A Beautiful Mind (2001 film)

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American film biographical drama film film

A Beautiful Mind (2001 film) is an Academy Award–winning biographical drama about mathematician John Nash’s struggle with schizophrenia and his groundbreaking work in game theory.

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A Beautiful Mind	41
A Beautiful Mind (2001 film) canonical	6
A Beautiful Mind (film)	4
film "A Beautiful Mind"	1

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Target entity: A Beautiful Mind (2001 film)
Context triple: [A Beautiful Mind (biography), hasAdaptation, A Beautiful Mind (2001 film)]

A. A Beautiful Mind (biography)
A Beautiful Mind is a biographical book by Sylvia Nasar that chronicles the life, mathematical genius, and struggles with schizophrenia of Nobel Prize–winning economist John Nash.
B. Mystic River
Mystic River is a tidal estuary in the Greater Boston area of Massachusetts, historically significant for shipbuilding and industrial activity along its banks.
C. The King’s Speech
The King’s Speech is a 2010 historical drama film that follows the future King George VI’s struggle to overcome a debilitating stammer with the help of an unorthodox speech therapist.
D. John Nash
John Nash was an American mathematician renowned for his groundbreaking work in game theory, differential geometry, and partial differential equations, which profoundly influenced economics and the mathematical sciences.
E. Ordinary People
"Ordinary People" is a soulful R&B ballad by John Legend that became one of his signature songs, showcasing his emotive vocals and piano-driven songwriting.
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: A Beautiful Mind (2001 film)
Target entity description: A Beautiful Mind (2001 film) is an Academy Award–winning biographical drama about mathematician John Nash’s struggle with schizophrenia and his groundbreaking work in game theory.

A. A Beautiful Mind (biography)
A Beautiful Mind is a biographical book by Sylvia Nasar that chronicles the life, mathematical genius, and struggles with schizophrenia of Nobel Prize–winning economist John Nash.
B. Mystic River
Mystic River is a tidal estuary in the Greater Boston area of Massachusetts, historically significant for shipbuilding and industrial activity along its banks.
C. The King’s Speech
The King’s Speech is a 2010 historical drama film that follows the future King George VI’s struggle to overcome a debilitating stammer with the help of an unorthodox speech therapist.
D. John Nash
John Nash was an American mathematician renowned for his groundbreaking work in game theory, differential geometry, and partial differential equations, which profoundly influenced economics and the mathematical sciences.
E. Ordinary People
"Ordinary People" is a soulful R&B ballad by John Legend that became one of his signature songs, showcasing his emotive vocals and piano-driven songwriting.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American film ⓘ biographical drama film ⓘ film ⓘ
awardReceived	Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay ⓘ Academy Award for Best Director ⓘ Academy Award for Best Picture ⓘ Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress ⓘ BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role (nomination) ⓘ linked to: BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama ⓘ linked to: Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama ⓘ
basedOn	A Beautiful Mind (book) ⓘ linked to: A Beautiful Mind (biography)
basedOnAuthor	Sylvia Nasar ⓘ
character	Alicia Nash ⓘ Charles Herman ⓘ William Parcher ⓘ
cinematographyBy	Roger Deakins ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
director	Ron Howard ⓘ
distributedBy	DreamWorks Pictures ⓘ Universal Pictures ⓘ
editedBy	Daniel P. Hanley ⓘ Mike Hill ⓘ
genre	biographical film ⓘ drama film ⓘ psychological drama ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
mainCharacter	John Nash ⓘ
musicBy	James Horner ⓘ
notableFor	depiction of mental illness in academia ⓘ popularizing game theory concepts ⓘ
originalLanguage	English ⓘ
portrays	game theory ⓘ schizophrenia ⓘ
portraysProfession	mathematician ⓘ
producer	Brian Grazer ⓘ Ron Howard ⓘ
productionCompany	Imagine Entertainment ⓘ
releaseDateUS	December 21, 2001 ⓘ
releaseYear	2001 ⓘ
runtimeMinutes	135 ⓘ
screenwriter	Akiva Goldsman ⓘ
setInPeriod	Cold War ⓘ
settingLocation	Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ Princeton University ⓘ
starredActor	Ed Harris ⓘ Jennifer Connelly ⓘ Paul Bettany ⓘ Russell Crowe ⓘ
subjectOfWork	John Forbes Nash Jr. ⓘ linked to: John Nash

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