Falling Down
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Falling Down is a 1993 American thriller film starring Michael Douglas as a frustrated, unemployed defense worker whose violent breakdown across Los Angeles critiques social and economic tensions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Falling Down canonical | 12 |
| Falling Down (1993 film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5073389 — 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: Falling Down Context triple: [Joel Schumacher, notableWork, Falling Down]
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A.
All Falls Down
"All Falls Down" is a socially conscious hip-hop song by Kanye West that critiques materialism and insecurity, featured on his debut album "The College Dropout."
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B.
Less Than Zero
Less Than Zero is a 1987 American drama film, loosely based on Bret Easton Ellis’s novel, that follows wealthy Los Angeles teenagers spiraling into drug addiction and moral decay.
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C.
Risky Business
Risky Business is a 1983 American coming-of-age comedy film best known for launching Tom Cruise to stardom with its iconic dance-in-underwear scene and satirical take on teenage rebellion and capitalism.
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D.
Thank God It's Friday
Thank God It's Friday is a 1978 disco-themed comedy film set in a Los Angeles nightclub, best known for its ensemble cast and prominent Donna Summer musical performances.
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E.
Ruthless People
Ruthless People is a 1986 dark comedy film about a botched kidnapping plot, starring Bette Midler, Danny DeVito, and Judge Reinhold.
- 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: Falling Down Target entity description: Falling Down is a 1993 American thriller film starring Michael Douglas as a frustrated, unemployed defense worker whose violent breakdown across Los Angeles critiques social and economic tensions.
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A.
All Falls Down
"All Falls Down" is a socially conscious hip-hop song by Kanye West that critiques materialism and insecurity, featured on his debut album "The College Dropout."
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B.
Less Than Zero
Less Than Zero is a 1987 American drama film, loosely based on Bret Easton Ellis’s novel, that follows wealthy Los Angeles teenagers spiraling into drug addiction and moral decay.
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C.
Risky Business
Risky Business is a 1983 American coming-of-age comedy film best known for launching Tom Cruise to stardom with its iconic dance-in-underwear scene and satirical take on teenage rebellion and capitalism.
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D.
Thank God It's Friday
Thank God It's Friday is a 1978 disco-themed comedy film set in a Los Angeles nightclub, best known for its ensemble cast and prominent Donna Summer musical performances.
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E.
Ruthless People
Ruthless People is a 1986 dark comedy film about a botched kidnapping plot, starring Bette Midler, Danny DeVito, and Judge Reinhold.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| character |
Prendergast
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William Foster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Andrzej Bartkowiak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| countryOfSetting | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | Joel Schumacher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy |
Warner Bros. Pictures
ⓘ
surface form:
Warner Bros.
|
| editedBy | Paul Hirsch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
black comedy
ⓘ
crime drama ⓘ psychological drama ⓘ thriller ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | true ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | R ⓘ |
| musicBy | James Newton Howard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
economic tensions
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social tensions ⓘ unemployed defense worker ⓘ violent breakdown ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Palme d'Or NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays |
Michael Douglas as William Foster
ⓘ
Robert Duvall as Prendergast ⓘ |
| producer |
Arnold Kopelson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Timothy Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1993 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 113 ⓘ |
| screenplayOrigin | original screenplay ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Ebbe Roe Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInLocation |
California
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 1990s ⓘ |
| starring |
Barbara Hershey
NERFINISHED
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Michael Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ Rachel Ticotin NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Duvall NERFINISHED ⓘ Tuesday Weld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
alienation
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economic inequality ⓘ masculinity crisis ⓘ rage and frustration ⓘ social criticism ⓘ urban decay ⓘ violence ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Falling Down Description of subject: Falling Down is a 1993 American thriller film starring Michael Douglas as a frustrated, unemployed defense worker whose violent breakdown across Los Angeles critiques social and economic tensions.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Walk (Foo Fighters song)
this entity surface form:
Falling Down (1993 film)