The Running Man
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The Running Man is a dystopian science fiction novel by Stephen King (originally published under the pseudonym Richard Bachman) about a desperate man competing in a deadly televised game show in a totalitarian future.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Running Man canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20661334 — 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 Running Man Context triple: [Cujo, followedBy, The Running Man]
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A.
The Running Man
The Running Man is a 1963 British thriller film directed by Carol Reed, centered on an insurance fraud scheme and its tense aftermath.
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B.
The Running Man
The Running Man is a 1987 dystopian action film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger as a framed cop forced to participate in a deadly televised game show in a totalitarian future.
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C.
Night of the Running Man
Night of the Running Man is a 1995 neo-noir thriller film about a cab driver who becomes the target of a relentless hitman after stumbling upon a large sum of mob money.
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D.
Midnight Runner
Midnight Runner is a fast-paced thriller novel by Jack Higgins that follows covert operatives, international intrigue, and high-stakes action in the author’s signature suspenseful style.
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E.
Rollerball
Rollerball is a 1975 dystopian science fiction sports film depicting a violent future game used by corporations to control society.
- 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 Running Man Target entity description: The Running Man is a dystopian science fiction novel by Stephen King (originally published under the pseudonym Richard Bachman) about a desperate man competing in a deadly televised game show in a totalitarian future.
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A.
The Running Man
The Running Man is a 1987 dystopian action film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger as a framed cop forced to participate in a deadly televised game show in a totalitarian future.
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B.
The Running Man
The Running Man is a 1963 British thriller film directed by Carol Reed, centered on an insurance fraud scheme and its tense aftermath.
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C.
Night of the Running Man
Night of the Running Man is a 1995 neo-noir thriller film about a cab driver who becomes the target of a relentless hitman after stumbling upon a large sum of mob money.
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D.
Midnight Runner
Midnight Runner is a fast-paced thriller novel by Jack Higgins that follows covert operatives, international intrigue, and high-stakes action in the author’s signature suspenseful style.
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E.
Rollerball
Rollerball is a 1975 dystopian science fiction sports film depicting a violent future game used by corporations to control society.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.