Trainspotting film series
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The Trainspotting film series is a pair of British black comedy-drama films directed by Danny Boyle that follow a group of heroin-addicted friends from Edinburgh across two decades.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Trainspotting series | 6 |
| Trainspotting (film series) | 1 |
| Trainspotting film series canonical | 1 |
| Trainspotting franchise | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9254383 — 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)
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Target entity: Trainspotting film series Context triple: [T2 Trainspotting, partOfSeries, Trainspotting film series]
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Trainspotting (1996 film)
Trainspotting (1996 film) is a darkly comic British drama directed by Danny Boyle that follows a group of heroin addicts in Edinburgh and became a cult classic of 1990s cinema.
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T2 Trainspotting
T2 Trainspotting is a 2017 British black comedy–drama film that serves as the sequel to the cult classic Trainspotting, reuniting the original cast to explore the characters’ lives two decades later.
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Trainspotting (novel)
Trainspotting is a 1993 novel by Scottish author Irvine Welsh that follows a group of heroin addicts in Edinburgh, written in raw, dialect-heavy prose and widely acclaimed for its darkly comic, unflinching portrayal of addiction and urban alienation.
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Trainspotting (stage play)
Trainspotting is a stage adaptation of Irvine Welsh’s gritty novel about Edinburgh heroin addicts, known for its raw, immersive portrayal of addiction and youth culture.
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Snatch
Snatch is a 2000 British crime comedy film directed by Guy Ritchie, known for its fast-paced, interwoven plot, dark humor, and ensemble cast including Jason Statham and Brad Pitt.
- 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: Trainspotting film series Target entity description: The Trainspotting film series is a pair of British black comedy-drama films directed by Danny Boyle that follow a group of heroin-addicted friends from Edinburgh across two decades.
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A.
Trainspotting (1996 film)
Trainspotting (1996 film) is a darkly comic British drama directed by Danny Boyle that follows a group of heroin addicts in Edinburgh and became a cult classic of 1990s cinema.
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B.
T2 Trainspotting
T2 Trainspotting is a 2017 British black comedy–drama film that serves as the sequel to the cult classic Trainspotting, reuniting the original cast to explore the characters’ lives two decades later.
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C.
Trainspotting (novel)
Trainspotting is a 1993 novel by Scottish author Irvine Welsh that follows a group of heroin addicts in Edinburgh, written in raw, dialect-heavy prose and widely acclaimed for its darkly comic, unflinching portrayal of addiction and urban alienation.
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D.
Trainspotting (stage play)
Trainspotting is a stage adaptation of Irvine Welsh’s gritty novel about Edinburgh heroin addicts, known for its raw, immersive portrayal of addiction and youth culture.
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E.
Snatch
Snatch is a 2000 British crime comedy film directed by Guy Ritchie, known for its fast-paced, interwoven plot, dark humor, and ensemble cast including Jason Statham and Brad Pitt.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Trainspotting film series Description of subject: The Trainspotting film series is a pair of British black comedy-drama films directed by Danny Boyle that follow a group of heroin-addicted friends from Edinburgh across two decades.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Sick Boy in Trainspotting
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Skagboys (novel)
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