Definitely, Maybe (2008 film)
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Definitely, Maybe is a 2008 romantic comedy-drama film that follows a father recounting the story of his past relationships to his young daughter, who tries to guess which woman became her mother.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Definitely, Maybe (2008 film) canonical | 2 |
| Definitely, Maybe (romantic comedy film) | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Definitely, Maybe (2008 film) Context triple: [Adam Brooks, notableWork, Definitely, Maybe (2008 film)]
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Happy-Go-Lucky
Happy-Go-Lucky is a 2008 British comedy-drama film directed by Mike Leigh, following the life of an irrepressibly optimistic London schoolteacher.
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Happy-Go-Lucky
"Happy-Go-Lucky" is a 2022 essay collection by humorist David Sedaris that blends darkly comic personal reflections with observations on contemporary life and aging.
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C.
(500) Days of Summer
(500) Days of Summer is a 2009 romantic comedy-drama film that follows a nonlinear account of a failed relationship between a greeting-card writer and his quirky coworker in Los Angeles.
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D.
This Is England
This Is England is a critically acclaimed British drama film and subsequent TV series that explores youth subcultures, racism, and social unrest in 1980s and early 1990s England.
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Knocked Up
Knocked Up is a 2007 romantic comedy film about an unexpected pregnancy that forces a slacker and a career-focused woman to confront adulthood and responsibility.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Definitely, Maybe (2008 film) Target entity description: Definitely, Maybe is a 2008 romantic comedy-drama film that follows a father recounting the story of his past relationships to his young daughter, who tries to guess which woman became her mother.
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A.
Happy-Go-Lucky
Happy-Go-Lucky is a 2008 British comedy-drama film directed by Mike Leigh, following the life of an irrepressibly optimistic London schoolteacher.
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B.
Happy-Go-Lucky
"Happy-Go-Lucky" is a 2022 essay collection by humorist David Sedaris that blends darkly comic personal reflections with observations on contemporary life and aging.
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C.
(500) Days of Summer
(500) Days of Summer is a 2009 romantic comedy-drama film that follows a nonlinear account of a failed relationship between a greeting-card writer and his quirky coworker in Los Angeles.
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D.
This Is England
This Is England is a critically acclaimed British drama film and subsequent TV series that explores youth subcultures, racism, and social unrest in 1980s and early 1990s England.
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E.
Knocked Up
Knocked Up is a 2007 romantic comedy film about an unexpected pregnancy that forces a slacker and a career-focused woman to confront adulthood and responsibility.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| childActor | Abigail Breslin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Florian Ballhaus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| director | Adam Brooks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Peter Teschner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
April
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Emily NERFINISHED ⓘ Maya Hayes NERFINISHED ⓘ Summer ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
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romantic comedy ⓘ romantic drama ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
parent-child relationship
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romantic relationships ⓘ self-discovery ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadActor | Ryan Reynolds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadActress |
Elizabeth Banks
NERFINISHED
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Isla Fisher NERFINISHED ⓘ Rachel Weisz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Will Hayes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | PG-13 ⓘ |
| musicBy | Clint Mansell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A father tells his young daughter about three past relationships, and she tries to guess which woman became her mother. ⓘ |
| portrays | a father recounting his past relationships to his daughter ⓘ |
| producer |
Eric Fellner
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Liza Chasin NERFINISHED ⓘ Russell Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ Tim Bevan NERFINISHED ⓘ Wyck Godfrey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
StudioCanal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Working Title Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2008-02-14 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2008 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 112 ⓘ |
| screenplayBy | Adam Brooks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| setInPeriod |
1990s
ⓘ
2000s ⓘ |
| starred |
Abigail Breslin
NERFINISHED
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Elizabeth Banks NERFINISHED ⓘ Isla Fisher NERFINISHED ⓘ Kevin Kline NERFINISHED ⓘ Rachel Weisz NERFINISHED ⓘ Ryan Reynolds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Definitely, Maybe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Adam Brooks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Definitely, Maybe (romantic comedy film)