Hot Tub Time Machine
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Hot Tub Time Machine is a 2010 sci-fi comedy film about friends who accidentally travel back to the 1980s via a malfunctioning hot tub.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hot Tub Time Machine canonical | 7 |
| Hot Tub Time Machine 2 | 1 |
| Hot Tub Time Machine – score | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8036457 — 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: Hot Tub Time Machine Context triple: [Lizzy Caplan, notableWork, Hot Tub Time Machine]
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A.
Ten Years in the Tub
Ten Years in the Tub is a collection of Nick Hornby’s book-review columns, offering a decade-long chronicle of his reading life and literary enthusiasms.
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B.
Sinkin’ in the Bathtub
"Sinkin’ in the Bathtub" is a 1930 animated short film featuring Bosko that is widely recognized as the first official Looney Tunes cartoon.
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C.
Big Blue Pool
Big Blue Pool is a large, Finding Nemo–themed outdoor swimming pool at Disney’s Art of Animation Resort in Walt Disney World.
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D.
Hot Water Beach
Hot Water Beach is a popular New Zealand coastal destination famous for its geothermally heated water that allows visitors to dig their own natural hot pools in the sand at low tide.
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E.
It's About Time
"It's About Time" is the Jonas Brothers' first studio album, introducing their pop rock sound and launching their rise to mainstream fame.
- 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: Hot Tub Time Machine Target entity description: Hot Tub Time Machine is a 2010 sci-fi comedy film about friends who accidentally travel back to the 1980s via a malfunctioning hot tub.
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A.
Ten Years in the Tub
Ten Years in the Tub is a collection of Nick Hornby’s book-review columns, offering a decade-long chronicle of his reading life and literary enthusiasms.
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B.
Sinkin’ in the Bathtub
"Sinkin’ in the Bathtub" is a 1930 animated short film featuring Bosko that is widely recognized as the first official Looney Tunes cartoon.
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C.
Big Blue Pool
Big Blue Pool is a large, Finding Nemo–themed outdoor swimming pool at Disney’s Art of Animation Resort in Walt Disney World.
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D.
Hot Water Beach
Hot Water Beach is a popular New Zealand coastal destination famous for its geothermally heated water that allows visitors to dig their own natural hot pools in the sand at low tide.
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E.
It's About Time
"It's About Time" is the Jonas Brothers' first studio album, introducing their pop rock sound and launching their rise to mainstream fame.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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science fiction comedy film ⓘ time travel film ⓘ |
| basedOn | original screenplay ⓘ |
| boxOfficeGrossWorldwide | about 64 million US dollars ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Jack N. Green NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Steve Pink NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy |
20th Century Fox
ⓘ
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer NERFINISHED ⓘ United Artists ⓘ |
| editedBy | George Folsey Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
British Columbia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vancouver ⓘ |
| genre |
buddy comedy
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comedy ⓘ science fiction ⓘ time travel comedy ⓘ |
| hasSequel | Hot Tub Time Machine 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Adam Yates
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jacob Yates NERFINISHED ⓘ Lou Dorchen NERFINISHED ⓘ Nick Webber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| MPAARating | R ⓘ |
| musicBy | Christophe Beck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A malfunctioning hot tub transports a group of friends from the present day back to the 1980s. ⓘ |
| producer |
Andrew Panay
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chris Moore NERFINISHED ⓘ Tara Craig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
MGM
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ United Artists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2010-03-26 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2010 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 99 ⓘ |
| setInTimePeriod |
1986
ⓘ
2010 ⓘ |
| setting | Kodiak Valley ski resort NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Chevy Chase
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Clark Duke NERFINISHED ⓘ Collette Wolfe NERFINISHED ⓘ Craig Robinson NERFINISHED ⓘ Crispin Glover NERFINISHED ⓘ John Cusack NERFINISHED ⓘ Lizzy Caplan NERFINISHED ⓘ Lyndsy Fonseca NERFINISHED ⓘ Rob Corddry NERFINISHED ⓘ Sebastian Stan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| storyBy | Josh Heald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer |
John Morris
NERFINISHED
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Josh Heald NERFINISHED ⓘ Sean Anders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hot Tub Time Machine Description of subject: Hot Tub Time Machine is a 2010 sci-fi comedy film about friends who accidentally travel back to the 1980s via a malfunctioning hot tub.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hot Tub Time Machine 2
this entity surface form:
Hot Tub Time Machine – score