The Good Thief
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The Good Thief is a 2002 crime drama film directed by Neil Jordan that follows an aging gambler and thief attempting one last elaborate heist on the French Riviera.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Good Thief canonical | 10 |
| Good Thief | 1 |
| The Good Thief (2002 film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1925391 — 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 Good Thief Context triple: [John Gilroy, edited, The Good Thief]
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A.
Once a Thief
Once a Thief is a 1965 American crime drama film directed by Ralph Nelson, centered on an ex-convict struggling to go straight while being pulled back into the criminal underworld.
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B.
The Thief and the Dogs
The Thief and the Dogs is a 1961 existential and psychological novel by Egyptian Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz that follows a recently released thief seeking revenge in post-revolutionary Cairo.
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C.
Rapeman
Rapeman was a short-lived and controversial American noise rock band formed in the late 1980s by guitarist and producer Steve Albini.
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D.
The Rainbow Thief
The Rainbow Thief is a 1990 fantasy drama film directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky, starring Peter O'Toole and Omar Sharif, about an eccentric millionaire and his loyal companion awaiting an inheritance in a surreal, decaying city.
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E.
The Traitor
*The Traitor* is a 1630s Jacobean revenge tragedy by James Shirley, known for its intricate court intrigue, moral ambiguity, and exploration of political betrayal.
- 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 Good Thief Target entity description: The Good Thief is a 2002 crime drama film directed by Neil Jordan that follows an aging gambler and thief attempting one last elaborate heist on the French Riviera.
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A.
Once a Thief
Once a Thief is a 1965 American crime drama film directed by Ralph Nelson, centered on an ex-convict struggling to go straight while being pulled back into the criminal underworld.
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B.
The Thief and the Dogs
The Thief and the Dogs is a 1961 existential and psychological novel by Egyptian Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz that follows a recently released thief seeking revenge in post-revolutionary Cairo.
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C.
Rapeman
Rapeman was a short-lived and controversial American noise rock band formed in the late 1980s by guitarist and producer Steve Albini.
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D.
The Rainbow Thief
The Rainbow Thief is a 1990 fantasy drama film directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky, starring Peter O'Toole and Omar Sharif, about an eccentric millionaire and his loyal companion awaiting an inheritance in a surreal, decaying city.
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E.
The Traitor
*The Traitor* is a 1630s Jacobean revenge tragedy by James Shirley, known for its intricate court intrigue, moral ambiguity, and exploration of political betrayal.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime drama film
ⓘ
film ⓘ |
| alternateTitle |
The Good Thief (2002 film)
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linked to:
The Good Thief
|
| basedOn | Bob le flambeur ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy | Jean-Pierre Melville ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Chris Menges ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
France
ⓘ
Ireland ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | Neil Jordan ⓘ |
| distributedBy |
Fox Searchlight Pictures
ⓘ
linked to:
Searchlight Pictures
|
| editedBy | Tony Lawson ⓘ |
| featuresCrimeType |
art theft
ⓘ
casino robbery ⓘ |
| followsCharacter | aging gambler and thief ⓘ |
| genre |
crime film
ⓘ
drama film ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
Emir Kusturica
ⓘ
Gérard Darmon ⓘ Mark Polish ⓘ Michael Polish ⓘ Nick Nolte ⓘ Nutsa Kukhianidze ⓘ Ralph Fiennes ⓘ Saïd Taghmaoui ⓘ Tchéky Karyo ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
addiction
ⓘ
chance and fate ⓘ redemption ⓘ |
| mainCharacterOccupation |
gambler
ⓘ
thief ⓘ |
| musicBy | Elliot Goldenthal ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation | French Riviera ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotFocus | one last elaborate heist ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2002 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 108 ⓘ |
| screenplayBy | Neil Jordan ⓘ |
| setting | Nice ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Good Thief Description of subject: The Good Thief is a 2002 crime drama film directed by Neil Jordan that follows an aging gambler and thief attempting one last elaborate heist on the French Riviera.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Good Thief
linked to: The Good Thief