Nick Dunne
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Nick Dunne is the conflicted husband and unreliable narrator at the center of Gillian Flynn’s thriller "Gone Girl," whose wife’s disappearance turns him into the prime suspect.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nick Dunne canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8639898 — 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: Nick Dunne Context triple: [Gone Girl, mainCharacter, Nick Dunne]
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A.
Neil McCauley
Neil McCauley is the meticulous, professional career thief portrayed by Robert De Niro in Michael Mann’s crime film "Heat."
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B.
James Stacy
James Stacy was an American film and television actor best known for his roles in 1960s and 1970s TV series, including the Western "Lancer."
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C.
Quincy McCall
Quincy McCall is a talented, ambitious basketball player whose evolving relationship with fellow athlete Monica Wright drives the romantic and competitive narrative of the film "Love & Basketball."
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D.
Dylan McKay
Dylan McKay is a brooding, rebellious yet sensitive heartthrob character from the television series "Beverly Hills, 90210," known for his complicated relationships and troubled past.
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E.
Art Donovan
Art Donovan was a Hall of Fame defensive tackle for the Baltimore Colts, renowned for his dominant play in the 1950s and his colorful, larger-than-life personality.
- 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: Nick Dunne Target entity description: Nick Dunne is the conflicted husband and unreliable narrator at the center of Gillian Flynn’s thriller "Gone Girl," whose wife’s disappearance turns him into the prime suspect.
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A.
Neil McCauley
Neil McCauley is the meticulous, professional career thief portrayed by Robert De Niro in Michael Mann’s crime film "Heat."
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B.
James Stacy
James Stacy was an American film and television actor best known for his roles in 1960s and 1970s TV series, including the Western "Lancer."
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C.
Quincy McCall
Quincy McCall is a talented, ambitious basketball player whose evolving relationship with fellow athlete Monica Wright drives the romantic and competitive narrative of the film "Love & Basketball."
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D.
Dylan McKay
Dylan McKay is a brooding, rebellious yet sensitive heartthrob character from the television series "Beverly Hills, 90210," known for his complicated relationships and troubled past.
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E.
Art Donovan
Art Donovan was a Hall of Fame defensive tackle for the Baltimore Colts, renowned for his dominant play in the 1950s and his colorful, larger-than-life personality.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ |
| adaptedIn |
film "Gone Girl" (2014)
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linked to:
Gone Girl
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| appearsIn | Gone Girl ⓘ |
| bookAuthor | Gillian Flynn ⓘ |
| centralThemeRelation |
marital dysfunction
ⓘ
media manipulation ⓘ public perception vs private reality ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
conflicted
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secretive ⓘ unfaithful husband ⓘ |
| createdBy | Gillian Flynn ⓘ |
| familyMember | Margo "Go" Dunne ⓘ |
| filmDirectorOfAdaptation | David Fincher ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | psychological thriller character ⓘ |
| hasAffairWith | Andie Hardy ⓘ |
| medium |
feature film
ⓘ
novel ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | first-person narrator ⓘ |
| nationality | American (fictional) ⓘ |
| occupation |
bar owner
ⓘ
writer ⓘ |
| plotInvolvement | prime suspect in his wife Amy’s disappearance ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Ben Affleck ⓘ |
| publicationAppearance | novel "Gone Girl" (2012) ⓘ |
| relationship | twin brother of Margo Dunne ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
protagonist of "Gone Girl"
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unreliable narrator in "Gone Girl" ⓘ |
| setIn |
North Carthage, Missouri
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linked to:
Carthage, Missouri
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| spouse | Amy Elliott Dunne ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nick Dunne Description of subject: Nick Dunne is the conflicted husband and unreliable narrator at the center of Gillian Flynn’s thriller "Gone Girl," whose wife’s disappearance turns him into the prime suspect.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.