Bernie
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"Bernie" is a dark comedy film by Richard Linklater, based on a true story about a beloved small-town mortician whose unlikely crime shocks his Texas community.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bernie canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13003928 — 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: Bernie Context triple: [Richard Linklater, notableWork, Bernie]
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Bernie
Bernie was the official cartoon rabbit mascot created to represent and promote the UEFA Euro 1988 football tournament in West Germany.
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Bernie
Bernie is a common diminutive form of the given name Bernard, often used as a familiar or informal nickname.
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C.
Weiner
Weiner is a surname of Germanic origin borne by various notable individuals across fields such as business, politics, and entertainment.
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Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders is a longtime U.S. senator from Vermont and prominent progressive politician known for championing democratic socialism, economic equality, and universal healthcare.
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E.
Bernie Lumen
Bernie Lumen is a character from Pixar's film "Elemental," depicted as Ember Lumen's caring and traditional fire-element father who runs a family shop in Firetown.
- 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: Bernie Target entity description: "Bernie" is a dark comedy film by Richard Linklater, based on a true story about a beloved small-town mortician whose unlikely crime shocks his Texas community.
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A.
Bernie
Bernie is a common diminutive form of the given name Bernard, often used as a familiar or informal nickname.
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B.
Bernie
Bernie was the official cartoon rabbit mascot created to represent and promote the UEFA Euro 1988 football tournament in West Germany.
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C.
Weiner
Weiner is a surname of Germanic origin borne by various notable individuals across fields such as business, politics, and entertainment.
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D.
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders is a longtime U.S. senator from Vermont and prominent progressive politician known for championing democratic socialism, economic equality, and universal healthcare.
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E.
Bernie Lumen
Bernie Lumen is a character from Pixar's film "Elemental," depicted as Ember Lumen's caring and traditional fire-element father who runs a family shop in Firetown.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
black comedy film
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crime comedy film ⓘ film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Texas Monthly article by Skip Hollandsworth
NERFINISHED
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true story of Bernie Tiede ⓘ |
| castMember |
Brandon Smith
NERFINISHED
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Jack Black NERFINISHED ⓘ Matthew McConaughey NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Robichaux NERFINISHED ⓘ Shirley MacLaine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Dick Pope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | positive ⓘ |
| director | Richard Linklater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Millennium Entertainment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Sandra Adair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Carthage, Texas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
crime
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dark comedy ⓘ |
| leadActor | Jack Black NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadRole | Jack Black as Bernie Tiede NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Bernie Tiede NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Graham Reynolds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | mockumentary-style interviews ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Jack Black’s dramatic-comedic performance
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blend of documentary and narrative styles ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays |
Jack Black portrays Bernie Tiede
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Matthew McConaughey portrays Danny Buck Davidson NERFINISHED ⓘ Shirley MacLaine portrays Marjorie Nugent ⓘ |
| producer |
Richard Linklater
NERFINISHED
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Sarah Green NERFINISHED ⓘ Wyck Godfrey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation |
assistant funeral director
ⓘ
mortician ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2011 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 99 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Richard Linklater
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Skip Hollandsworth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Carthage, Texas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
East Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | murder of Marjorie Nugent by Bernie Tiede ⓘ |
| theatricalReleaseCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| theme |
morality and crime
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public perception and media ⓘ small-town community dynamics ⓘ |
| timePeriodSetting | 1990s ⓘ |
| worldPremiereEvent | Los Angeles Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worldPremiereYear | 2011 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bernie Description of subject: "Bernie" is a dark comedy film by Richard Linklater, based on a true story about a beloved small-town mortician whose unlikely crime shocks his Texas community.
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