A Street Cat Named Bob
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A Street Cat Named Bob is a 2016 British biographical drama film based on the true story of a homeless busker and the ginger stray cat that transforms his life.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| A Street Cat Named Bob canonical | 4 |
| A Street Cat Named Bob (film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6505332 — 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: A Street Cat Named Bob Context triple: [Roger Spottiswoode, directed, A Street Cat Named Bob]
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A.
The Cat About Town
The Cat About Town is a distinguished, portly, and impeccably dressed feline character from T.S. Eliot’s “Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats,” known for frequenting gentlemen’s clubs and living a life of refined leisure.
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B.
The Good Luck Cat
The Good Luck Cat is a children's picture book by poet Joy Harjo that tells the story of a beloved cat whose many brushes with danger explore themes of luck, love, and Native American family life.
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C.
The Cat's Meow
The Cat's Meow is a 2001 period mystery-drama film directed by Peter Bogdanovich that dramatizes the infamous 1924 death aboard William Randolph Hearst's yacht involving figures like Charlie Chaplin and Marion Davies.
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D.
The Cat That Walked by Himself
The Cat That Walked by Himself is a Rudyard Kipling short story from his "Just So Stories" collection that whimsically explains how the once-wild cat came to live with humans while preserving his independence.
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E.
The Truth About Cats & Dogs
The Truth About Cats & Dogs is a 1996 romantic comedy film about a mismatched pair of women who swap identities during a radio call-in show host’s budding romance.
- 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: A Street Cat Named Bob Target entity description: A Street Cat Named Bob is a 2016 British biographical drama film based on the true story of a homeless busker and the ginger stray cat that transforms his life.
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A.
The Cat About Town
The Cat About Town is a distinguished, portly, and impeccably dressed feline character from T.S. Eliot’s “Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats,” known for frequenting gentlemen’s clubs and living a life of refined leisure.
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B.
The Good Luck Cat
The Good Luck Cat is a children's picture book by poet Joy Harjo that tells the story of a beloved cat whose many brushes with danger explore themes of luck, love, and Native American family life.
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C.
The Cat's Meow
The Cat's Meow is a 2001 period mystery-drama film directed by Peter Bogdanovich that dramatizes the infamous 1924 death aboard William Randolph Hearst's yacht involving figures like Charlie Chaplin and Marion Davies.
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D.
The Cat That Walked by Himself
The Cat That Walked by Himself is a Rudyard Kipling short story from his "Just So Stories" collection that whimsically explains how the once-wild cat came to live with humans while preserving his independence.
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E.
The Truth About Cats & Dogs
The Truth About Cats & Dogs is a 1996 romantic comedy film about a mismatched pair of women who swap identities during a radio call-in show host’s budding romance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | A Street Cat Named Bob (book) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor |
Garry Jenkins
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
James Bowen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| boxOfficeWorldwideUSD | 52000000 ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Peter Wunstorf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | Roger Spottiswoode NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Sony Pictures Releasing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Peter Boyle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingFormat | live-action ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
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| genre |
biographical film
ⓘ
drama film ⓘ independent film ⓘ |
| hasSequel | A Gift from Bob NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Bob (cat)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
James Bowen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | PG ⓘ |
| musicBy | David Hirschfelder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
ginger stray cat
ⓘ
homeless busker ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| posterCaption | Theatrical release poster ⓘ |
| producer | Adam Rolston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Iris Productions
NERFINISHED
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Prescience NERFINISHED ⓘ Shooting Script Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2016-11-04 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2016 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 103 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Maria Nation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tim John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sequelReleaseYear | 2020 ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| starring |
Anthony Head
NERFINISHED
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Bob the Cat NERFINISHED ⓘ Joanne Froggatt NERFINISHED ⓘ Luke Treadaway NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruta Gedmintas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
addiction recovery
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homelessness ⓘ human–animal bond ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: A Street Cat Named Bob Description of subject: A Street Cat Named Bob is a 2016 British biographical drama film based on the true story of a homeless busker and the ginger stray cat that transforms his life.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
A Street Cat Named Bob (film)