The Hurt Locker
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The Hurt Locker is a 2008 war thriller film directed by Kathryn Bigelow that follows an elite U.S. Army bomb disposal unit in Iraq and is widely acclaimed for its intense, realistic portrayal of modern warfare.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Hurt Locker canonical | 54 |
| The Hurt Locker (2008/2009 film) | 1 |
| The Hurt Locker Academy Award for Best Picture | 1 |
| The Hurt Locker score | 1 |
| The Hurt Locker universe | 1 |
| The Hurt Locker: Behind the Scenes | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2246025 — 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 Hurt Locker Context triple: [82nd Academy Awards, bestPictureWinner, The Hurt Locker]
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A.
Black Hawk Down
Black Hawk Down is a 2001 war film directed by Ridley Scott that dramatizes the 1993 U.S. military raid in Mogadishu, Somalia.
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B.
American Soldier
American Soldier is the memoir of U.S. Army General Tommy Franks, detailing his military career and leadership during key operations such as the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
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C.
Inglourious Basterds
Inglourious Basterds is a 2009 World War II revisionist war film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, known for its dark humor, stylized violence, and alternate-history plot about a plot to assassinate Nazi leaders.
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D.
Saving Private Ryan
Saving Private Ryan is a 1998 World War II epic war film directed by Steven Spielberg, renowned for its harrowing depiction of the D-Day invasion and a mission to rescue a paratrooper behind enemy lines.
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E.
Lone Survivor
Lone Survivor is a 2013 war film based on the true story of a Navy SEAL team’s ill-fated mission in Afghanistan, adapted from Marcus Luttrell’s memoir.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Hurt Locker Target entity description: The Hurt Locker is a 2008 war thriller film directed by Kathryn Bigelow that follows an elite U.S. Army bomb disposal unit in Iraq and is widely acclaimed for its intense, realistic portrayal of modern warfare.
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A.
Black Hawk Down
Black Hawk Down is a 2001 war film directed by Ridley Scott that dramatizes the 1993 U.S. military raid in Mogadishu, Somalia.
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B.
American Soldier
American Soldier is the memoir of U.S. Army General Tommy Franks, detailing his military career and leadership during key operations such as the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
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C.
Inglourious Basterds
Inglourious Basterds is a 2009 World War II revisionist war film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, known for its dark humor, stylized violence, and alternate-history plot about a plot to assassinate Nazi leaders.
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D.
Saving Private Ryan
Saving Private Ryan is a 1998 World War II epic war film directed by Steven Spielberg, renowned for its harrowing depiction of the D-Day invasion and a mission to rescue a paratrooper behind enemy lines.
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E.
Lone Survivor
Lone Survivor is a 2013 war film based on the true story of a Navy SEAL team’s ill-fated mission in Afghanistan, adapted from Marcus Luttrell’s memoir.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Hurt Locker Description of subject: The Hurt Locker is a 2008 war thriller film directed by Kathryn Bigelow that follows an elite U.S. Army bomb disposal unit in Iraq and is widely acclaimed for its intense, realistic portrayal of modern warfare.
Referenced by (59)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Hurt Locker
subject linked to:
Colonel Reed in The Hurt Locker
subject linked to:
Colonel Reed in The Hurt Locker
linked to: The Hurt Locker
linked to: The Hurt Locker