At Close Range (1986 film)
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At Close Range is a 1986 American crime drama film, loosely based on real events, that follows a rural Pennsylvania crime family and stars Sean Penn and Christopher Walken.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| At Close Range | 4 |
| At Close Range (1986 film) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: At Close Range (1986 film) Context triple: [Candy Clark, participatedIn, At Close Range (1986 film)]
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A.
Klute
Klute is a 1971 neo-noir thriller film directed by Alan J. Pakula, best known for Jane Fonda’s Oscar-winning performance as a call girl involved in a missing-person investigation.
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B.
Get Carter
Get Carter is a 1971 British crime thriller film, widely regarded as a classic of the genre, in which Michael Caine plays a ruthless London gangster investigating his brother’s death in Newcastle.
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C.
Burnt Offerings
Burnt Offerings is a 1976 supernatural horror film about a family menaced by a malevolent house, noted for its atmospheric dread and starring Karen Black and Oliver Reed.
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D.
Manhunter (film)
Manhunter is a 1986 psychological crime thriller directed by Michael Mann, notable as the first film adaptation of Thomas Harris's Hannibal Lecter novels.
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E.
Dog Day Afternoon
Dog Day Afternoon is a 1975 New Hollywood crime drama film directed by Sidney Lumet, starring Al Pacino as a desperate bank robber in a story based on a real-life hostage situation.
- 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: At Close Range (1986 film) Target entity description: At Close Range is a 1986 American crime drama film, loosely based on real events, that follows a rural Pennsylvania crime family and stars Sean Penn and Christopher Walken.
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A.
Klute
Klute is a 1971 neo-noir thriller film directed by Alan J. Pakula, best known for Jane Fonda’s Oscar-winning performance as a call girl involved in a missing-person investigation.
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B.
Get Carter
Get Carter is a 1971 British crime thriller film, widely regarded as a classic of the genre, in which Michael Caine plays a ruthless London gangster investigating his brother’s death in Newcastle.
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C.
Burnt Offerings
Burnt Offerings is a 1976 supernatural horror film about a family menaced by a malevolent house, noted for its atmospheric dread and starring Karen Black and Oliver Reed.
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D.
Manhunter (film)
Manhunter is a 1986 psychological crime thriller directed by Michael Mann, notable as the first film adaptation of Thomas Harris's Hannibal Lecter novels.
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E.
Dog Day Afternoon
Dog Day Afternoon is a 1975 New Hollywood crime drama film directed by Sidney Lumet, starring Al Pacino as a desperate bank robber in a story based on a real-life hostage situation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| antagonist | Brad Whitewood Sr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | real events involving the Johnston gang in Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Juan Ruiz Anchía NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | James Foley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedIn | theatrical release ⓘ |
| distributor | Orion Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Howard E. Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingFormat | 35 mm film ⓘ |
| genre |
crime drama
ⓘ
crime film ⓘ drama film ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
betrayal
ⓘ
crime ⓘ family loyalty ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Brad Whitewood Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motionPictureRating | R ⓘ |
| musicBy | Patrick Leonard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | family crime and betrayal ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays | a rural Pennsylvania crime family ⓘ |
| producer |
Don Guest
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Elliott Lewitt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Hemdale Film Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | April 18, 1986 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1986 ⓘ |
| runtime | 115 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Nicholas Kazan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingRegion | rural Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| starring |
Chris Penn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Christopher Walken NERFINISHED ⓘ David Strathairn NERFINISHED ⓘ Eileen Ryan NERFINISHED ⓘ Kiefer Sutherland NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Stuart Masterson NERFINISHED ⓘ Millie Perkins NERFINISHED ⓘ Sean Penn NERFINISHED ⓘ Tracey Walter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| themeSongPerformer | Madonna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| themeSongTitle | Live to Tell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: At Close Range (1986 film) Description of subject: At Close Range is a 1986 American crime drama film, loosely based on real events, that follows a rural Pennsylvania crime family and stars Sean Penn and Christopher Walken.
Referenced by (5)
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At Close Range
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