The Adjuster
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The Adjuster is a 1991 Canadian drama film directed by Atom Egoyan, known for its darkly comic exploration of identity, voyeurism, and moral ambiguity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Adjuster canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10121775 — 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: The Adjuster Context triple: [Paul Sarossy, workedOn, The Adjuster]
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A.
The Adjuster
"The Adjuster" is a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald that explores themes of disillusionment, marital strain, and the emotional costs of modern life.
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B.
The Adjusters
The Adjusters are a mysterious group of supernatural agents who covertly manipulate human events to maintain a predetermined cosmic plan.
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C.
The Accident
The Accident is a semi-autobiographical novel by Elie Wiesel that explores trauma, survival, and identity in the aftermath of the Holocaust.
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D.
The Accident
The Accident is a British television drama series in which Abigail Cruttenden appears, centered on the aftermath of a devastating industrial disaster in a small Welsh town.
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E.
The Appeal
The Appeal is a legal thriller novel by John Grisham that explores corporate corruption and the manipulation of the judicial system through a high-stakes Mississippi court case.
- 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: The Adjuster Target entity description: The Adjuster is a 1991 Canadian drama film directed by Atom Egoyan, known for its darkly comic exploration of identity, voyeurism, and moral ambiguity.
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A.
The Adjuster
"The Adjuster" is a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald that explores themes of disillusionment, marital strain, and the emotional costs of modern life.
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B.
The Adjusters
The Adjusters are a mysterious group of supernatural agents who covertly manipulate human events to maintain a predetermined cosmic plan.
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C.
The Accident
The Accident is a semi-autobiographical novel by Elie Wiesel that explores trauma, survival, and identity in the aftermath of the Holocaust.
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D.
The Accident
The Accident is a British television drama series in which Abigail Cruttenden appears, centered on the aftermath of a devastating industrial disaster in a small Welsh town.
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E.
The Appeal
The Appeal is a legal thriller novel by John Grisham that explores corporate corruption and the manipulation of the judicial system through a high-stakes Mississippi court case.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canadian film
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film ⓘ |
| awardGivenBy | Toronto International Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Best Canadian Feature Film ⓘ |
| basedOn | original screenplay ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Paul Sarossy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | color ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| director | Atom Egoyan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Alliance Releasing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Susan Shipton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Ontario
NERFINISHED
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Toronto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
black comedy
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drama ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Bubba
NERFINISHED
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Hera NERFINISHED ⓘ Mimi NERFINISHED ⓘ Noah Render NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWikipediaPage | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adjuster ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | 35 mm film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Mychael Danna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | insurance adjuster ⓘ |
| notableFor |
darkly comic tone
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exploration of moral ambiguity ⓘ exploration of surveillance and voyeurism ⓘ stylized visual composition ⓘ |
| partOf | Atom Egoyan filmography ⓘ |
| presentedAtFestival | Cannes Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Atom Egoyan
NERFINISHED
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Camelia Frieberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1991-09-10 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1991 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 102 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Atom Egoyan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sectionAtFestival | Directors' Fortnight NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | contemporary era ⓘ |
| starring |
Arsinée Khanjian
NERFINISHED
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David Hemblen NERFINISHED ⓘ Elias Koteas NERFINISHED ⓘ Gabrielle Rose NERFINISHED ⓘ Maury Chaykin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
identity
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moral ambiguity ⓘ voyeurism ⓘ |
| title | The Adjuster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfAward | 1991 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Referenced by (2)
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