A Thousand Acres (1997 film)
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A Thousand Acres is a 1997 drama film adaptation of Jane Smiley’s Pulitzer Prize–winning novel, reimagining Shakespeare’s King Lear on an Iowa farm as it explores family conflict, patriarchy, and buried trauma.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| A Thousand Acres | 3 |
| A Thousand Acres (1997 film) canonical | 1 |
| A Thousand Acres (novel) | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: A Thousand Acres (1997 film) Context triple: [Jocelyn Moorhouse, notableWork, A Thousand Acres (1997 film)]
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A.
August: Osage County
August: Osage County is a darkly comic drama about a dysfunctional Oklahoma family, adapted from Tracy Letts’ Pulitzer Prize–winning play and known for its acclaimed ensemble cast.
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B.
Crimes of the Heart
Crimes of the Heart is a 1986 dark comedy-drama film adaptation of Beth Henley’s Pulitzer Prize–winning play, centered on three eccentric sisters reuniting in small-town Mississippi.
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C.
Places in the Heart
Places in the Heart is a 1984 American drama film set in Depression-era Texas, focusing on a widow’s struggle to save her farm and family.
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D.
Steel Magnolias
Steel Magnolias is a 1989 American comedy-drama film set in a small Louisiana town that follows the close-knit friendships and struggles of a group of Southern women.
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E.
Far from Heaven
Far from Heaven is a 2002 period drama film directed by Todd Haynes that explores race, sexuality, and social norms in 1950s suburban America.
- 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Thousand Acres (1997 film) Target entity description: A Thousand Acres is a 1997 drama film adaptation of Jane Smiley’s Pulitzer Prize–winning novel, reimagining Shakespeare’s King Lear on an Iowa farm as it explores family conflict, patriarchy, and buried trauma.
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A.
August: Osage County
August: Osage County is a darkly comic drama about a dysfunctional Oklahoma family, adapted from Tracy Letts’ Pulitzer Prize–winning play and known for its acclaimed ensemble cast.
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B.
Crimes of the Heart
Crimes of the Heart is a 1986 dark comedy-drama film adaptation of Beth Henley’s Pulitzer Prize–winning play, centered on three eccentric sisters reuniting in small-town Mississippi.
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C.
Places in the Heart
Places in the Heart is a 1984 American drama film set in Depression-era Texas, focusing on a widow’s struggle to save her farm and family.
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D.
Steel Magnolias
Steel Magnolias is a 1989 American comedy-drama film set in a small Louisiana town that follows the close-knit friendships and struggles of a group of Southern women.
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E.
Far from Heaven
Far from Heaven is a 2002 period drama film directed by Todd Haynes that explores race, sexuality, and social norms in 1950s suburban America.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | A Thousand Acres (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | A Thousand Acres (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy | Jane Smiley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Lajos Koltai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Thomas Newman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| director | Jocelyn Moorhouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Buena Vista Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributorLabel | Touchstone Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributorParentCompany | The Walt Disney Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Nicholas Beauman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Iowa
NERFINISHED
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Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | drama ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | King Lear NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literarySourceAward | Pulitzer Prize for Fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | R ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
buried trauma
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family conflict ⓘ patriarchy ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
abuse and trauma
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inheritance dispute ⓘ power dynamics in families ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer |
Arlene Donovan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Steven Haft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Davis Entertainment
NERFINISHED
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Touchstone Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDateUS | 1997-09-19 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1997 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 105 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Jocelyn Moorhouse
NERFINISHED
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Laura Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingEnvironment | farm ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Iowa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stars |
Colin Firth
NERFINISHED
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Jason Robards NERFINISHED ⓘ Jennifer Jason Leigh NERFINISHED ⓘ Jessica Lange NERFINISHED ⓘ Keith Carradine NERFINISHED ⓘ Michelle Pfeiffer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: A Thousand Acres (1997 film) Description of subject: A Thousand Acres is a 1997 drama film adaptation of Jane Smiley’s Pulitzer Prize–winning novel, reimagining Shakespeare’s King Lear on an Iowa farm as it explores family conflict, patriarchy, and buried trauma.
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A Thousand Acres
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A Thousand Acres
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A Thousand Acres
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A Thousand Acres
this entity surface form:
A Thousand Acres (novel)