The Meddler
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The Meddler is a 2015 comedy-drama film about an overbearing widow who relocates to Los Angeles to be closer to her daughter, leading to humorous and heartfelt complications.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Meddler canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7765389 — 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 Meddler Context triple: [Lucy Punch, notableWork, The Meddler]
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A.
The Middle Ground
"The Middle Ground" is a short story by William Faulkner that explores themes of memory, identity, and the passage of time in the American South.
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B.
The Spoils
The Spoils is a darkly comedic stage play by Jesse Eisenberg that explores privilege, insecurity, and fractured relationships among young urban adults.
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C.
Prelude to War
Prelude to War is a 1942 American World War II propaganda documentary directed by Frank Capra that introduces and justifies the Allied cause to U.S. audiences.
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D.
The Debacle
The Debacle is the English title of Émile Zola’s historical novel depicting the Franco-Prussian War and the fall of the Second French Empire.
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E.
The Plotters
"The Plotters" is a vibrant, jazz-age painting by African American artist Archibald Motley that depicts a group of figures engaged in an intense, conspiratorial discussion.
- 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 Meddler Target entity description: The Meddler is a 2015 comedy-drama film about an overbearing widow who relocates to Los Angeles to be closer to her daughter, leading to humorous and heartfelt complications.
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A.
The Middle Ground
"The Middle Ground" is a short story by William Faulkner that explores themes of memory, identity, and the passage of time in the American South.
-
B.
The Spoils
The Spoils is a darkly comedic stage play by Jesse Eisenberg that explores privilege, insecurity, and fractured relationships among young urban adults.
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C.
Prelude to War
Prelude to War is a 1942 American World War II propaganda documentary directed by Frank Capra that introduces and justifies the Allied cause to U.S. audiences.
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D.
The Debacle
The Debacle is the English title of Émile Zola’s historical novel depicting the Franco-Prussian War and the fall of the Second French Empire.
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E.
The Plotters
"The Plotters" is a vibrant, jazz-age painting by African American artist Archibald Motley that depicts a group of figures engaged in an intense, conspiratorial discussion.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| characterPlayedBy |
Lori Minervini – Rose Byrne
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marnie Minervini – Susan Sarandon NERFINISHED ⓘ Zipper – J. K. Simmons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Brett Pawlak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Lorene Scafaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Sony Pictures Classics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Kayla Emter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy film
ⓘ
comedy-drama ⓘ drama film ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
family dynamics
ⓘ
grief ⓘ mother–daughter relationship ⓘ starting over ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Lorene Scafaria's relationship with her own mother ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Lori Minervini
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marnie Minervini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| MPAARating | PG-13 ⓘ |
| musicBy | Jonathan Sadoff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | lead performance by Susan Sarandon ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | An overbearing widow relocates to Los Angeles to be closer to her daughter, leading to humorous and heartfelt complications. ⓘ |
| premieredAt | Toronto International Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Joy Gorman Wettels
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lorene Scafaria NERFINISHED ⓘ Molly Hallam NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Green NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Anonymous Content
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
PalmStar Media NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2015-09-12 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2015 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 100 ⓘ |
| screenplayBy | Lorene Scafaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| starring |
Casey Wilson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cecily Strong NERFINISHED ⓘ J. K. Simmons NERFINISHED ⓘ Jason Ritter NERFINISHED ⓘ Jerrod Carmichael NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael McKean NERFINISHED ⓘ Rose Byrne NERFINISHED ⓘ Susan Sarandon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theatricalReleaseDate | 2016-04-22 ⓘ |
| writer | Lorene Scafaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Meddler Description of subject: The Meddler is a 2015 comedy-drama film about an overbearing widow who relocates to Los Angeles to be closer to her daughter, leading to humorous and heartfelt complications.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.