Frank (Black Mirror: Hang the DJ)
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Frank is one of the central protagonists in the Black Mirror episode "Hang the DJ," a young man navigating a dystopian dating system designed to algorithmically determine romantic compatibility.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Frank (Black Mirror: Hang the DJ) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10996829 — 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)
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Target entity: Frank (Black Mirror: Hang the DJ) Context triple: [Joe Cole, characterRole, Frank (Black Mirror: Hang the DJ)]
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A.
Frank (character)
Frank is the ruthless, cold-blooded gunslinger and primary antagonist in Sergio Leone’s Western film "Once Upon a Time in the West."
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B.
Frankie
"Frankie" is a 1985 hit single by the American vocal group Sister Sledge, known for its catchy pop-soul style and chart-topping success in the UK.
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C.
Frankie
Frankie is a character from the 2020 supernatural horror film "The Craft: Legacy," which continues the story of teenage witches exploring power and identity.
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D.
Frankie
Frankie is a masculine given name commonly used in English-speaking countries, often as a diminutive of names like Francis or Franklin.
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E.
Mr. Franks
Mr. Franks is a music producer best known for his work with the hip-hop collective Legend.
- 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: Frank (Black Mirror: Hang the DJ) Target entity description: Frank is one of the central protagonists in the Black Mirror episode "Hang the DJ," a young man navigating a dystopian dating system designed to algorithmically determine romantic compatibility.
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A.
Frank (character)
Frank is the ruthless, cold-blooded gunslinger and primary antagonist in Sergio Leone’s Western film "Once Upon a Time in the West."
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B.
Frankie
"Frankie" is a 1985 hit single by the American vocal group Sister Sledge, known for its catchy pop-soul style and chart-topping success in the UK.
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C.
Frankie
Frankie is a character from the 2020 supernatural horror film "The Craft: Legacy," which continues the story of teenage witches exploring power and identity.
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D.
Frankie
Frankie is a masculine given name commonly used in English-speaking countries, often as a diminutive of names like Francis or Franklin.
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E.
Mr. Franks
Mr. Franks is a music producer best known for his work with the hip-hop collective Legend.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Black Mirror character
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ television character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Black Mirror ⓘ |
| appearsInEpisode | Hang the DJ ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
compatibility score
ⓘ
dating algorithms ⓘ simulation-based matching ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
anxious
ⓘ
curious about system rules ⓘ self-doubting ⓘ |
| conflictsWith | constraints of the dating system ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdBy | Charlie Brooker ⓘ |
| decision | chooses to escape the system with Amy ⓘ |
| episodeReleaseYear | 2017 ⓘ |
| experiences | multiple assigned relationships ⓘ |
| firstMeets |
Amy (Black Mirror: Hang the DJ)
ⓘ
linked to:
Amy
|
| genreContext | science fiction anthology series ⓘ |
| goal |
to find authentic love
ⓘ
to understand how the system works ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| hasRole |
central character
ⓘ
protagonist ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | participant in experimental dating system ⓘ |
| narrativeTwistContext | revealed to be a simulated copy ⓘ |
| originalNetworkOfWork | Netflix ⓘ |
| participatesIn | repeated relationship simulations ⓘ |
| partOf |
Hang the DJ narrative simulation system
ⓘ
linked to:
Hang the DJ
|
| portrayedBy | Joe Cole ⓘ |
| questions | validity of the system’s expiry dates ⓘ |
| rebelsAgainst | instructions of the dating system ⓘ |
| relationshipTypeWith Amy (Black Mirror: Hang the DJ) | romantic relationship simulation ⓘ |
| romanticInterest |
Amy (Black Mirror: Hang the DJ)
ⓘ
linked to:
Amy
|
| seriesSeason | Black Mirror season 4 ⓘ |
| settingContext | dystopian dating system ⓘ |
| simulationCount | 1 of 1000 simulations ⓘ |
| storyThemeContext |
algorithmic determination of romantic compatibility
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questioning algorithmic authority ⓘ search for genuine connection ⓘ |
| successRateWith Amy (Black Mirror: Hang the DJ) | 99.8 percent compatibility ⓘ |
| toneContext |
darkly comedic
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romantic ⓘ speculative ⓘ |
| usesTechnology | Coach (dating system device) ⓘ |
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: Frank (Black Mirror: Hang the DJ) Description of subject: Frank is one of the central protagonists in the Black Mirror episode "Hang the DJ," a young man navigating a dystopian dating system designed to algorithmically determine romantic compatibility.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.