The Maddening
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The Maddening is a 1995 psychological thriller film starring Burt Reynolds as a deranged patriarch who imprisons a young woman and her family.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Maddening canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8952073 — 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: The Maddening Context triple: [Danny Huston, directed, The Maddening]
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A.
The Overwhelming
The Overwhelming is an English rendering of the Arabic term "Al-Ghashiyah," referring to the all-encompassing event of the Day of Judgment described in the Qur'anic chapter Surah Al-Ghashiyah.
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B.
The Blessed Unrest
The Blessed Unrest is a 2013 pop and singer-songwriter album by Sara Bareilles that features introspective lyrics and piano-driven melodies, including the hit single "Brave."
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C.
This Is Madness
"This Is Madness" is a politically charged spoken-word album by The Last Poets, recognized as a seminal work in the development of hip-hop and rap.
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D.
Mad Not Mad
Mad Not Mad is a 1985 studio album by the British ska/pop band Madness, marking a darker, more introspective turn in their sound.
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E.
The Crazy Ones
The Crazy Ones is an American workplace sitcom starring Robin Williams and Sarah Michelle Gellar as a quirky father-daughter duo running an advertising agency.
- 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 Maddening Target entity description: The Maddening is a 1995 psychological thriller film starring Burt Reynolds as a deranged patriarch who imprisons a young woman and her family.
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A.
The Overwhelming
The Overwhelming is an English rendering of the Arabic term "Al-Ghashiyah," referring to the all-encompassing event of the Day of Judgment described in the Qur'anic chapter Surah Al-Ghashiyah.
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B.
The Blessed Unrest
The Blessed Unrest is a 2013 pop and singer-songwriter album by Sara Bareilles that features introspective lyrics and piano-driven melodies, including the hit single "Brave."
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C.
This Is Madness
"This Is Madness" is a politically charged spoken-word album by The Last Poets, recognized as a seminal work in the development of hip-hop and rap.
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D.
Mad Not Mad
Mad Not Mad is a 1985 studio album by the British ska/pop band Madness, marking a darker, more introspective turn in their sound.
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E.
The Crazy Ones
The Crazy Ones is an American workplace sitcom starring Robin Williams and Sarah Michelle Gellar as a quirky father-daughter duo running an advertising agency.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (9)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| genre |
psychological thriller film
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thriller film ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | deranged patriarch ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A deranged patriarch imprisons a young woman and her family. ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1995 ⓘ |
| starring | Burt Reynolds ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Maddening Description of subject: The Maddening is a 1995 psychological thriller film starring Burt Reynolds as a deranged patriarch who imprisons a young woman and her family.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.