Triple
T15289209
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Matchstick Men |
E365482
|
entity |
| Predicate | leadActorRole |
P5563
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Nicolas Cage as Roy Waller
Nicolas Cage as Roy Waller is the portrayal of a neurotic, obsessive-compulsive con artist struggling with personal and emotional turmoil in the crime comedy-drama film "Matchstick Men."
|
E1149015
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Nicolas Cage as Roy Waller | Statement: [Matchstick Men, leadActorRole, Nicolas Cage as Roy Waller]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nicolas Cage as Roy Waller Context triple: [Matchstick Men, leadActorRole, Nicolas Cage as Roy Waller]
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A.
Nicolas Cage as H.I. McDunnough
Nicolas Cage as H.I. McDunnough is the bumbling yet endearing ex-convict protagonist of the Coen brothers’ offbeat crime-comedy film "Raising Arizona."
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B.
Nicolas Cage as Tom Welles
Nicolas Cage as Tom Welles is the lead character in the dark crime thriller "8MM," portraying a private investigator drawn into the disturbing world of underground snuff films.
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C.
Nicolas Cage as Castor Troy
Nicolas Cage as Castor Troy is the flamboyant, sadistic terrorist and master of disguise he plays in the 1997 action thriller "Face/Off."
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D.
Nicolas Cage as Ben Sanderson
Nicolas Cage as Ben Sanderson is the harrowing portrayal of a suicidal alcoholic screenwriter whose self-destructive descent in Las Vegas earned Cage an Academy Award for Best Actor.
-
E.
Johnny Cage
Johnny Cage is a cocky Hollywood action movie star and skilled martial artist known for his flashy moves and comic relief role in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Nicolas Cage as Roy Waller Triple: [Matchstick Men, leadActorRole, Nicolas Cage as Roy Waller]
Generated description
Nicolas Cage as Roy Waller is the portrayal of a neurotic, obsessive-compulsive con artist struggling with personal and emotional turmoil in the crime comedy-drama film "Matchstick Men."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nicolas Cage as Roy Waller Target entity description: Nicolas Cage as Roy Waller is the portrayal of a neurotic, obsessive-compulsive con artist struggling with personal and emotional turmoil in the crime comedy-drama film "Matchstick Men."
-
A.
Nicolas Cage as H.I. McDunnough
Nicolas Cage as H.I. McDunnough is the bumbling yet endearing ex-convict protagonist of the Coen brothers’ offbeat crime-comedy film "Raising Arizona."
-
B.
Nicolas Cage as Tom Welles
Nicolas Cage as Tom Welles is the lead character in the dark crime thriller "8MM," portraying a private investigator drawn into the disturbing world of underground snuff films.
-
C.
Nicolas Cage as Castor Troy
Nicolas Cage as Castor Troy is the flamboyant, sadistic terrorist and master of disguise he plays in the 1997 action thriller "Face/Off."
-
D.
Nicolas Cage as Ben Sanderson
Nicolas Cage as Ben Sanderson is the harrowing portrayal of a suicidal alcoholic screenwriter whose self-destructive descent in Las Vegas earned Cage an Academy Award for Best Actor.
-
E.
Johnny Cage
Johnny Cage is a cocky Hollywood action movie star and skilled martial artist known for his flashy moves and comic relief role in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69d85a103d9081908c1ea6c4c73ac8e3 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 2:01 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e00e5635b4819092a69b5806d15bff |
completed | April 15, 2026, 10:16 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69feef7b73a08190b06856c05ea8c80d |
completed | May 9, 2026, 8:25 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69fef38868548190877cf25a38bb805a |
completed | May 9, 2026, 8:42 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69fef435b1208190bd839297a2f8d3f4 |
completed | May 9, 2026, 8:45 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 3:15 a.m.