King's Ransom
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"King's Ransom" is a 2005 crime-comedy film about a wealthy businessman who plots his own kidnapping, directed by Doug McHenry.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| King's Ransom canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5534492 — 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: King's Ransom Context triple: [Doug McHenry, notableWork, King's Ransom]
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A.
King in Exile
King in Exile is the title borne by Thorin Oakenshield during his dispossession from Erebor, signifying his status as the rightful but landless Dwarven king.
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B.
The King
The King is a conman and one of the two unscrupulous drifters who travel with Huck and Jim, posing as royalty to swindle people in Mark Twain’s "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn."
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C.
The King
The King is the iconic nickname of Elvis Presley, the pioneering American rock and roll singer and cultural figure often regarded as one of the most significant entertainers of the 20th century.
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D.
The King
The King is a 2019 historical drama film that reimagines the rise and reign of England’s King Henry V, inspired by Shakespeare’s Henriad plays.
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E.
The King
The King is the legendary American professional golfer Arnold Palmer, renowned for his charismatic personality and transformative impact on popularizing the sport.
- 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: King's Ransom Target entity description: "King's Ransom" is a 2005 crime-comedy film about a wealthy businessman who plots his own kidnapping, directed by Doug McHenry.
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A.
King in Exile
King in Exile is the title borne by Thorin Oakenshield during his dispossession from Erebor, signifying his status as the rightful but landless Dwarven king.
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B.
The King
The King is a conman and one of the two unscrupulous drifters who travel with Huck and Jim, posing as royalty to swindle people in Mark Twain’s "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn."
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C.
The King
The King is the iconic nickname of Elvis Presley, the pioneering American rock and roll singer and cultural figure often regarded as one of the most significant entertainers of the 20th century.
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D.
The King
The King is a 2019 historical drama film that reimagines the rise and reign of England’s King Henry V, inspired by Shakespeare’s Henriad plays.
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E.
The King
The King is the reigning British monarch who serves as the ceremonial head of state and holds various honorary military roles within the United Kingdom’s armed forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | story by Wayne Conley ⓘ |
| boxOfficeGrossUS | approximately $4,000,000 ⓘ |
| characterPlayedBy |
Andre – Jay Mohr
NERFINISHED
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Angela Drake – Kellita Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ Auntie – Loretta Devine NERFINISHED ⓘ Corey – Donald Faison NERFINISHED ⓘ Herb – Charlie Murphy NERFINISHED ⓘ Malcolm King – Anthony Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ Miss Gladys – Jenifer Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ Peaches – Regina Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | David Franco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| director | Doug McHenry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | New Line Cinema NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Stephen Lovejoy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Toronto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy film
ⓘ
crime comedy ⓘ crime film ⓘ |
| hasPosterTagline | His wife wants him dead. His mistress wants him rich. And his kidnappers want him to shut up. ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
divorce
ⓘ
greed ⓘ kidnapping ⓘ mistaken identity ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Malcolm King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| MPAARating | PG-13 ⓘ |
| musicBy | John Murphy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A wealthy businessman plots his own kidnapping to avoid losing his fortune in a divorce. ⓘ |
| producer | Doug McHenry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | New Line Cinema ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2005-04-22 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2005 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 95 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Wayne Conley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | early 2000s ⓘ |
| starring |
Anthony Anderson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Charlie Murphy NERFINISHED ⓘ Donald Faison NERFINISHED ⓘ Jay Mohr NERFINISHED ⓘ Jenifer Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ Kellita Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ Loretta Devine NERFINISHED ⓘ Regina Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: King's Ransom Description of subject: "King's Ransom" is a 2005 crime-comedy film about a wealthy businessman who plots his own kidnapping, directed by Doug McHenry.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.