Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
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Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters is a 2013 dark fantasy action film that reimagines the classic fairy-tale siblings as adult bounty hunters who specialize in tracking and killing witches.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters canonical | 5 |
| Gretel & Hansel | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7157056 — 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: Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters Context triple: [Jeremy Renner, starredIn, Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters]
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A.
Hansel & Gretel
Hansel & Gretel is a popular ballet adaptation of the classic Brothers Grimm fairy tale about two siblings who outwit a witch in a magical forest.
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B.
The House with a Clock in Its Walls
The House with a Clock in Its Walls is a 2018 fantasy horror film, based on John Bellairs’ novel, about a young boy who discovers his uncle is a warlock and helps uncover a deadly magical clock hidden within their mysterious house.
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C.
The Witch
The Witch is a 2015 atmospheric horror film set in 17th-century New England that follows a Puritan family menaced by sinister forces in the wilderness.
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D.
The Witch
The Witch is a central, morally complex sorceress in the musical fantasy "Into the Woods," known for driving the plot through her curses, bargains, and eventual transformation.
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E.
The Witch
The Witch is a mysterious, prophetic figure in the film "Big Fish" who reveals to the protagonist how he will die, profoundly shaping his fearless approach to life.
- 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: Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters Target entity description: Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters is a 2013 dark fantasy action film that reimagines the classic fairy-tale siblings as adult bounty hunters who specialize in tracking and killing witches.
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A.
Hansel & Gretel
Hansel & Gretel is a popular ballet adaptation of the classic Brothers Grimm fairy tale about two siblings who outwit a witch in a magical forest.
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B.
The House with a Clock in Its Walls
The House with a Clock in Its Walls is a 2018 fantasy horror film, based on John Bellairs’ novel, about a young boy who discovers his uncle is a warlock and helps uncover a deadly magical clock hidden within their mysterious house.
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C.
The Witch
The Witch is a 2015 atmospheric horror film set in 17th-century New England that follows a Puritan family menaced by sinister forces in the wilderness.
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D.
The Witch
The Witch is a central, morally complex sorceress in the musical fantasy "Into the Woods," known for driving the plot through her curses, bargains, and eventual transformation.
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E.
The Witch
The Witch is a mysterious, prophetic figure in the film "Big Fish" who reveals to the protagonist how he will die, profoundly shaping his fearless approach to life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
action film
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film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Brothers Grimm fairy tale
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Hansel and Gretel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Michael Bonvillain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfFilming | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Germany
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Tommy Wirkola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Jim Page NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
action
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dark fantasy ⓘ horror ⓘ |
| hasSequelPlanned | television series development (reported) ⓘ |
| hasSetting | Augsburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
revenge
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sibling relationship ⓘ witch hunting ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Gretel
NERFINISHED
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Hansel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | R ⓘ |
| musicBy | Atli Örvarsson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | reimagining Hansel and Gretel as adult witch hunters ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Adult siblings Hansel and Gretel work as bounty hunters who track and kill witches. ⓘ |
| producer |
Adam McKay
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Beau Flynn NERFINISHED ⓘ Chris Brigham NERFINISHED ⓘ Kevin Messick NERFINISHED ⓘ Will Ferrell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Gary Sanchez Productions
NERFINISHED
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MTV Films NERFINISHED ⓘ Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ Paramount Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ratingSystem |
MPAA film rating system
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surface form:
MPAA
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| releaseDate | 2013-01-25 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2013 ⓘ |
| runningTime | 88 minutes ⓘ |
| starring |
Derek Mears
NERFINISHED
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Famke Janssen NERFINISHED ⓘ Gemma Arterton NERFINISHED ⓘ Ingrid Bolsø Berdal NERFINISHED ⓘ Jeremy Renner NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Stormare NERFINISHED ⓘ Pihla Viitala NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Mann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Tommy Wirkola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters Description of subject: Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters is a 2013 dark fantasy action film that reimagines the classic fairy-tale siblings as adult bounty hunters who specialize in tracking and killing witches.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Gretel & Hansel
subject surface form:
Peter Stormare