Homicide
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Homicide is a 1991 crime drama film written and directed by David Mamet that explores themes of identity, loyalty, and moral ambiguity through the story of a Jewish detective drawn into a politically charged murder case.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Homicide canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9998981 — 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: Homicide Context triple: [David Mamet, notableWork, Homicide]
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A.
Homicide
Homicide is a seminal evolutionary psychology book by Martin Daly and Margo Wilson that analyzes patterns of killing to explain human conflict, kinship, and violence.
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B.
Assassination
Assassination is a 2015 South Korean period action film set during the Japanese occupation, following Korean independence fighters as they plot to kill key pro-Japanese figures.
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C.
Slaughter
Slaughter is the surname of Louise Slaughter, a long-serving American congresswoman known for her work on health care, ethics, and women's rights.
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D.
Killer
Killer is the nickname of Harmon Killebrew, a Hall of Fame Major League Baseball slugger renowned for his prodigious home run power, primarily with the Minnesota Twins.
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E.
Killer
Killer is the nickname of Doug Gilmour, a Hall of Fame Canadian ice hockey player renowned for his gritty two-way play and leadership in the NHL.
- 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: Homicide Target entity description: Homicide is a 1991 crime drama film written and directed by David Mamet that explores themes of identity, loyalty, and moral ambiguity through the story of a Jewish detective drawn into a politically charged murder case.
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A.
Homicide
Homicide is a seminal evolutionary psychology book by Martin Daly and Margo Wilson that analyzes patterns of killing to explain human conflict, kinship, and violence.
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B.
Assassination
Assassination is a 2015 South Korean period action film set during the Japanese occupation, following Korean independence fighters as they plot to kill key pro-Japanese figures.
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C.
Slaughter
Slaughter is the surname of Louise Slaughter, a long-serving American congresswoman known for her work on health care, ethics, and women's rights.
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D.
Killer
Killer is the nickname of Harmon Killebrew, a Hall of Fame Major League Baseball slugger renowned for his prodigious home run power, primarily with the Minnesota Twins.
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E.
Killer
Killer is the nickname of Doug Gilmour, a Hall of Fame Canadian ice hockey player renowned for his gritty two-way play and leadership in the NHL.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| decadeOfRelease | 1990s ⓘ |
| director | David Mamet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| directorOfPhotography | Roger Deakins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | TriStar Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Barbara Tulliver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmColorType | color film ⓘ |
| genre |
crime drama
ⓘ
crime film ⓘ drama film ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | true ⓘ |
| hasDirectorStyle | Mametian dialogue ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
Jewish identity
ⓘ
antisemitism ⓘ identity ⓘ loyalty ⓘ moral ambiguity ⓘ police corruption ⓘ |
| medium | 35 mm film ⓘ |
| motionPictureRatingSystem | R-rated (United States) ⓘ |
| musicBy | Alaric Jans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | Jewish detective ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | character-driven ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exploration of Jewish identity in genre cinema
ⓘ
stylized dialogue ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfCareerOf | David Mamet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotElement | politically charged murder case ⓘ |
| portrays |
Jewish community
ⓘ
police investigation ⓘ racial tension ⓘ |
| productionCompany | TriStar Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1991 ⓘ |
| runtimeApproximate | approximately 102 minutes ⓘ |
| screenplayType | original screenplay ⓘ |
| screenwriter | David Mamet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | urban United States ⓘ |
| starredActor |
J. J. Johnston
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Joe Mantegna NERFINISHED ⓘ Natalie Gold NERFINISHED ⓘ Rebecca Pidgeon NERFINISHED ⓘ Ricky Jay NERFINISHED ⓘ Ving Rhames NERFINISHED ⓘ William H. Macy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | David Mamet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Homicide Description of subject: Homicide is a 1991 crime drama film written and directed by David Mamet that explores themes of identity, loyalty, and moral ambiguity through the story of a Jewish detective drawn into a politically charged murder case.
Referenced by (4)
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