film "16 Blocks"
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"16 Blocks" is a 2006 action thriller film starring Bruce Willis as a weary NYPD detective tasked with escorting a key witness, played by Mos Def, across Manhattan while corrupt cops try to stop them.
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| film "16 Blocks" canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: film "16 Blocks" Context triple: [Mos Def, notableWork, film "16 Blocks"]
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A.
film "Streets"
"Streets" is a crime drama film featuring rapper and actor Beanie Sigel in a gritty urban setting.
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B.
The Block
The Block is a popular Australian reality television series in which couples compete to renovate and sell properties for profit.
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C.
The Block
The Block is a comeback studio album by American boy band New Kids on the Block, marking their return to the music scene in the late 2000s with a contemporary pop and R&B sound.
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D.
Boyz n the Hood
Boyz n the Hood is a 1991 coming-of-age drama film written and directed by John Singleton that explores the lives of young Black men growing up amid violence and systemic inequality in South Central Los Angeles.
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E.
Do the Right Thing
Do the Right Thing is a 1989 American drama film written, directed, and produced by Spike Lee that explores racial tension and conflict in a Brooklyn neighborhood over the course of a hot summer day.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: film "16 Blocks" Target entity description: "16 Blocks" is a 2006 action thriller film starring Bruce Willis as a weary NYPD detective tasked with escorting a key witness, played by Mos Def, across Manhattan while corrupt cops try to stop them.
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A.
film "Streets"
"Streets" is a crime drama film featuring rapper and actor Beanie Sigel in a gritty urban setting.
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B.
The Block
The Block is a popular Australian reality television series in which couples compete to renovate and sell properties for profit.
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C.
The Block
The Block is a comeback studio album by American boy band New Kids on the Block, marking their return to the music scene in the late 2000s with a contemporary pop and R&B sound.
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D.
Boyz n the Hood
Boyz n the Hood is a 1991 coming-of-age drama film written and directed by John Singleton that explores the lives of young Black men growing up amid violence and systemic inequality in South Central Los Angeles.
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E.
Do the Right Thing
Do the Right Thing is a 1989 American drama film written, directed, and produced by Spike Lee that explores racial tension and conflict in a Brooklyn neighborhood over the course of a hot summer day.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
action thriller film
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film ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Glen MacPherson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | color ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Richard Donner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Warner Bros. Pictures ⓘ |
| distributorRegion | North America – Warner Bros. Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Steve Mirkovich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
New York City
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Toronto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
action film
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thriller film ⓘ |
| hasPoliceForceDepicted | New York City Police Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTagline | For a New York cop and his witness, the distance between life and death just got very short. ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
moral choices
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police corruption ⓘ redemption ⓘ |
| leadCharacterOccupation | police detective ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Eddie Bunker
NERFINISHED
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Frank Nugent NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack Mosley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | theatrical film ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | PG-13 ⓘ |
| musicBy | Klaus Badelt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | real-time style chase across Manhattan ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A weary NYPD detective must escort a key witness 16 blocks through Manhattan while corrupt cops try to kill them. ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Eddie Bunker – Mos Def
NERFINISHED
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Frank Nugent – David Morse ⓘ Jack Mosley – Bruce Willis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Avi Lerner
NERFINISHED
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John Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ Randall Emmett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Emmett/Furla Films
NERFINISHED
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Millennium Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2006-03-03 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2006 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 105 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Richard Wenk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | contemporary era ⓘ |
| setting | Manhattan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Bruce Willis
NERFINISHED
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Casey Sander NERFINISHED ⓘ David Morse NERFINISHED ⓘ Jenna Stern NERFINISHED ⓘ Mos Def NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: film "16 Blocks" Description of subject: "16 Blocks" is a 2006 action thriller film starring Bruce Willis as a weary NYPD detective tasked with escorting a key witness, played by Mos Def, across Manhattan while corrupt cops try to stop them.
Referenced by (1)
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subject surface form:
Mos Def