Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
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Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room is a 2005 documentary film that investigates the rise and catastrophic collapse of the Enron Corporation and the corporate fraud behind it.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T543980 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room Context triple: [Maryse Alberti, workedOn, Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room]
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A.
The Insider (film)
The Insider is a 1999 drama film directed by Michael Mann that dramatizes tobacco industry whistleblower Jeffrey Wigand’s revelations and their broadcast on CBS’s 60 Minutes.
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B.
Triumph of the Market
Triumph of the Market is a critical work by economist and media analyst Edward S. Herman that examines the social and political consequences of neoliberal, market-driven policies.
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C.
The Art of the Deal
The Art of the Deal is a 1987 business memoir and self-help book in which Donald Trump outlines his deal-making philosophy and recounts key episodes from his real estate career.
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D.
Enron accounting scandal
The Enron accounting scandal was a major corporate fraud case in the early 2000s involving widespread financial misrepresentation at energy company Enron, which led to its bankruptcy and spurred sweeping reforms in U.S. corporate governance and financial regulation.
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E.
The Fifth Estate
The Fifth Estate is a long-running Canadian investigative journalism television program known for its in-depth reporting and exposés on major public-interest issues.
- 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: Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room Target entity description: Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room is a 2005 documentary film that investigates the rise and catastrophic collapse of the Enron Corporation and the corporate fraud behind it.
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A.
The Insider (film)
The Insider is a 1999 drama film directed by Michael Mann that dramatizes tobacco industry whistleblower Jeffrey Wigand’s revelations and their broadcast on CBS’s 60 Minutes.
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B.
Triumph of the Market
Triumph of the Market is a critical work by economist and media analyst Edward S. Herman that examines the social and political consequences of neoliberal, market-driven policies.
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C.
The Art of the Deal
The Art of the Deal is a 1987 business memoir and self-help book in which Donald Trump outlines his deal-making philosophy and recounts key episodes from his real estate career.
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D.
Enron accounting scandal
The Enron accounting scandal was a major corporate fraud case in the early 2000s involving widespread financial misrepresentation at energy company Enron, which led to its bankruptcy and spurred sweeping reforms in U.S. corporate governance and financial regulation.
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E.
The Fifth Estate
The Fifth Estate is a long-running Canadian investigative journalism television program known for its in-depth reporting and exposés on major public-interest issues.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
documentary film
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film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
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surface form:
The Smartest Guys in the Room: The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron
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| basedOnAuthor |
Bethany McLean
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Peter Elkind ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Maryse Alberti ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Alex Gibney ⓘ |
| distributor | Magnolia Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy |
Alison Ellwood
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Plummy Tucker ⓘ |
| exploresTheme |
corporate ethics
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market manipulation ⓘ regulatory failure ⓘ whistleblowing ⓘ |
| festivalScreening | Sundance Film Festival ⓘ |
| focusesOnEvent |
California electricity crisis
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collapse of Enron ⓘ |
| genre |
business documentary
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crime documentary ⓘ documentary ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
DVD
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digital streaming ⓘ theatrical film ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| musicBy | Matt Hauser ⓘ |
| narrator | Peter Coyote ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critical examination of corporate governance
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investigation of Enron corporate fraud ⓘ |
| oscarNomination | Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature ⓘ |
| portrays |
Andrew Fastow
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Enron ⓘ
surface form:
Enron traders
Jeffrey Skilling ⓘ Kenneth Lay ⓘ
surface form:
Ken Lay
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| producer |
Alex Gibney
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Jason Kliot ⓘ Susan Motamed ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2005 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2005 ⓘ |
| runningTime | 110 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Alex Gibney ⓘ |
| subject |
Enron
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surface form:
Enron Corporation
Enron scandal ⓘ accounting fraud ⓘ corporate fraud ⓘ energy trading ⓘ |
| title | Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room self-link ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room Description of subject: Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room is a 2005 documentary film that investigates the rise and catastrophic collapse of the Enron Corporation and the corporate fraud behind it.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
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basedOn
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Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
The Smartest Guys in the Room: The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron
this entity surface form:
film "Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room"
this entity surface form:
The Smartest Guys in the Room: The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron