Shotgun Stories
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Shotgun Stories is an independent American drama film that follows a violent feud between two sets of half-brothers in rural Arkansas, featuring a breakout performance by Michael Shannon.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shotgun Stories canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6330026 — 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: Shotgun Stories Context triple: [Michael Shannon, notableWork, Shotgun Stories]
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A.
Under the Gun
"Under the Gun" is a punk rock song by Marky Ramone and the Intruders, showcasing the high-energy style associated with the former Ramones drummer.
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B.
A Gunfight
A Gunfight is a 1971 Western film starring Kirk Douglas and Johnny Cash that explores aging gunfighters facing one last deadly showdown staged as a public spectacle.
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C.
Buckshot
Buckshot is an American rapper best known as the frontman of the influential hip-hop group Black Moon and co-founder of the Boot Camp Clik collective.
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D.
Shotgun
"Shotgun" is a 1955 American Western film starring Sterling Hayden as a lawman pursuing outlaws across rugged frontier territory.
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E.
The Gun Chronicles: A Story of America
The Gun Chronicles: A Story of America is a documentary project that explores the complex cultural, political, and personal dimensions of gun ownership and gun violence in the United States through diverse individual stories.
- 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: Shotgun Stories Target entity description: Shotgun Stories is an independent American drama film that follows a violent feud between two sets of half-brothers in rural Arkansas, featuring a breakout performance by Michael Shannon.
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A.
Under the Gun
"Under the Gun" is a punk rock song by Marky Ramone and the Intruders, showcasing the high-energy style associated with the former Ramones drummer.
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B.
A Gunfight
A Gunfight is a 1971 Western film starring Kirk Douglas and Johnny Cash that explores aging gunfighters facing one last deadly showdown staged as a public spectacle.
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C.
Buckshot
Buckshot is an American rapper best known as the frontman of the influential hip-hop group Black Moon and co-founder of the Boot Camp Clik collective.
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D.
Shotgun
"Shotgun" is a 1955 American Western film starring Sterling Hayden as a lawman pursuing outlaws across rugged frontier territory.
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E.
The Gun Chronicles: A Story of America
The Gun Chronicles: A Story of America is a documentary project that explores the complex cultural, political, and personal dimensions of gun ownership and gun violence in the United States through diverse individual stories.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| cinematography | Adam Stone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | generally positive reviews ⓘ |
| director | Jeff Nichols NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Gravitas Ventures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Craig McKay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresPerformanceBy | Michael Shannon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Arkansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
independent drama ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Boy Hayes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Hayes NERFINISHED ⓘ Kid Hayes NERFINISHED ⓘ Mark Hayes NERFINISHED ⓘ Son Hayes NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen Hayes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDirectorDebutOf | Jeff Nichols NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPosterCaption | Theatrical release poster ⓘ |
| independentFilmStatus | low-budget production ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Boy Hayes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kid Hayes NERFINISHED ⓘ Son Hayes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Ben Nichols NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | breakout performance by Michael Shannon ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Jeff Nichols filmography ⓘ |
| plotSummary | The film follows a violent feud between two sets of half-brothers in rural Arkansas after the death of their estranged father. ⓘ |
| portrays | escalating feud between half-brothers after a funeral ⓘ |
| producer |
David Gordon Green
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lisa Muskat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2007 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 92 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Jeff Nichols NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Arkansas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
rural Arkansas ⓘ |
| starring |
Barlow Jacobs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Douglas Ligon NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Abbott Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Shannon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
family conflict
ⓘ
revenge ⓘ rural American life ⓘ |
| writer | Jeff Nichols NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shotgun Stories Description of subject: Shotgun Stories is an independent American drama film that follows a violent feud between two sets of half-brothers in rural Arkansas, featuring a breakout performance by Michael Shannon.
Referenced by (2)
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