Nicolas Winding Refn
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Nicolas Winding Refn is a Danish filmmaker known for his stylish, ultra-violent films such as "Drive," "Bronson," and "Only God Forgives."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nicolas Winding Refn canonical | 16 |
| Refn | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1408322 — 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: Nicolas Winding Refn Context triple: [Death Stranding, castMember, Nicolas Winding Refn]
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A.
Tomas Alfredson
Tomas Alfredson is a Swedish film director best known internationally for his atmospheric, character-driven thrillers such as "Let the Right One In" and the espionage drama "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy."
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B.
David Michôd
David Michôd is an Australian film director and screenwriter best known for his crime drama "Animal Kingdom" and dystopian thriller "The Rover."
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C.
Darren Aronofsky
Darren Aronofsky is an American filmmaker known for his psychologically intense, visually distinctive films such as "Requiem for a Dream," "Black Swan," and "The Wrestler."
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D.
Denis Villeneuve
Denis Villeneuve is a critically acclaimed Canadian film director known for visually striking, atmospheric works such as Arrival, Blade Runner 2049, and the Dune films.
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E.
Jeremy Saulnier
Jeremy Saulnier is an American filmmaker known for his tense, visually striking genre films, including the acclaimed thrillers "Blue Ruin" and "Green Room."
- 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: Nicolas Winding Refn Target entity description: Nicolas Winding Refn is a Danish filmmaker known for his stylish, ultra-violent films such as "Drive," "Bronson," and "Only God Forgives."
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A.
Tomas Alfredson
Tomas Alfredson is a Swedish film director best known internationally for his atmospheric, character-driven thrillers such as "Let the Right One In" and the espionage drama "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy."
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B.
David Michôd
David Michôd is an Australian film director and screenwriter best known for his crime drama "Animal Kingdom" and dystopian thriller "The Rover."
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C.
Darren Aronofsky
Darren Aronofsky is an American filmmaker known for his psychologically intense, visually distinctive films such as "Requiem for a Dream," "Black Swan," and "The Wrestler."
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D.
Denis Villeneuve
Denis Villeneuve is a critically acclaimed Canadian film director known for visually striking, atmospheric works such as Arrival, Blade Runner 2049, and the Dune films.
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E.
Jeremy Saulnier
Jeremy Saulnier is an American filmmaker known for his tense, visually striking genre films, including the acclaimed thrillers "Blue Ruin" and "Green Room."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Danish person
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film director ⓘ film producer ⓘ human ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| activeIn | film industry ⓘ |
| birthCountry | Denmark ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1970-09-29 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Copenhagen ⓘ |
| countryOfWork |
Denmark
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United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| directed |
Bronson
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Copenhagen Cowboy ⓘ Drive ⓘ Only God Forgives ⓘ Pusher ⓘ Pusher II ⓘ Pusher III ⓘ The Neon Demon ⓘ Too Old to Die Young ⓘ Valhalla Rising ⓘ |
| familyName |
Refn
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linked to:
Nicolas Winding Refn
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| genre |
crime film
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drama film ⓘ neo-noir film ⓘ thriller film ⓘ |
| givenName |
Nicolas
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linked to:
Nicholas
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| language |
Danish
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English ⓘ |
| name | Nicolas Winding Refn ⓘ |
| nationality | Danish ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Bronson
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Copenhagen Cowboy ⓘ Drive ⓘ Only God Forgives ⓘ Pusher ⓘ Pusher II ⓘ Pusher III ⓘ The Neon Demon ⓘ Too Old to Die Young ⓘ Valhalla Rising ⓘ |
| occupation |
film director
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film producer ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| parent | Anders Refn ⓘ |
| spouse | Liv Corfixen ⓘ |
| style |
minimalist dialogue
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neon-lit visuals ⓘ stylized violence ⓘ |
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
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Input
Subject: Nicolas Winding Refn Description of subject: Nicolas Winding Refn is a Danish filmmaker known for his stylish, ultra-violent films such as "Drive," "Bronson," and "Only God Forgives."
Referenced by (17)
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