Insomnia (2002 film)
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Insomnia (2002 film) is a psychological crime thriller directed by Christopher Nolan, starring Al Pacino, Robin Williams, and Hilary Swank, about a sleep-deprived detective investigating a murder in an Alaskan town where the sun never sets.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Insomnia (2002 film) canonical | 16 |
| Insomnia film series | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8385304 — 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)
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Target entity: Insomnia (2002 film) Context triple: [Section Eight Productions, notableWork, Insomnia (2002 film)]
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Insomnia (1997 film)
Insomnia (1997 film) is a Norwegian psychological thriller directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg about a detective investigating a murder in the Arctic summer, later remade as the 2002 American film of the same name.
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Insomnia (1997 Norwegian film)
Insomnia (1997 Norwegian film) is a Norwegian psychological crime thriller about a detective investigating a murder in the Arctic summer, notable for its exploration of guilt, moral ambiguity, and sleep deprivation.
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Insomniac
Insomniac is a musical work composed by the artist Brat.
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Insomniac
Insomniac is a 1995 punk rock album by Green Day, known for its heavier, darker sound and fast-paced, aggressive songs.
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Desono
Desono is a Biamp Systems brand specializing in high-quality loudspeakers and sound solutions for commercial and installed audio applications.
- 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: Insomnia (2002 film) Target entity description: Insomnia (2002 film) is a psychological crime thriller directed by Christopher Nolan, starring Al Pacino, Robin Williams, and Hilary Swank, about a sleep-deprived detective investigating a murder in an Alaskan town where the sun never sets.
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A.
Insomnia (1997 film)
Insomnia (1997 film) is a Norwegian psychological thriller directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg about a detective investigating a murder in the Arctic summer, later remade as the 2002 American film of the same name.
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B.
Insomnia (1997 Norwegian film)
Insomnia (1997 Norwegian film) is a Norwegian psychological crime thriller about a detective investigating a murder in the Arctic summer, notable for its exploration of guilt, moral ambiguity, and sleep deprivation.
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C.
Insomniac
Insomniac is a musical work composed by the artist Brat.
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D.
Insomniac
Insomniac is a 1995 punk rock album by Green Day, known for its heavier, darker sound and fast-paced, aggressive songs.
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E.
Desono
Desono is a Biamp Systems brand specializing in high-quality loudspeakers and sound solutions for commercial and installed audio applications.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime thriller film
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film ⓘ |
| basedOn | Insomnia (1997 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Wally Pfister NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | David Julyan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Christopher Nolan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Warner Bros. Pictures ⓘ |
| editor | Dody Dorn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | British Columbia, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Batman Begins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
crime film
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mystery film ⓘ psychological thriller ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadActorRole |
Al Pacino as Will Dormer
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Hilary Swank as Ellie Burr NERFINISHED ⓘ Robin Williams as Walter Finch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Will Dormer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacterOccupation | detective ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | R ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | police procedural ⓘ |
| partOf | Christopher Nolan filmography ⓘ |
| plotElement |
moral ambiguity
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murder investigation ⓘ sleep deprivation ⓘ |
| precededBy | Memento NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Andrew A. Kosove
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Broderick Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ Edward L. McDonnell NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Junger Witt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Alcon Entertainment
NERFINISHED
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Section Eight NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2002 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 118 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Hillary Seitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingFeature | town where the sun never sets ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Al Pacino
NERFINISHED
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Hilary Swank NERFINISHED ⓘ Robin Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
conscience
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corruption ⓘ guilt ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Insomnia (2002 film) Description of subject: Insomnia (2002 film) is a psychological crime thriller directed by Christopher Nolan, starring Al Pacino, Robin Williams, and Hilary Swank, about a sleep-deprived detective investigating a murder in an Alaskan town where the sun never sets.
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Insomnia film series