Eight Men Out
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Eight Men Out is a 1988 sports drama film that chronicles the 1919 Black Sox scandal, in which Chicago White Sox players conspired to fix the World Series.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eight Men Out canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6225657 — 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: Eight Men Out Context triple: [John Cusack, notableWork, Eight Men Out]
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A.
Murder, Inc.
Murder, Inc. was a notorious organized crime group in the 1930s–1940s that served as the enforcement arm of the American Mafia, carrying out contract killings for various crime families.
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B.
Serpico
Serpico is a 1973 crime drama film based on the true story of NYPD officer Frank Serpico, who exposed widespread police corruption.
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C.
Twelve Men
Twelve Men is a collection of character-driven short stories by American naturalist author Theodore Dreiser, portraying the lives and struggles of various men in early 20th-century America.
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D.
Hearts and Minds
Hearts and Minds is a British television drama series in which Clive Merrison appeared, known for its exploration of social and political issues.
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E.
Melting Pot
"Melting Pot" is a song featured on the album *The Tipping Point* by the British band Tears for Fears.
- 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: Eight Men Out Target entity description: Eight Men Out is a 1988 sports drama film that chronicles the 1919 Black Sox scandal, in which Chicago White Sox players conspired to fix the World Series.
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A.
Murder, Inc.
Murder, Inc. was a notorious organized crime group in the 1930s–1940s that served as the enforcement arm of the American Mafia, carrying out contract killings for various crime families.
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B.
Serpico
Serpico is a 1973 crime drama film based on the true story of NYPD officer Frank Serpico, who exposed widespread police corruption.
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C.
Twelve Men
Twelve Men is a collection of character-driven short stories by American naturalist author Theodore Dreiser, portraying the lives and struggles of various men in early 20th-century America.
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D.
Hearts and Minds
Hearts and Minds is a British television drama series in which Clive Merrison appeared, known for its exploration of social and political issues.
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E.
Melting Pot
"Melting Pot" is a song featured on the album *The Tipping Point* by the British band Tears for Fears.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
baseball film
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film ⓘ |
| basedOn | Eight Men Out (book) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkAuthor | Eliot Asinof NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| castMember |
Bill Irwin
NERFINISHED
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Charlie Sheen NERFINISHED ⓘ Christopher Lloyd NERFINISHED ⓘ Clifton James NERFINISHED ⓘ D. B. Sweeney NERFINISHED ⓘ David Strathairn NERFINISHED ⓘ John Cusack NERFINISHED ⓘ John Mahoney NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Lerner NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Rooker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematography | Robert Richardson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Mason Daring NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depictsEvent | 1919 World Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | John Sayles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Orion Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | John Tintori NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Buck Weaver
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Charles Comiskey NERFINISHED ⓘ Chick Gandil NERFINISHED ⓘ Eddie Cicotte NERFINISHED ⓘ Ring Lardner NERFINISHED ⓘ Shoeless Joe Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
historical drama film
ⓘ
sports drama film ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
betrayal
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gambling in sports ⓘ integrity in sports ⓘ sports corruption ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
1919 Black Sox scandal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chicago White Sox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation |
Chicago
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cincinnati NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portraysOrganization |
Chicago White Sox
NERFINISHED
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Cincinnati Reds NERFINISHED ⓘ Major League Baseball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Midge Sanford
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sarah Pillsbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1988-09-02 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 119 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | John Sayles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInTimePeriod | 1919 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Eight Men Out Description of subject: Eight Men Out is a 1988 sports drama film that chronicles the 1919 Black Sox scandal, in which Chicago White Sox players conspired to fix the World Series.
Referenced by (6)
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