Battlefield Earth
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Battlefield Earth is a 2000 science fiction film, based on L. Ron Hubbard’s novel, widely known for its critical and commercial failure and frequent citation as one of the worst movies ever made.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battlefield Earth canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6959207 — 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: Battlefield Earth Context triple: [Franchise Pictures, notableWork, Battlefield Earth]
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A.
Battleground
"Battleground" is a World War II drama film written by Paul Vogel that follows a besieged American infantry unit during the Battle of the Bulge.
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B.
Battlefield
"Battlefield" is a pop-R&B song written and produced by Ryan Tedder, best known as the powerful lead single for Jordin Sparks’ 2009 album of the same name.
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C.
Battlefield
"Battlefield" is a 1989 Doctor Who serial from the classic series, notable for featuring the return of Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart and a storyline blending Arthurian legend with science fiction.
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D.
The War Zone
The War Zone is a 1999 British drama film, adapted from Alexander Stuart’s novel, that starkly explores familial abuse and trauma.
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E.
Search and Destroy
Search and Destroy is a popular competitive multiplayer mode in the Call of Duty series that centers on teams alternately attacking and defending bomb sites with no respawns per round.
- 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: Battlefield Earth Target entity description: Battlefield Earth is a 2000 science fiction film, based on L. Ron Hubbard’s novel, widely known for its critical and commercial failure and frequent citation as one of the worst movies ever made.
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A.
Battleground
"Battleground" is a World War II drama film written by Paul Vogel that follows a besieged American infantry unit during the Battle of the Bulge.
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B.
Battlefield
"Battlefield" is a pop-R&B song written and produced by Ryan Tedder, best known as the powerful lead single for Jordin Sparks’ 2009 album of the same name.
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C.
Battlefield
"Battlefield" is a 1989 Doctor Who serial from the classic series, notable for featuring the return of Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart and a storyline blending Arthurian legend with science fiction.
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D.
The War Zone
The War Zone is a 1999 British drama film, adapted from Alexander Stuart’s novel, that starkly explores familial abuse and trauma.
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E.
Search and Destroy
Search and Destroy is a popular competitive multiplayer mode in the Call of Duty series that centers on teams alternately attacking and defending bomb sites with no respawns per round.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
ⓘ
science fiction film ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | L. Ron Hubbard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director NERFINISHED ⓘ Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture NERFINISHED ⓘ Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture of the Decade NERFINISHED ⓘ Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screen Couple NERFINISHED ⓘ Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screenplay NERFINISHED ⓘ Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Battlefield Earth (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| boxOffice | 29700000 USD ⓘ |
| budget | 73000000 USD ⓘ |
| cinematography | Giles Nuttgens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| director | Roger Christian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Warner Bros. Pictures ⓘ |
| distributorRegion | North America ⓘ |
| editedBy | Robin Russell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresSpecies | Psychlo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Montreal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
action film
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science fiction film ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | no ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainAntagonist | Terl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Jonnie Goodboy Tyler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Elia Cmiral NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being cited as one of the worst films ever made
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commercial failure ⓘ critical failure ⓘ |
| portraysCharacter |
Barry Pepper as Jonnie Goodboy Tyler
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John Travolta as Terl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Elie Samaha
NERFINISHED
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John Travolta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Franchise Pictures
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Morgan Creek Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2000-05-12 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2000 ⓘ |
| runtime | 118 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Corey Mandell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
J. D. Shapiro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInYear | 3000 ⓘ |
| setOn | Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Barry Pepper
NERFINISHED
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Forest Whitaker NERFINISHED ⓘ John Travolta NERFINISHED ⓘ Kim Coates NERFINISHED ⓘ Sabine Karsenti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battlefield Earth Description of subject: Battlefield Earth is a 2000 science fiction film, based on L. Ron Hubbard’s novel, widely known for its critical and commercial failure and frequent citation as one of the worst movies ever made.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.