How to Be a Player
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How to Be a Player is a 1997 American comedy film starring Bill Bellamy as a womanizing bachelor whose lifestyle is challenged over one chaotic weekend.
All labels observed (1)
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| How to Be a Player canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: How to Be a Player Context triple: [Natalie Desselle, notableWork, How to Be a Player]
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A.
The Pick-up Artist
The Pick-up Artist is a 1987 romantic comedy film starring Molly Ringwald and Robert Downey Jr., centered on a smooth-talking womanizer whose life changes when he falls for an independent young woman.
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B.
The Rules of Attraction
The Rules of Attraction is a darkly comedic 2002 film adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’s novel, following the tangled romantic and sexual lives of college students at a liberal arts school.
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C.
Master of the Game
Master of the Game is a bestselling thriller novel by Sidney Sheldon that follows the ruthless rise and power struggles of a wealthy family across generations.
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D.
The Winner Within
The Winner Within is a motivational book by former Los Angeles Lakers coach Pat Riley that distills leadership and team-building lessons from his NBA championship experiences.
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E.
My Hustler
My Hustler is a 1965 underground film by Andy Warhol that explores voyeurism and sexual desire through long, static takes and improvised dialogue on Fire Island.
- 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: How to Be a Player Target entity description: How to Be a Player is a 1997 American comedy film starring Bill Bellamy as a womanizing bachelor whose lifestyle is challenged over one chaotic weekend.
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A.
The Pick-up Artist
The Pick-up Artist is a 1987 romantic comedy film starring Molly Ringwald and Robert Downey Jr., centered on a smooth-talking womanizer whose life changes when he falls for an independent young woman.
-
B.
The Rules of Attraction
The Rules of Attraction is a darkly comedic 2002 film adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’s novel, following the tangled romantic and sexual lives of college students at a liberal arts school.
-
C.
Master of the Game
Master of the Game is a bestselling thriller novel by Sidney Sheldon that follows the ruthless rise and power struggles of a wealthy family across generations.
-
D.
The Winner Within
The Winner Within is a motivational book by former Los Angeles Lakers coach Pat Riley that distills leadership and team-building lessons from his NBA championship experiences.
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E.
My Hustler
My Hustler is a 1965 underground film by Andy Warhol that explores voyeurism and sexual desire through long, static takes and improvised dialogue on Fire Island.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | original screenplay ⓘ |
| boxOfficeOpeningWeekendUS | approximately $5,800,000 ⓘ |
| boxOfficeWorldwide | over $14,000,000 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| director | Lionel C. Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| featuresCameo |
Jamie Foxx
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jermaine Dupri NERFINISHED ⓘ Lil' Kim NERFINISHED ⓘ Montell Jordan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingStyle | live action ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy film
ⓘ
sex comedy film ⓘ |
| hasSoundtrackAlbum | Def Jam's How to Be a Player NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
consequences of infidelity
ⓘ
womanizing and relationships ⓘ |
| mainActorForCharacter | Bill Bellamy as Dray ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Dray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | theatrical film ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | R ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | a weekend of romantic entanglements ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A womanizing bachelor has his lifestyle challenged over one chaotic weekend when his sister and her friend try to expose his affairs. ⓘ |
| producer |
Jeff Clanagan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russell Simmons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Def Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1997-08-06 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1997 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 93 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Demetria Johnson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mark Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| soundtrackLabel | Def Jam Recordings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
A.J. Johnson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bernie Mac NERFINISHED ⓘ Bill Bellamy NERFINISHED ⓘ Jermaine Hopkins NERFINISHED ⓘ Lark Voorhies NERFINISHED ⓘ Mari Morrow NERFINISHED ⓘ Max Julien NERFINISHED ⓘ Natalie Desselle NERFINISHED ⓘ Pierre Edwards NERFINISHED ⓘ Stacie J. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | How to Be a Player NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: How to Be a Player Description of subject: How to Be a Player is a 1997 American comedy film starring Bill Bellamy as a womanizing bachelor whose lifestyle is challenged over one chaotic weekend.
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