Insidious
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Insidious is a 2010 supernatural horror film directed by James Wan that follows a family terrorized by malevolent entities after their son inexplicably falls into a coma.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Insidious canonical | 16 |
| Insidious (2010 film) | 3 |
| Insidious film series | 1 |
| Insidious franchise | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5742551 — 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: Insidious Context triple: [FilmDistrict, distributedFilm, Insidious]
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A.
Insidious: Chapter 3
Insidious: Chapter 3 is a 2015 supernatural horror film that serves as a prequel in the Insidious franchise, focusing on psychic Elise Rainier’s earlier encounters with malevolent spirits.
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B.
Insidious: Chapter 2
Insidious: Chapter 2 is a 2013 supernatural horror film that continues the story of a family haunted by malevolent spirits and astral projection, serving as a direct sequel to the original Insidious.
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C.
The Conjuring
The Conjuring is a 2013 supernatural horror film directed by James Wan that follows real-life paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren as they confront a malevolent presence haunting a family’s farmhouse.
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D.
Deliver Us from Evil
Deliver Us from Evil is a 2014 supernatural horror film in which Eric Bana plays a New York police officer who investigates a series of disturbing and seemingly demonic crimes.
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E.
The Boogeyman
"The Boogeyman" is a horror short story by Stephen King about a man recounting terrifying encounters with a child-killing monster to a psychiatrist.
- 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)
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Target entity: Insidious Target entity description: Insidious is a 2010 supernatural horror film directed by James Wan that follows a family terrorized by malevolent entities after their son inexplicably falls into a coma.
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A.
Insidious: Chapter 3
Insidious: Chapter 3 is a 2015 supernatural horror film that serves as a prequel in the Insidious franchise, focusing on psychic Elise Rainier’s earlier encounters with malevolent spirits.
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B.
Insidious: Chapter 2
Insidious: Chapter 2 is a 2013 supernatural horror film that continues the story of a family haunted by malevolent spirits and astral projection, serving as a direct sequel to the original Insidious.
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C.
The Conjuring
The Conjuring is a 2013 supernatural horror film directed by James Wan that follows real-life paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren as they confront a malevolent presence haunting a family’s farmhouse.
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D.
Deliver Us from Evil
Deliver Us from Evil is a 2014 supernatural horror film in which Eric Bana plays a New York police officer who investigates a series of disturbing and seemingly demonic crimes.
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E.
The Boogeyman
"The Boogeyman" is a horror short story by Stephen King about a man recounting terrifying encounters with a child-killing monster to a psychiatrist.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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supernatural horror film ⓘ |
| castMember |
Angus Sampson
NERFINISHED
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Barbara Hershey NERFINISHED ⓘ Leigh Whannell NERFINISHED ⓘ Lin Shaye NERFINISHED ⓘ Patrick Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ Rose Byrne NERFINISHED ⓘ Ty Simpkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterPortrayed |
Angus Sampson as Tucker
NERFINISHED
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Barbara Hershey as Lorraine Lambert NERFINISHED ⓘ Leigh Whannell as Specs NERFINISHED ⓘ Lin Shaye as Elise Rainier ⓘ Patrick Wilson as Josh Lambert NERFINISHED ⓘ Rose Byrne as Renai Lambert NERFINISHED ⓘ Ty Simpkins as Dalton Lambert ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | John R. Leonetti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | James Wan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | FilmDistrict NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Kirk Morri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresConcept |
astral projection
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demonic possession ⓘ |
| followedBy | Insidious: Chapter 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
horror film
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supernatural horror ⓘ |
| hasSetting | suburban family home ⓘ |
| leadActor |
Patrick Wilson
NERFINISHED
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Rose Byrne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Dalton Lambert
NERFINISHED
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Josh Lambert NERFINISHED ⓘ Renai Lambert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Joseph Bishara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | revitalizing low-budget supernatural horror in the 2010s ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Insidious film series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A family is terrorized by malevolent entities after their son inexplicably falls into a coma. ⓘ |
| producer |
Jason Blum
NERFINISHED
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Oren Peli NERFINISHED ⓘ Steven Schneider NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Alliance Films
NERFINISHED
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Blumhouse Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ IM Global NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2010 ⓘ |
| runningTime | approximately 103 minutes ⓘ |
| title | Insidious NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Leigh Whannell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Insidious Description of subject: Insidious is a 2010 supernatural horror film directed by James Wan that follows a family terrorized by malevolent entities after their son inexplicably falls into a coma.
Referenced by (21)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Insidious film series
this entity surface form:
Insidious (2010 film)
this entity surface form:
Insidious franchise
this entity surface form:
Insidious (2010 film)