Big (film)
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Big is a 1988 fantasy-comedy film starring Tom Hanks as a boy who magically becomes an adult overnight, exploring the humorous and heartfelt consequences of suddenly growing up.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Big (1988 film) | 4 |
| Big (film universe) | 1 |
| Big (film) canonical | 1 |
| Big (franchise) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12893265 — 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: Big (film) Context triple: [David Moscow as young Josh Baskin, partOfFranchise, Big (film)]
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A.
Something Big
"Something Big" is a song featured on the country music album "Hard Promises" by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.
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B.
Bigger
Bigger is a segment from Beyoncé’s visual album and film "Black Is King," featuring the song "Bigger" and its accompanying cinematic visuals.
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C.
Bigger
"Bigger" is a comedy television series created and produced by filmmaker Will Packer that follows a group of friends navigating love, careers, and ambitions in Atlanta.
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D.
Big Daddy
Big Daddy is a heavily armed, Batman-inspired vigilante and former cop who trains his daughter Hit-Girl to wage a brutal war on crime in the Kick-Ass series.
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E.
Big Daddy
Big Daddy was a hugely popular British professional wrestler and cultural icon of the 1970s and 1980s, known for his massive size, crowd-pleasing persona, and frequent appearances on televised World of Sport wrestling.
- 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: Big (film) Target entity description: Big is a 1988 fantasy-comedy film starring Tom Hanks as a boy who magically becomes an adult overnight, exploring the humorous and heartfelt consequences of suddenly growing up.
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A.
Something Big
"Something Big" is a song featured on the country music album "Hard Promises" by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.
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B.
Bigger
Bigger is a segment from Beyoncé’s visual album and film "Black Is King," featuring the song "Bigger" and its accompanying cinematic visuals.
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C.
Bigger
"Bigger" is a comedy television series created and produced by filmmaker Will Packer that follows a group of friends navigating love, careers, and ambitions in Atlanta.
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D.
Big Daddy
Big Daddy is one of the tallest and most famous sand dunes in Namibia’s Namib Desert, renowned for its dramatic height and panoramic views over the Sossusvlei salt and clay pans.
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E.
Big Daddy
Big Daddy is a heavily armed, Batman-inspired vigilante and former cop who trains his daughter Hit-Girl to wage a brutal war on crime in the Kick-Ass series.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
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fantasy comedy film ⓘ film ⓘ |
| academyAwardNomination |
Best Actor in a Leading Role for Tom Hanks
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Best Original Screenplay ⓘ |
| boxOfficeGrossUS | over $110 million ⓘ |
| boxOfficeGrossWorldwide | approximately $151 million ⓘ |
| budget | approximately $18 million ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Barry Sonnenfeld ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| director | Penny Marshall ⓘ |
| distributedBy | 20th Century Fox ⓘ |
| editedBy | Stephen A. Rotter ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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coming-of-age film ⓘ fantasy ⓘ |
| goldenGlobeAwardNomination | Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy ⓘ |
| goldenGlobeAwardWin | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy for Tom Hanks ⓘ |
| homeMedia |
released on Blu-ray
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released on DVD ⓘ released on VHS ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Josh Baskin ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | PG ⓘ |
| musicBy | Howard Shore ⓘ |
| notableScene | FAO Schwarz piano dance scene ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A 12-year-old boy makes a wish to be big and wakes up in the body of an adult. ⓘ |
| portraysCharacter |
David Moscow as young Josh Baskin
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linked to:
David Moscow
Tom Hanks as adult Josh Baskin ⓘ |
| producer |
Allan Carr
ⓘ
James L. Brooks ⓘ Robert Greenhut ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Gracie Films
ⓘ
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation ⓘ
linked to:
20th Century Fox
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| ratedAs | one of the films that established Tom Hanks as a major star ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1988-06-03 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 104 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Anne Spielberg
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Gary Ross ⓘ |
| setting | New York City ⓘ |
| starring |
Elizabeth Perkins
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Jared Rushton ⓘ John Heard ⓘ Robert Loggia ⓘ Tom Hanks ⓘ |
| storyBy |
Anne Spielberg
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Gary Ross ⓘ |
| theme |
loss of innocence
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responsibility and maturity ⓘ sudden transition from childhood to adulthood ⓘ |
| title | Big ⓘ |
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