Crash (1996 film)
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Crash (1996 film) is a controversial psychological drama directed by David Cronenberg that explores the eroticism of car crashes and human obsession with technology and violence.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Crash (1996 film) canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4390112 — 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: Crash (1996 film) Context triple: [J. G. Ballard, adaptedInto, Crash (1996 film)]
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Con Air
Con Air is a 1997 American action thriller film about a group of dangerous convicts hijacking a prison transport plane, starring Nicolas Cage, John Malkovich, and John Cusack.
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B.
Crash Twinsanity
Crash Twinsanity is a 2004 3D platformer in the Crash Bandicoot series known for its open-world level design, comedic tone, and the uneasy partnership between Crash and his nemesis Doctor Neo Cortex.
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C.
Days of Thunder
Days of Thunder is a 1990 American sports action drama film starring Tom Cruise as a hotshot NASCAR driver navigating rivalry, romance, and personal redemption on the stock-car racing circuit.
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D.
Crank
Crank is a 2006 high-octane action thriller film starring Jason Statham as a poisoned hitman racing against time to stay alive.
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E.
Demolition Man
Demolition Man is a 1993 sci-fi action film set in a dystopian future where a cryogenically frozen cop and criminal are revived to resume their battle in a highly controlled, sanitized society.
- 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: Crash (1996 film) Target entity description: Crash (1996 film) is a controversial psychological drama directed by David Cronenberg that explores the eroticism of car crashes and human obsession with technology and violence.
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A.
Con Air
Con Air is a 1997 American action thriller film about a group of dangerous convicts hijacking a prison transport plane, starring Nicolas Cage, John Malkovich, and John Cusack.
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B.
Crash Twinsanity
Crash Twinsanity is a 2004 3D platformer in the Crash Bandicoot series known for its open-world level design, comedic tone, and the uneasy partnership between Crash and his nemesis Doctor Neo Cortex.
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C.
Days of Thunder
Days of Thunder is a 1990 American sports action drama film starring Tom Cruise as a hotshot NASCAR driver navigating rivalry, romance, and personal redemption on the stock-car racing circuit.
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D.
Crank
Crank is a 2006 high-octane action thriller film starring Jason Statham as a poisoned hitman racing against time to stay alive.
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E.
Demolition Man
Demolition Man is a 1993 sci-fi action film set in a dystopian future where a cryogenically frozen cop and criminal are revived to resume their battle in a highly controlled, sanitized society.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
erotic drama film
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film ⓘ psychological drama film ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | J. G. Ballard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Jury Prize at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Crash (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Peter Suschitzky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controversy |
banned by some local authorities in the United Kingdom
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sparked debates about censorship and screen violence ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Canada
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | David Cronenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
Alliance Communications
NERFINISHED
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Fine Line Features NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Ronald Sanders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Toronto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmSeries | Cronenberg body-horror cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
body horror
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erotic drama ⓘ independent film ⓘ psychological drama ⓘ |
| hasFilmRating | 18 (BBFC) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
car crashes
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obsession ⓘ sexual fetishism ⓘ technology ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| MPAARating | NC-17 ⓘ |
| musicBy | Howard Shore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
controversial subject matter
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graphic sexual content ⓘ |
| premiereEvent | 1996 Cannes Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
David Cronenberg
NERFINISHED
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Stéphane Reichel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Alliance Communications NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 100 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | David Cronenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | Toronto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Deborah Kara Unger
NERFINISHED
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Elias Koteas NERFINISHED ⓘ Holly Hunter NERFINISHED ⓘ James Spader NERFINISHED ⓘ Rosanna Arquette NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
alienation
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death drive ⓘ human–machine relationship ⓘ paraphilia ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Crash (1996 film) Description of subject: Crash (1996 film) is a controversial psychological drama directed by David Cronenberg that explores the eroticism of car crashes and human obsession with technology and violence.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.