The Perfect Host
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The Perfect Host is a 2010 dark comedy thriller film starring David Hyde Pierce as an eccentric and increasingly sinister dinner party host.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Perfect Host canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6366466 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Perfect Host Context triple: [David Hyde Pierce, notableWork, The Perfect Host]
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A.
The Ambitious Guest
"The Ambitious Guest" is a short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne that explores themes of aspiration, anonymity, and sudden mortality through the encounter between a traveling stranger and a mountain family.
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B.
Abigail's Party
Abigail's Party is a 1977 British television play and stage production written and directed by Mike Leigh, known as a darkly comic satire of suburban middle-class aspirations and social awkwardness.
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C.
The Plus Ones
The Plus Ones is a pop-punk/rock band known for its melodic, hook-driven songs and association with musician Bill Schneider.
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D.
Stranger at the Table
"Stranger at the Table" is a song from Chance the Rapper and Jeremih’s collaborative Christmas-themed mixtape "Merry Christmas Lil Mama."
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E.
Be My Guest
"Be My Guest" is the autobiography of hotel magnate Conrad Hilton, in which he recounts his life story and the rise of the Hilton hotel empire.
- 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 Perfect Host Target entity description: The Perfect Host is a 2010 dark comedy thriller film starring David Hyde Pierce as an eccentric and increasingly sinister dinner party host.
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A.
The Ambitious Guest
"The Ambitious Guest" is a short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne that explores themes of aspiration, anonymity, and sudden mortality through the encounter between a traveling stranger and a mountain family.
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B.
Abigail's Party
Abigail's Party is a 1977 British television play and stage production written and directed by Mike Leigh, known as a darkly comic satire of suburban middle-class aspirations and social awkwardness.
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C.
The Plus Ones
The Plus Ones is a pop-punk/rock band known for its melodic, hook-driven songs and association with musician Bill Schneider.
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D.
Stranger at the Table
"Stranger at the Table" is a song from Chance the Rapper and Jeremih’s collaborative Christmas-themed mixtape "Merry Christmas Lil Mama."
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E.
Be My Guest
"Be My Guest" is the autobiography of hotel magnate Conrad Hilton, in which he recounts his life story and the rise of the Hilton hotel empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dark comedy thriller film
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film ⓘ |
| basedOn | short film The Host ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | John Brawley ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| director | Nick Tomnay ⓘ |
| distributor | Magnolia Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Nick Tomnay ⓘ |
| featuresCharacterTrait | eccentric dinner party host ⓘ |
| featuresTone |
darkly comic
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suspenseful ⓘ |
| filmFormat | feature film ⓘ |
| genre |
dark comedy
ⓘ
thriller film ⓘ |
| hasPosterTagline | He’s been expecting you. ⓘ |
| hasSetting | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
deception
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psychological manipulation ⓘ unreliable perception ⓘ |
| homeMediaRelease |
Blu-ray
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DVD ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
John Taylor
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Warwick Wilson ⓘ |
| musicBy | John Swihart ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A criminal on the run cons his way into the home of an apparently gracious dinner party host whose behavior becomes increasingly sinister. ⓘ |
| portrays |
Clayne Crawford as John Taylor
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linked to:
Clayne Crawford
David Hyde Pierce as Warwick Wilson ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Mark Cuban’s 2929 Productions
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linked to:
2929 Productions
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| releaseType | limited theatrical release ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2010 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 93 ⓘ |
| starring |
Clayne Crawford
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David Hyde Pierce ⓘ Joseph Will ⓘ Megahn Perry ⓘ Nathaniel Parker ⓘ Tyrees Allen ⓘ |
| writer |
Krishna Jones
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Nick Tomnay ⓘ |
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Subject: The Perfect Host Description of subject: The Perfect Host is a 2010 dark comedy thriller film starring David Hyde Pierce as an eccentric and increasingly sinister dinner party host.
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