.
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E.
What a Woman Wants
"What a Woman Wants" is a musical number from the stage adaptation of the film *Kinky Boots*, featuring lyrics by Cyndi Lauper that explores themes of desire, identity, and empowerment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Olivia Goldsmith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The First Wives Club (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| boxOfficePerformance | commercial success ⓘ |
| castMember |
Bronson Pinchot
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dan Hedaya NERFINISHED ⓘ Eileen Heckart NERFINISHED ⓘ Elizabeth Berkley NERFINISHED ⓘ Jennifer Dundas NERFINISHED ⓘ Maggie Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ Marcia Gay Harden NERFINISHED ⓘ Sarah Jessica Parker NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen Collins NERFINISHED ⓘ Stockard Channing NERFINISHED ⓘ Victor Garber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Donald E. Thorin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| director | Hugh Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | John Bloom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| famousFor |
empowering portrayal of divorced women
ⓘ
sharp humor ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
comedy-drama ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | true ⓘ |
| inspired | The First Wives Club (musical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | PG-13 ⓘ |
| musicBy | Marc Shaiman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSong | You Don't Own Me NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Three divorced women reunite and band together to take revenge on their ex-husbands who left them for younger women. ⓘ |
| producer | Scott Rudin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Paramount Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYearOfSourceWork | 1992 ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1996-09-20 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 103 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Robert Harling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 1990s ⓘ |
| setting | New York City ⓘ |
| stars |
Bette Midler
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Diane Keaton NERFINISHED ⓘ Goldie Hawn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
female empowerment
ⓘ
friendship ⓘ midlife crisis ⓘ revenge ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The First Wives Club Description of subject: The First Wives Club is a 1996 comedy film about three divorced women who band together to take revenge on their ex-husbands, known for its sharp humor and empowering themes.
Referenced by (10)
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