What We Do in the Shadows (film)
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What We Do in the Shadows is a 2014 mockumentary horror-comedy film that follows a group of vampire roommates navigating modern life in Wellington, New Zealand.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| What We Do in the Shadows (2014 film) | 3 |
| What We Do in the Shadows (film) canonical | 3 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: What We Do in the Shadows (film) Context triple: [Taika Waititi, directed, What We Do in the Shadows (film)]
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A.
What We Do in the Shadows
What We Do in the Shadows is a comedy horror mockumentary TV series that follows a group of inept vampire roommates navigating modern life on Staten Island.
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B.
Dracula: Dead and Loving It
Dracula: Dead and Loving It is a 1995 horror-comedy film parodying Bram Stoker’s Dracula, directed by and starring Mel Brooks.
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C.
Hotel Transylvania
Hotel Transylvania is an animated comedy film franchise centered on a hotel for monsters run by Count Dracula, known for its family-friendly humor and voice performance by Adam Sandler.
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D.
Krampus
Krampus is a horned, demonic figure from Central European folklore who punishes misbehaving children during the Christmas season, often appearing alongside Saint Nicholas.
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E.
The Nun
The Nun is a 2018 supernatural horror film in The Conjuring Universe that follows a priest and a novice investigating a demonic presence at a remote Romanian monastery.
- 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: What We Do in the Shadows (film) Target entity description: What We Do in the Shadows is a 2014 mockumentary horror-comedy film that follows a group of vampire roommates navigating modern life in Wellington, New Zealand.
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A.
What We Do in the Shadows
What We Do in the Shadows is a comedy horror mockumentary TV series that follows a group of inept vampire roommates navigating modern life on Staten Island.
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B.
Dracula: Dead and Loving It
Dracula: Dead and Loving It is a 1995 horror-comedy film parodying Bram Stoker’s Dracula, directed by and starring Mel Brooks.
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C.
Hotel Transylvania
Hotel Transylvania is an animated comedy film franchise centered on a hotel for monsters run by Count Dracula, known for its family-friendly humor and voice performance by Adam Sandler.
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D.
Krampus
Krampus is a horned, demonic figure from Central European folklore who punishes misbehaving children during the Christmas season, often appearing alongside Saint Nicholas.
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E.
The Nun
The Nun is a 2018 supernatural horror film in The Conjuring Universe that follows a priest and a novice investigating a demonic presence at a remote Romanian monastery.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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mockumentary film ⓘ |
| award | People’s Choice Award for Midnight Madness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceivedFor | Toronto International Film Festival Midnight Madness People’s Choice Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
What We Do in the Shadows: Interviews with Some Vampires
NERFINISHED
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short film ⓘ |
| character |
Deacon
NERFINISHED
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Nick NERFINISHED ⓘ Petyr NERFINISHED ⓘ Stu NERFINISHED ⓘ Viago NERFINISHED ⓘ Vladislav NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy |
D.J. Stipsen
NERFINISHED
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Richard Bluck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | New Zealand ⓘ |
| director |
Jemaine Clement
NERFINISHED
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Taika Waititi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
Madman Entertainment
NERFINISHED
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Unison Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy |
Jonathan Woodford-Robinson
NERFINISHED
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Tom Eagles NERFINISHED ⓘ Yana Gorskaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| event | Sundance Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Wellington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
horror comedy
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mockumentary ⓘ |
| hasTelevisionAdaptation | What We Do in the Shadows (TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Plan 9 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
modern life in Wellington
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vampire roommates ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| premieredAt | Sundance Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Chelsea Winstanley
NERFINISHED
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Emanuel Michael NERFINISHED ⓘ Jemaine Clement NERFINISHED ⓘ Taika Waititi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Defender Films
NERFINISHED
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New Zealand Film Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ Unison Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2014-01-19 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2014 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 86 ⓘ |
| setting |
New Zealand
NERFINISHED
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Wellington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Ben Fransham
NERFINISHED
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Cori Gonzalez-Macuer NERFINISHED ⓘ Jackie van Beek NERFINISHED ⓘ Jemaine Clement NERFINISHED ⓘ Jonathan Brugh NERFINISHED ⓘ Stu Rutherford NERFINISHED ⓘ Taika Waititi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer |
Jemaine Clement
NERFINISHED
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Taika Waititi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: What We Do in the Shadows (film) Description of subject: What We Do in the Shadows is a 2014 mockumentary horror-comedy film that follows a group of vampire roommates navigating modern life in Wellington, New Zealand.
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What We Do in the Shadows (2014 film)
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What We Do in the Shadows (2014 film)
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What We Do in the Shadows (2014 film)