Fletcher Reede
E461186
Fletcher Reede is the fast-talking, morally flexible lawyer and father portrayed by Jim Carrey in the comedy film "Liar Liar," whose life unravels when he becomes unable to tell a lie.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fletcher Reede canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4666851 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fletcher Reede Context triple: [Liar Liar, mainCharacter, Fletcher Reede]
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A.
Spencer Rivers
Spencer Rivers is the son of American sportscaster and former NBA player Doc Rivers.
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B.
Hudson Fysh
Hudson Fysh was an Australian aviator and businessman best known as a co-founder and long-serving leader of Qantas, helping to establish it as a major international airline.
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C.
Cutler Beckett
Cutler Beckett is a ruthless and calculating East India Trading Company official who serves as a primary antagonist in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series.
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D.
Fletcher Harper
Fletcher Harper was a 19th-century American publisher best known as a co-founder of the influential New York publishing house Harper & Brothers.
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E.
Bertram Ramsay
Bertram Ramsay was a British admiral who played a key role in planning and directing major Allied naval operations during World War II, including the Dunkirk evacuation and the D-Day landings.
- 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: Fletcher Reede Target entity description: Fletcher Reede is the fast-talking, morally flexible lawyer and father portrayed by Jim Carrey in the comedy film "Liar Liar," whose life unravels when he becomes unable to tell a lie.
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A.
Spencer Rivers
Spencer Rivers is the son of American sportscaster and former NBA player Doc Rivers.
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B.
Hudson Fysh
Hudson Fysh was an Australian aviator and businessman best known as a co-founder and long-serving leader of Qantas, helping to establish it as a major international airline.
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C.
Cutler Beckett
Cutler Beckett is a ruthless and calculating East India Trading Company official who serves as a primary antagonist in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series.
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D.
Fletcher Harper
Fletcher Harper was a 19th-century American publisher best known as a co-founder of the influential New York publishing house Harper & Brothers.
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E.
Bertram Ramsay
Bertram Ramsay was a British admiral who played a key role in planning and directing major Allied naval operations during World War II, including the Dunkirk evacuation and the D-Day landings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Liar Liar ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre |
fantasy comedy
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legal comedy ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
consequences of lying
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ethics in law ⓘ family ⓘ truth ⓘ |
| centralConflict |
becomes unable to tell a lie
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must tell the truth for 24 hours ⓘ |
| characterDevelopment | becomes more honest by end of film ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
career-driven
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charming ⓘ dishonest ⓘ fast-talking ⓘ morally flexible ⓘ witty ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| createdFor | feature film ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | comedy film ⓘ |
| goalAtBeginning | advance his legal career ⓘ |
| goalAtEnd | reconnect with his family ⓘ |
| hasChild | Max Reede ⓘ |
| hasFullName | Fletcher Reede ⓘ |
| hasSpouseOrExSpouse | Audrey Reede ⓘ |
| isFatherOf | Max Reede ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | live-action film ⓘ |
| narrativeArc |
learns value of honesty
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struggles to balance career and family ⓘ tries to repair relationship with his son ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | protagonist ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
compulsively lies before curse
ⓘ
uses lies to win cases ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
loses ability to lie after birthday wish
ⓘ
son Max makes a birthday wish that he cannot lie ⓘ |
| occupation |
attorney
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lawyer ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Jim Carrey ⓘ |
| portrayedByInLanguage | Jim Carrey in English ⓘ |
| primarySettingOfStory | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| relationshipStatusAtStartOfFilm | divorced ⓘ |
| workReleaseDate | 1997 ⓘ |
| worksInField |
family law
ⓘ
litigation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fletcher Reede Description of subject: Fletcher Reede is the fast-talking, morally flexible lawyer and father portrayed by Jim Carrey in the comedy film "Liar Liar," whose life unravels when he becomes unable to tell a lie.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Audrey Reede – Maura Tierney
subject linked to:
Audrey Reede – Maura Tierney
subject linked to:
Samantha Cole – Jennifer Tilly
subject linked to:
Samantha Cole – Jennifer Tilly