Because I Said So
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"Because I Said So" is a 2007 romantic comedy film centered on an overbearing mother who meddles in her youngest daughter's love life, featuring an ensemble cast that includes Piper Perabo, Diane Keaton, and Mandy Moore.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Because I Said So canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6926216 — 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: Because I Said So Context triple: [Piper Perabo, notableWork, Because I Said So]
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A.
Say It Isn’t So
"Say It Isn’t So" is a 1983 pop-rock single by American duo Daryl Hall & John Oates, known for its catchy hooks and success on the Billboard charts.
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B.
When I Said I Do
"When I Said I Do" is a popular country duet by Clint Black and his wife Lisa Hartman Black, celebrated as a heartfelt wedding and anniversary song.
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C.
You Can Count on Me
You Can Count on Me is a critically acclaimed 2000 American drama film written and directed by Kenneth Lonergan, focusing on the complex relationship between an overburdened single mother and her troubled brother in a small town.
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D.
Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters
Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters is a children's picture book by Barack Obama that celebrates the lives and virtues of notable Americans as a tribute to his daughters and the nation's ideals.
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E.
If I Told You That
"If I Told You That" is an R&B duet by Whitney Houston and George Michael that gained popularity as a single from Houston’s late-1990s musical era.
- 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: Because I Said So Target entity description: "Because I Said So" is a 2007 romantic comedy film centered on an overbearing mother who meddles in her youngest daughter's love life, featuring an ensemble cast that includes Piper Perabo, Diane Keaton, and Mandy Moore.
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A.
Say It Isn’t So
"Say It Isn’t So" is a 1983 pop-rock single by American duo Daryl Hall & John Oates, known for its catchy hooks and success on the Billboard charts.
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B.
When I Said I Do
"When I Said I Do" is a popular country duet by Clint Black and his wife Lisa Hartman Black, celebrated as a heartfelt wedding and anniversary song.
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C.
You Can Count on Me
You Can Count on Me is a critically acclaimed 2000 American drama film written and directed by Kenneth Lonergan, focusing on the complex relationship between an overburdened single mother and her troubled brother in a small town.
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D.
Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters
Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters is a children's picture book by Barack Obama that celebrates the lives and virtues of notable Americans as a tribute to his daughters and the nation's ideals.
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E.
If I Told You That
"If I Told You That" is an R&B duet by Whitney Houston and George Michael that gained popularity as a single from Houston’s late-1990s musical era.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | original screenplay ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Julio Macat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Michael Lehmann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Peter Teschner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
romantic comedy ⓘ |
| hasTagline | She’s just your normal, overprotective, overbearing, over-the-top mother. ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
family dynamics
ⓘ
mother–daughter relationship ⓘ overprotective parenting ⓘ romantic relationships ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Daphne Wilder
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jason NERFINISHED ⓘ Johnny NERFINISHED ⓘ Mae Wilder NERFINISHED ⓘ Maggie Wilder NERFINISHED ⓘ Millicent Wilder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| MPAARating | PG-13 ⓘ |
| musicBy | David Kitay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | An overbearing mother meddles in her youngest daughter’s love life by secretly placing a personal ad to find her the perfect man. ⓘ |
| producer |
Jessie Nelson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paul Brooks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Gold Circle Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2007-02-02 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2007 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 102 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Jessie Nelson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Karen Leigh Hopkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | contemporary era ⓘ |
| stars |
Diane Keaton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gabriel Macht NERFINISHED ⓘ Lauren Graham NERFINISHED ⓘ Mandy Moore NERFINISHED ⓘ Piper Perabo NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen Collins NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Everett Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ Ty Panitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Because I Said So NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Because I Said So Description of subject: "Because I Said So" is a 2007 romantic comedy film centered on an overbearing mother who meddles in her youngest daughter's love life, featuring an ensemble cast that includes Piper Perabo, Diane Keaton, and Mandy Moore.
Referenced by (9)
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