Knowing
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Knowing is a 2009 science fiction thriller film directed by Alex Proyas that follows a professor who discovers a prophetic numerical code predicting major global disasters.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Knowing canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9132709 — 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: Knowing Context triple: [Alex Proyas, notableWork, Knowing]
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A.
Knowledge and Certainty
"Knowledge and Certainty" is a philosophical work by Norman Malcolm that explores the nature of knowledge, skepticism, and the limits of certainty, heavily influenced by the later philosophy of Ludwig Wittgenstein.
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B.
Know That
"Know That" is a track from Mos Def's acclaimed hip-hop album *Black on Both Sides*, showcasing his socially conscious lyricism and distinctive flow.
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C.
Knowledge and Error
"Knowledge and Error" is a philosophical work by Ernst Mach that examines the nature, limits, and development of human knowledge through the lens of empirical science and psychology.
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D.
The Knowledge
The Knowledge is a socially conscious R&B/New Jack Swing track by Janet Jackson from her landmark album "Rhythm Nation 1814," emphasizing the importance of education and awareness.
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E.
What You Know
"What You Know" is a popular hip hop single by American rapper T.I., known for its heavy, cinematic production and chart success in the mid-2000s.
- 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: Knowing Target entity description: Knowing is a 2009 science fiction thriller film directed by Alex Proyas that follows a professor who discovers a prophetic numerical code predicting major global disasters.
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A.
Knowledge and Certainty
"Knowledge and Certainty" is a philosophical work by Norman Malcolm that explores the nature of knowledge, skepticism, and the limits of certainty, heavily influenced by the later philosophy of Ludwig Wittgenstein.
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B.
Know That
"Know That" is a track from Mos Def's acclaimed hip-hop album *Black on Both Sides*, showcasing his socially conscious lyricism and distinctive flow.
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C.
Knowledge and Error
"Knowledge and Error" is a philosophical work by Ernst Mach that examines the nature, limits, and development of human knowledge through the lens of empirical science and psychology.
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D.
The Knowledge
The Knowledge is a socially conscious R&B/New Jack Swing track by Janet Jackson from her landmark album "Rhythm Nation 1814," emphasizing the importance of education and awareness.
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E.
What You Know
"What You Know" is a popular hip hop single by American rapper T.I., known for its heavy, cinematic production and chart success in the mid-2000s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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science fiction film ⓘ |
| boxOfficeGrossWorldwide | approximately 186 million USD ⓘ |
| castMember |
Adrienne Pickering
NERFINISHED
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Alan Hopgood NERFINISHED ⓘ Alethea McGrath NERFINISHED ⓘ Ben Mendelsohn NERFINISHED ⓘ Chandler Canterbury NERFINISHED ⓘ Lara Robinson NERFINISHED ⓘ Nadia Townsend NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicolas Cage NERFINISHED ⓘ Rose Byrne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Simon Duggan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Australia
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| director | Alex Proyas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Summit Entertainment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Richard Learoyd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Melbourne
NERFINISHED
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Victoria, Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | a professor who discovers a prophetic numerical code predicting major global disasters ⓘ |
| genre |
disaster film
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science fiction ⓘ thriller ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
apocalypse
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global disasters ⓘ numerology ⓘ prophecy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | John Koestler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | PG-13 ⓘ |
| musicBy | Marco Beltrami NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Nicolas Cage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Alex Proyas
NERFINISHED
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Jason Blumenthal NERFINISHED ⓘ Steve Tisch NERFINISHED ⓘ Todd Black NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Escape Artists
NERFINISHED
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Summit Entertainment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDateUS | 2009-03-20 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2009 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 121 ⓘ |
| screenplayBy |
Juliet Snowden
NERFINISHED
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Ryne Douglas Pearson NERFINISHED ⓘ Stiles White NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer |
Juliet Snowden
NERFINISHED
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Ryne Douglas Pearson NERFINISHED ⓘ Stiles White NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Knowing Description of subject: Knowing is a 2009 science fiction thriller film directed by Alex Proyas that follows a professor who discovers a prophetic numerical code predicting major global disasters.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.