The Best and the Brightest
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The Best and the Brightest is a 2010 comedy film about a couple navigating the cutthroat world of elite New York City kindergarten admissions.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Best and the Brightest canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9969376 — 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: The Best and the Brightest Context triple: [Bonnie Somerville, notableWork, The Best and the Brightest]
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A.
Dereliction of Duty: Johnson, McNamara, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Lies That Led to Vietnam
"Dereliction of Duty: Johnson, McNamara, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Lies That Led to Vietnam" is a historical and military analysis book by H. R. McMaster that critiques the political and military leadership decisions that escalated U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War.
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B.
The Brothers: John Foster Dulles, Allen Dulles, and Their Secret World War
"The Brothers: John Foster Dulles, Allen Dulles, and Their Secret World War" is a historical nonfiction book by Stephen Kinzer that examines how the Dulles brothers shaped U.S. foreign policy and covert operations during the Cold War.
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C.
Thirteen Days
Thirteen Days is a historical drama film depicting the tense political and military standoff of the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis from inside the Kennedy administration.
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D.
Kissinger’s Shadow
Kissinger’s Shadow is a historical and political analysis book by Greg Grandin that examines Henry Kissinger’s enduring influence on U.S. foreign policy and global power.
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E.
From the Shadows: The Ultimate Insider’s Story of Five Presidents and How They Won the Cold War
From the Shadows: The Ultimate Insider’s Story of Five Presidents and How They Won the Cold War is a memoir and historical account by former U.S. intelligence and defense official Robert M. Gates, offering an inside look at American foreign policy and covert operations across multiple administrations during the Cold War.
- 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 Best and the Brightest Target entity description: The Best and the Brightest is a 2010 comedy film about a couple navigating the cutthroat world of elite New York City kindergarten admissions.
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A.
Dereliction of Duty: Johnson, McNamara, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Lies That Led to Vietnam
"Dereliction of Duty: Johnson, McNamara, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Lies That Led to Vietnam" is a historical and military analysis book by H. R. McMaster that critiques the political and military leadership decisions that escalated U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War.
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B.
The Brothers: John Foster Dulles, Allen Dulles, and Their Secret World War
"The Brothers: John Foster Dulles, Allen Dulles, and Their Secret World War" is a historical nonfiction book by Stephen Kinzer that examines how the Dulles brothers shaped U.S. foreign policy and covert operations during the Cold War.
-
C.
Thirteen Days
Thirteen Days is a historical drama film depicting the tense political and military standoff of the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis from inside the Kennedy administration.
-
D.
Kissinger’s Shadow
Kissinger’s Shadow is a historical and political analysis book by Greg Grandin that examines Henry Kissinger’s enduring influence on U.S. foreign policy and global power.
-
E.
From the Shadows: The Ultimate Insider’s Story of Five Presidents and How They Won the Cold War
From the Shadows: The Ultimate Insider’s Story of Five Presidents and How They Won the Cold War is a memoir and historical account by former U.S. intelligence and defense official Robert M. Gates, offering an inside look at American foreign policy and covert operations across multiple administrations during the Cold War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| cinematography | John Inwood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Josh Shelov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributionFormat |
home video
ⓘ
theatrical release ⓘ |
| distributor | New Yorker Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Michael Berenbaum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
New York City
ⓘ
Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy film
ⓘ
independent film ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
Amy Sedaris
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bonnie Somerville NERFINISHED ⓘ Christopher McDonald NERFINISHED ⓘ Jenna Stern NERFINISHED ⓘ John Hodgman NERFINISHED ⓘ Kate Mulgrew NERFINISHED ⓘ Neil Patrick Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Serafinowicz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTagline | Some schools will do anything to get the right student. ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
elite private schools
ⓘ
kindergarten admissions ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Jeff Cardoni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | married couple seeking school placement for their child ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer |
Aimee Schoof
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Isen Robbins NERFINISHED ⓘ Molly Conners NERFINISHED ⓘ Trudie Styler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
High Treason Productions
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Process Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2010-06-30 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2010 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 93 ⓘ |
| setting |
Manhattan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ |
| starring |
Amy Sedaris
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bonnie Somerville NERFINISHED ⓘ Christopher McDonald NERFINISHED ⓘ Jenna Stern NERFINISHED ⓘ John Hodgman NERFINISHED ⓘ Kate Mulgrew NERFINISHED ⓘ Neil Patrick Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Serafinowicz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer |
Josh Shelov
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Michael Jaeger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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