The Two Jakes
E243076
The Two Jakes is a 1990 neo-noir mystery film directed by and starring Jack Nicholson, continuing the story of private investigator J.J. Gittes from the classic film Chinatown.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Two Jakes canonical | 16 |
| The Two Jakes (film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2173046 — 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 Two Jakes Context triple: [Chinatown, sequel, The Two Jakes]
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A.
The Jake
The Jake is the popular nickname for Progressive Field, the Major League Baseball stadium in Cleveland, Ohio, home of the Cleveland Guardians.
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B.
The Jack
The Jack is the nickname for Jack Kent Cooke Stadium, the former home of the NFL’s Washington Redskins (now Commanders) in Landover, Maryland.
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C.
Jacob’s Folly
Jacob’s Folly is a novel by Rebecca Miller that blends historical and contemporary narratives through the story of an 18th-century French Jew reincarnated as a modern-day American housefly.
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D.
The Jacket
The Jacket is a 2005 psychological thriller film blending elements of mystery and time distortion, starring Adrien Brody and Keira Knightley.
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E.
Der Segen Jacobs
"Der Segen Jacobs" is the doctoral dissertation written by the German-American Reform rabbi and theologian Kaufmann Kohler.
- 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 Two Jakes Target entity description: The Two Jakes is a 1990 neo-noir mystery film directed by and starring Jack Nicholson, continuing the story of private investigator J.J. Gittes from the classic film Chinatown.
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A.
The Jake
The Jake is the popular nickname for Progressive Field, the Major League Baseball stadium in Cleveland, Ohio, home of the Cleveland Guardians.
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B.
The Jack
The Jack is the nickname for Jack Kent Cooke Stadium, the former home of the NFL’s Washington Redskins (now Commanders) in Landover, Maryland.
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C.
Jacob’s Folly
Jacob’s Folly is a novel by Rebecca Miller that blends historical and contemporary narratives through the story of an 18th-century French Jew reincarnated as a modern-day American housefly.
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D.
The Jacket
The Jacket is a 2005 psychological thriller film blending elements of mystery and time distortion, starring Adrien Brody and Keira Knightley.
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E.
Der Segen Jacobs
"Der Segen Jacobs" is the doctoral dissertation written by the German-American Reform rabbi and theologian Kaufmann Kohler.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Two Jakes Description of subject: The Two Jakes is a 1990 neo-noir mystery film directed by and starring Jack Nicholson, continuing the story of private investigator J.J. Gittes from the classic film Chinatown.
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Two Jakes