Mal Cobb
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Mal Cobb is a central character in the film "Inception," known as Dom Cobb's deceased wife whose haunting presence blurs the line between reality and dream in his subconscious.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mal Cobb canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2659015 — 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: Mal Cobb Context triple: [Dom Cobb, spouse, Mal Cobb]
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A.
Max Cady
Max Cady is a sadistic ex-convict who obsessively stalks and terrorizes the family of the lawyer he blames for his imprisonment in the thriller film "Cape Fear."
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B.
George "Machine Gun" Kelly
George "Machine Gun" Kelly was a notorious American gangster and Prohibition-era kidnapper whose high-profile crimes made him one of the early public enemies of the 1930s.
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C.
Mickey Goldmill
Mickey Goldmill is the gruff, old-school boxing trainer and mentor of Rocky Balboa in the "Rocky" film series.
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D.
Bat Masterson
Bat Masterson was a famed Old West lawman, gambler, and later New York City sportswriter known for his colorful life on the American frontier.
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E.
Michael Cage
Michael Cage is a former American professional basketball player and dominant rebounder who starred in college before enjoying a long NBA career primarily in the 1980s and 1990s.
- 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: Mal Cobb Target entity description: Mal Cobb is a central character in the film "Inception," known as Dom Cobb's deceased wife whose haunting presence blurs the line between reality and dream in his subconscious.
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A.
Max Cady
Max Cady is a sadistic ex-convict who obsessively stalks and terrorizes the family of the lawyer he blames for his imprisonment in the thriller film "Cape Fear."
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B.
George "Machine Gun" Kelly
George "Machine Gun" Kelly was a notorious American gangster and Prohibition-era kidnapper whose high-profile crimes made him one of the early public enemies of the 1930s.
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C.
Mickey Goldmill
Mickey Goldmill is the gruff, old-school boxing trainer and mentor of Rocky Balboa in the "Rocky" film series.
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D.
Bat Masterson
Bat Masterson was a famed Old West lawman, gambler, and later New York City sportswriter known for his colorful life on the American frontier.
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E.
Michael Cage
Michael Cage is a former American professional basketball player and dominant rebounder who starred in college before enjoying a long NBA career primarily in the 1980s and 1990s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Inception ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre |
heist film
ⓘ
psychological thriller film ⓘ science fiction film ⓘ |
| appearsInLanguage | English-language film ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
dreams
ⓘ
inception ⓘ limbo ⓘ subconscious projection ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | suicide ⓘ |
| composerOfWorkAppearedIn | Hans Zimmer ⓘ |
| conflictType | psychological conflict ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Christopher Nolan ⓘ |
| deathMethod | jumping from a building ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Inception
ⓘ
surface form:
Inception universe
|
| filmReleaseYear | 2010 ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasChild |
James Cobb
ⓘ
Philippa Cobb ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| memoryTrigger | spinning top totem ⓘ |
| motivatedBy | belief that the world is a dream ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | embodiment of Cobb's guilt ⓘ |
| nationality | French ⓘ |
| notableScene |
hotel room confrontation
ⓘ
limbo apartment scene ⓘ suicide ledge scene ⓘ train collision in the city dream ⓘ |
| occupation | architect ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
emotionally volatile
ⓘ
intense ⓘ obsessive ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Marion Cotillard ⓘ |
| primarySetting | shared dream worlds ⓘ |
| productionCompanyOfWork | Warner Bros. Pictures ⓘ |
| relative |
Dom Cobb
ⓘ
James Cobb ⓘ Philippa Cobb ⓘ |
| residesIn | Dom Cobb's subconscious ⓘ |
| roleInStory |
Dom Cobb's emotional obstacle
ⓘ
antagonist ⓘ |
| spouse | Dom Cobb ⓘ |
| status | deceased ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mal Cobb Description of subject: Mal Cobb is a central character in the film "Inception," known as Dom Cobb's deceased wife whose haunting presence blurs the line between reality and dream in his subconscious.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Inception