The Fast and the Furious (2001 film)

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action film film

The Fast and the Furious is a 2001 action film that launched the long-running Fast & Furious franchise, focusing on illegal street racing, heists, and the bond between an undercover cop and a skilled street racer.

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Label	Occurrences
The Fast and the Furious	37
The Fast and the Furious (2001 film) canonical	9
The Fast and the Furious (2001)	1
The Fast and the Furious (franchise chronology: first installment)	1
film "The Fast and the Furious"	1

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NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: The Fast and the Furious (2001 film)
Context triple: [Ja Rule, filmAppearance, The Fast and the Furious (2001 film)]

A. Fast & Furious
Fast & Furious is a blockbuster action film franchise centered on high-speed street racing, elaborate heists, and a tight-knit crew that treats each other like family.
B. 2 Fast 2 Furious
2 Fast 2 Furious is a 2003 action film in the Fast & Furious franchise that follows ex-cop Brian O'Conner as he goes undercover in Miami's street racing scene to take down a drug lord.
C. The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift is a 2006 action film in the Fast & Furious franchise that centers on underground drift racing culture in Tokyo, Japan.
D. Fast & Furious Crossroads
Fast & Furious Crossroads is a team-based vehicular action video game set in the Fast & Furious universe, featuring cinematic heists, high-speed chases, and an original story tied to the film franchise.
E. Fast Five
Fast Five is a 2011 action film in the Fast & Furious franchise that shifts the series toward heist-centered storytelling and ensemble ensemble action set pieces.
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: The Fast and the Furious (2001 film)
Target entity description: The Fast and the Furious is a 2001 action film that launched the long-running Fast & Furious franchise, focusing on illegal street racing, heists, and the bond between an undercover cop and a skilled street racer.

A. Fast & Furious
Fast & Furious is a blockbuster action film franchise centered on high-speed street racing, elaborate heists, and a tight-knit crew that treats each other like family.
B. 2 Fast 2 Furious
2 Fast 2 Furious is a 2003 action film in the Fast & Furious franchise that follows ex-cop Brian O'Conner as he goes undercover in Miami's street racing scene to take down a drug lord.
C. The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift is a 2006 action film in the Fast & Furious franchise that centers on underground drift racing culture in Tokyo, Japan.
D. Fast & Furious Crossroads
Fast & Furious Crossroads is a team-based vehicular action video game set in the Fast & Furious universe, featuring cinematic heists, high-speed chases, and an original story tied to the film franchise.
E. Fast Five
Fast Five is a 2011 action film in the Fast & Furious franchise that shifts the series toward heist-centered storytelling and ensemble ensemble action set pieces.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	action film ⓘ film ⓘ
basedOn	Magazine article "Racer X" by Ken Li ⓘ
boxOfficeUSD	207000000 ⓘ
budgetUSD	38000000 ⓘ
character	Brian O'Conner ⓘ Dominic Toretto ⓘ Letty Ortiz ⓘ Mia Toretto ⓘ
cinematographyBy	Ericson Core ⓘ
containsElement	car chases ⓘ high-speed heists ⓘ undercover investigation ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
director	Rob Cohen ⓘ
distributor	Universal Pictures ⓘ
editedBy	Peter Honess ⓘ
filmingLocation	Los Angeles, California ⓘ linked to: Los Angeles, California, United States of America Southern California ⓘ
followedBy	2 Fast 2 Furious ⓘ
follows	The Fast and the Furious (franchise chronology: first installment) ⓘ linked to: The Fast and the Furious (2001 film)
genre	action ⓘ crime ⓘ thriller ⓘ
mainTheme	friendship and loyalty ⓘ heists ⓘ illegal street racing ⓘ undercover police work ⓘ
musicBy	BT ⓘ
notableFor	launching the Fast & Furious film franchise ⓘ popularizing street-racing culture in mainstream cinema ⓘ
originalLanguage	English ⓘ
partOf	Fast & Furious franchise ⓘ linked to: Fast & Furious
producer	Neal H. Moritz ⓘ
productionCompany	Mikona Productions GmbH & Co. KG ⓘ Original Film ⓘ
ratingMPAA	PG-13 ⓘ
releaseDate	2001-06-22 ⓘ
runtimeMinutes	106 ⓘ
screenwriter	David Ayer ⓘ Erik Bergquist ⓘ Gary Scott Thompson ⓘ
setIn	Los Angeles ⓘ
starred	Jordana Brewster ⓘ Michelle Rodriguez ⓘ Paul Walker ⓘ Vin Diesel ⓘ

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