High Fidelity character Rob Gordon
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Rob Gordon is the obsessive, music-nerd record store owner and romantically challenged protagonist of the film "High Fidelity," portrayed by John Cusack.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| High Fidelity character Rob Gordon canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6225660 — 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: High Fidelity character Rob Gordon Context triple: [John Cusack, notableWork, High Fidelity character Rob Gordon]
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A.
DJ Michael "5000" Watts
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B.
Chuck Bass
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C.
Danny Archer
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Cameron Frye
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E.
Logan Green
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- 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: High Fidelity character Rob Gordon Target entity description: Rob Gordon is the obsessive, music-nerd record store owner and romantically challenged protagonist of the film "High Fidelity," portrayed by John Cusack.
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A.
DJ Michael "5000" Watts
DJ Michael "5000" Watts is a Houston-based DJ and producer best known as the founder of Swishahouse and a key figure in popularizing the chopped and screwed style of hip-hop.
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B.
Chuck Bass
Chuck Bass is a central, wealthy, and morally complex character from the television series "Gossip Girl," known for his tumultuous romance with Blair Waldorf and his evolution from villain to antihero.
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C.
Danny Archer
Danny Archer is a fictional mercenary and diamond smuggler in the film "Blood Diamond," known for his morally conflicted role amid the Sierra Leone Civil War.
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D.
Cameron Frye
Cameron Frye is the anxious, introspective best friend of Ferris in the 1986 teen comedy film "Ferris Bueller's Day Off," known for his emotional journey and strained relationship with his father.
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E.
Logan Green
Logan Green is an American entrepreneur best known as the co-founder and former CEO of the ride-sharing company Lyft.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | Rob Fleming from the novel High Fidelity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adaptedBy | Stephen Frears NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | High Fidelity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithLocation | record store ⓘ |
| associatedWithMusicGenre |
indie music
ⓘ
rock ⓘ soul ⓘ |
| basedOn | Rob Fleming NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterArc |
gains maturity in relationships
ⓘ
learns to take responsibility for his actions ⓘ |
| createdBy | Nick Hornby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| favoriteHobby | making top-five lists ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 2000 ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | High Fidelity (2000 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| friend |
Barry
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| loveInterest | Laura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | breaks the fourth wall ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | unreliable narrator ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor | obsessive music collecting ⓘ |
| notableScene |
listing his top five breakups
ⓘ
reorganizing his record collection autobiographically ⓘ |
| occupation | record store owner ⓘ |
| owns | Championship Vinyl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
music nerd
ⓘ
obsessive ⓘ romantically challenged ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | John Cusack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOf | High Fidelity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceWork | High Fidelity (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| speaksDirectlyTo | the audience ⓘ |
| strugglesWith |
commitment
ⓘ
self-reflection ⓘ |
| themeAssociatedWith |
emotional immaturity
ⓘ
pop music culture ⓘ romantic relationships ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: High Fidelity character Rob Gordon Description of subject: Rob Gordon is the obsessive, music-nerd record store owner and romantically challenged protagonist of the film "High Fidelity," portrayed by John Cusack.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.