The Ringer
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The Ringer is a 2005 comedy film in which Johnny Knoxville pretends to be intellectually disabled in order to rig the Special Olympics, leading to unexpected friendships and moral lessons.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Ringer canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6960037 — 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 Ringer Context triple: [Johnny Knoxville, starredIn, The Ringer]
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A.
The Ringer
The Ringer is a popular crime thriller by Edgar Wallace featuring a mysterious master of disguise who returns to London to exact revenge.
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B.
Bleacher Report
Bleacher Report is a digital sports media company known for its real-time coverage, analysis, and social-first content across major sports and leagues.
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C.
The Athletic
The Athletic is a subscription-based digital sports media outlet known for its in-depth, ad-free coverage and analysis of professional and college teams and leagues.
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D.
ESPN The Magazine
ESPN The Magazine was a biweekly American sports magazine published by ESPN, known for its in-depth features, bold design, and themed issues like the annual Body Issue.
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E.
The New York Observer
The New York Observer is a New York City–based weekly newspaper and online publication known for its coverage of local politics, media, culture, and real estate.
- 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 Ringer Target entity description: The Ringer is a 2005 comedy film in which Johnny Knoxville pretends to be intellectually disabled in order to rig the Special Olympics, leading to unexpected friendships and moral lessons.
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A.
The Ringer
The Ringer is a popular crime thriller by Edgar Wallace featuring a mysterious master of disguise who returns to London to exact revenge.
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B.
Bleacher Report
Bleacher Report is a digital sports media company known for its real-time coverage, analysis, and social-first content across major sports and leagues.
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C.
The Athletic
The Athletic is a subscription-based digital sports media outlet known for its in-depth, ad-free coverage and analysis of professional and college teams and leagues.
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D.
ESPN The Magazine
ESPN The Magazine was a biweekly American sports magazine published by ESPN, known for its in-depth features, bold design, and themed issues like the annual Body Issue.
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E.
The New York Observer
The New York Observer is a New York City–based weekly newspaper and online publication known for its coverage of local politics, media, culture, and real estate.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| character |
Gary Barker
NERFINISHED
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Jimmy NERFINISHED ⓘ Lynn Sheridan NERFINISHED ⓘ Steve Barker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Mark Irwin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Barry W. Blaustein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Fox Searchlight Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | George Folsey Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresOrganization | Special Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Austin, Texas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy film
ⓘ
sports comedy film ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
intellectual disability
ⓘ
sports competition ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
disability representation
ⓘ
ethics in sports ⓘ friendship ⓘ redemption ⓘ |
| leadActor | Johnny Knoxville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | PG-13 ⓘ |
| musicBy | Mark Mothersbaugh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | deception leading to personal growth ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A man pretends to be intellectually disabled to rig the Special Olympics but develops friendships and learns moral lessons. ⓘ |
| producer |
Bobby Farrelly
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
James Melkonian NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Farrelly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Broken Lizard Industries
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Conundrum Entertainment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2005-12-23 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2005 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 94 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Ricky Blitt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | Special Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Brian Cox
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Edward Barbanell NERFINISHED ⓘ Jed Rees NERFINISHED ⓘ Johnny Knoxville NERFINISHED ⓘ Katherine Heigl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| storyBy | Ricky Blitt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Ringer Description of subject: The Ringer is a 2005 comedy film in which Johnny Knoxville pretends to be intellectually disabled in order to rig the Special Olympics, leading to unexpected friendships and moral lessons.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.