Verbal Kint
E1214999
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Verbal Kint is a seemingly meek, talkative con artist whose unreliable testimony and hidden identity drive the twist-filled narrative of the crime thriller "The Usual Suspects."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Verbal Kint canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16456921 — 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: Verbal Kint Context triple: [The Usual Suspects, mainCharacter, Verbal Kint]
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A.
Dr. Richard Kimble
Dr. Richard Kimble is the wrongfully accused surgeon protagonist of "The Fugitive," best known from Harrison Ford’s portrayal in the 1993 film adaptation.
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B.
Francis Dolarhyde
Francis Dolarhyde is the fictional serial killer known as "The Tooth Fairy" in Thomas Harris's novel *Red Dragon* and its screen adaptations.
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C.
Hannibal Lecter
Hannibal Lecter is a brilliant but psychopathic cannibalistic serial killer and psychiatrist, best known as the chilling antagonist in Thomas Harris’s novels and their film adaptations.
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D.
Anton Chigurh
Anton Chigurh is the cold, relentless hitman and primary antagonist in Cormac McCarthy’s novel and the Coen brothers’ film "No Country for Old Men," known for his emotionless demeanor and coin-toss method of deciding victims’ fates.
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E.
Guy Haines
Guy Haines is the ambitious tennis player and central protagonist of Patricia Highsmith’s psychological thriller "Strangers on a Train," whose fateful encounter with a stranger leads to a deadly murder pact.
- 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: Verbal Kint Target entity description: Verbal Kint is a seemingly meek, talkative con artist whose unreliable testimony and hidden identity drive the twist-filled narrative of the crime thriller "The Usual Suspects."
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A.
Dr. Richard Kimble
Dr. Richard Kimble is the wrongfully accused surgeon protagonist of "The Fugitive," best known from Harrison Ford’s portrayal in the 1993 film adaptation.
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B.
Francis Dolarhyde
Francis Dolarhyde is the fictional serial killer known as "The Tooth Fairy" in Thomas Harris's novel *Red Dragon* and its screen adaptations.
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C.
Hannibal Lecter
Hannibal Lecter is a brilliant but psychopathic cannibalistic serial killer and psychiatrist, best known as the chilling antagonist in Thomas Harris’s novels and their film adaptations.
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D.
Anton Chigurh
Anton Chigurh is the cold, relentless hitman and primary antagonist in Cormac McCarthy’s novel and the Coen brothers’ film "No Country for Old Men," known for his emotionless demeanor and coin-toss method of deciding victims’ fates.
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E.
Guy Haines
Guy Haines is the ambitious tennis player and central protagonist of Patricia Highsmith’s psychological thriller "Strangers on a Train," whose fateful encounter with a stranger leads to a deadly murder pact.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.