The Nines
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The Nines is a 2007 metafictional psychological thriller film that intertwines three overlapping stories to explore identity, reality, and the nature of creation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Nines canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10686634 — 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: The Nines Context triple: [James D. Stern, notableWork, The Nines]
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A.
When the Nines Roll Over
"When the Nines Roll Over" is a collection of contemporary short stories by David Benioff that explores themes of love, ambition, and disillusionment in modern urban life.
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B.
The Thrill
"The Thrill" is a soulful R&B track by Miguel from his album "Kaleidoscope Dream," known for its atmospheric production and introspective lyrics.
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C.
The Forty-Fours
The Forty-Fours are a small, remote group of rocky islets forming the easternmost part of New Zealand’s Chatham Islands archipelago.
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D.
One-Nine-Nine-Nine
One-Nine-Nine-Nine is a song that follows "All Night Long" in a musical track sequence, likely as part of the same album or release.
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E.
Nine for IX
Nine for IX is a documentary film series that explores stories of women in sports, created as a companion to ESPN's acclaimed 30 for 30 franchise.
- 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 Nines Target entity description: The Nines is a 2007 metafictional psychological thriller film that intertwines three overlapping stories to explore identity, reality, and the nature of creation.
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A.
When the Nines Roll Over
"When the Nines Roll Over" is a collection of contemporary short stories by David Benioff that explores themes of love, ambition, and disillusionment in modern urban life.
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B.
The Thrill
"The Thrill" is a soulful R&B track by Miguel from his album "Kaleidoscope Dream," known for its atmospheric production and introspective lyrics.
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C.
The Forty-Fours
The Forty-Fours are a small, remote group of rocky islets forming the easternmost part of New Zealand’s Chatham Islands archipelago.
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D.
One-Nine-Nine-Nine
One-Nine-Nine-Nine is a song that follows "All Night Long" in a musical track sequence, likely as part of the same album or release.
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E.
Nine for IX
Nine for IX is a documentary film series that explores stories of women in sports, created as a companion to ESPN's acclaimed 30 for 30 franchise.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| cinematography | Nancy Schreiber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | John August NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Newmarket Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Douglas Crise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
blurring of fiction and reality
ⓘ
creator versus creation ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
mystery ⓘ psychological thriller ⓘ |
| hasMetafictionalStructure | yes ⓘ |
| hasPart |
“Knowing” segment
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
“Reality Television” segment ⓘ “The Prisoner” segment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadActorRoleCount | three roles played by Ryan Reynolds ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
identity
ⓘ
nature of creation ⓘ reality ⓘ |
| metafictionalElement | characters become aware they are creations ⓘ |
| motionPictureRating | R ⓘ |
| musicBy | Alex Wurman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | anthology of three interlocking stories ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| premiere | Sundance Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Bruce Cohen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dan Etheridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Dan Jinks NERFINISHED ⓘ J. Todd Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Evolution Entertainment
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jinks/Cohen Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2007-01-21 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2007 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 100 ⓘ |
| screenplayOrigin | original screenplay ⓘ |
| screenwriter | John August NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Ben Falcone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dahlia Salem NERFINISHED ⓘ David Denman NERFINISHED ⓘ Elle Fanning NERFINISHED ⓘ Hope Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ Melissa McCarthy NERFINISHED ⓘ Octavia Spencer NERFINISHED ⓘ Ryan Reynolds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: The Nines Description of subject: The Nines is a 2007 metafictional psychological thriller film that intertwines three overlapping stories to explore identity, reality, and the nature of creation.
Referenced by (7)
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