Doug Liman
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Doug Liman is an American film director and producer known for stylish, fast-paced action movies such as The Bourne Identity, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, and Edge of Tomorrow.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Doug Liman canonical | 43 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1108411 — 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: Doug Liman Context triple: [Rita Vrataski, filmDirector, Doug Liman]
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A.
Joe Carnahan
Joe Carnahan is an American filmmaker known for his stylish, high-energy action and crime films such as "Narc," "The Grey," and "Smokin' Aces."
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B.
Matthew Vaughn
Matthew Vaughn is a British filmmaker and producer known for stylish, fast-paced genre movies such as "Layer Cake," "Kick-Ass," and the "Kingsman" series.
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C.
J. J. Abrams
J. J. Abrams is an American filmmaker, producer, and screenwriter known for creating and directing major science fiction and action franchises such as Lost, Star Trek, and Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
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D.
José Padilha
José Padilha is a Brazilian filmmaker best known internationally for directing the "Elite Squad" films and the 2014 "RoboCop" remake, as well as producing and directing episodes of the crime drama series "Narcos."
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E.
Brett Ratner
Brett Ratner is an American film director and producer best known for commercial hits like the Rush Hour series and X-Men: The Last Stand.
- 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: Doug Liman Target entity description: Doug Liman is an American film director and producer known for stylish, fast-paced action movies such as The Bourne Identity, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, and Edge of Tomorrow.
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A.
Joe Carnahan
Joe Carnahan is an American filmmaker known for his stylish, high-energy action and crime films such as "Narc," "The Grey," and "Smokin' Aces."
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B.
Matthew Vaughn
Matthew Vaughn is a British filmmaker and producer known for stylish, fast-paced genre movies such as "Layer Cake," "Kick-Ass," and the "Kingsman" series.
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C.
J. J. Abrams
J. J. Abrams is an American filmmaker, producer, and screenwriter known for creating and directing major science fiction and action franchises such as Lost, Star Trek, and Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
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D.
José Padilha
José Padilha is a Brazilian filmmaker best known internationally for directing the "Elite Squad" films and the 2014 "RoboCop" remake, as well as producing and directing episodes of the crime drama series "Narcos."
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E.
Brett Ratner
Brett Ratner is an American film director and producer best known for commercial hits like the Rush Hour series and X-Men: The Last Stand.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film director
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film producer ⓘ human ⓘ television director ⓘ television producer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| directed |
American Made
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Edge of Tomorrow ⓘ Fair Game ⓘ Go ⓘ Jumper ⓘ Locked Down ⓘ Mr. & Mrs. Smith ⓘ Swingers ⓘ The Bourne Identity ⓘ The Wall ⓘ |
| familyName | Liman ⓘ |
| genre |
action film
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thriller film ⓘ |
| givenName | Doug ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Doug Liman ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
directing action films
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reinventing the spy thriller with The Bourne Identity ⓘ |
| notableWork |
American Made
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Edge of Tomorrow ⓘ Fair Game ⓘ Go ⓘ Jumper ⓘ Locked Down ⓘ Mr. & Mrs. Smith ⓘ Swingers ⓘ The Bourne Identity ⓘ The Wall ⓘ |
| occupation |
film director
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film producer ⓘ television director ⓘ television producer ⓘ |
| produced |
Fair Game
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Go ⓘ Mr. & Mrs. Smith ⓘ Swingers ⓘ The Bourne Identity ⓘ |
| style |
fast-paced action
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stylish visual storytelling ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Hollywood
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Los Angeles ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Doug Liman Description of subject: Doug Liman is an American film director and producer known for stylish, fast-paced action movies such as The Bourne Identity, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, and Edge of Tomorrow.
Referenced by (43)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Rita Vrataski in Edge of Tomorrow
subject linked to:
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
subject linked to:
John Smith