The Good Liar
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The Good Liar is a 2019 British crime thriller film starring Ian McKellen and Helen Mirren, centered on an aging con artist whose latest scheme becomes dangerously complicated by unexpected secrets and emotional entanglements.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Good Liar (film) | 2 |
| The Good Liar canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8155619 — 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 Good Liar Context triple: [Celine Buckens, notableWork, The Good Liar]
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A.
A Simple Favor
A Simple Favor is a 2018 darkly comedic mystery-thriller film centered on a mommy vlogger who investigates the sudden disappearance of her glamorous best friend.
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B.
Knives Out
Knives Out is a 2019 mystery film directed by Rian Johnson that revitalizes the classic whodunit genre with a star-studded ensemble cast and sharp social commentary.
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C.
The Good Lie
The Good Lie is a 2014 drama film about Sudanese refugees resettling in the United States, starring Reese Witherspoon and directed by Philippe Falardeau.
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D.
Only Murders in the Building
Only Murders in the Building is a comedic mystery television series about three true-crime-obsessed neighbors who start a podcast while investigating murders in their New York apartment building.
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E.
The Guilty
The Guilty is a British crime drama television series in which Katherine Kelly stars as a detective investigating the disappearance of a young boy.
- 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 Good Liar Target entity description: The Good Liar is a 2019 British crime thriller film starring Ian McKellen and Helen Mirren, centered on an aging con artist whose latest scheme becomes dangerously complicated by unexpected secrets and emotional entanglements.
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A.
A Simple Favor
A Simple Favor is a 2018 darkly comedic mystery-thriller film centered on a mommy vlogger who investigates the sudden disappearance of her glamorous best friend.
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B.
Knives Out
Knives Out is a 2019 mystery film directed by Rian Johnson that revitalizes the classic whodunit genre with a star-studded ensemble cast and sharp social commentary.
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C.
The Good Lie
The Good Lie is a 2014 drama film about Sudanese refugees resettling in the United States, starring Reese Witherspoon and directed by Philippe Falardeau.
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D.
Only Murders in the Building
Only Murders in the Building is a comedic mystery television series about three true-crime-obsessed neighbors who start a podcast while investigating murders in their New York apartment building.
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E.
The Guilty
The Guilty is a British crime drama television series in which Katherine Kelly stars as a detective investigating the disappearance of a young boy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime thriller film
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film ⓘ |
| ageRatingSystem | MPAA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Good Liar (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Nicholas Searle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Tobias A. Schliessler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | Bill Condon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Warner Bros. Pictures ⓘ |
| distributorRegion |
United Kingdom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| editedBy | Virginia Katz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Berlin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| genre |
crime film
ⓘ
drama film ⓘ thriller film ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
deception
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identity ⓘ revenge ⓘ trust ⓘ |
| leadActorRole |
Helen Mirren as Betty McLeish
ⓘ
Ian McKellen as Roy Courtnay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Betty McLeish
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roy Courtnay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | R ⓘ |
| musicBy | Carter Burwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | nonlinear narrative ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | An aging con artist targets a wealthy widow, but his scheme is complicated by hidden secrets and emotional entanglements. ⓘ |
| posterCaption | Theatrical release poster ⓘ |
| producer |
Bill Condon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Greg Yolen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Bron Creative
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
FilmNation Entertainment NERFINISHED ⓘ New Line Cinema ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2019-11-15 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2019 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 109 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Jeffrey Hatcher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Germany
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| starring |
Helen Mirren
NERFINISHED
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Ian McKellen NERFINISHED ⓘ Jim Carter NERFINISHED ⓘ Russell Tovey 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: The Good Liar Description of subject: The Good Liar is a 2019 British crime thriller film starring Ian McKellen and Helen Mirren, centered on an aging con artist whose latest scheme becomes dangerously complicated by unexpected secrets and emotional entanglements.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Good Liar (film)
this entity surface form:
The Good Liar (film)