Taxi film series
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The Taxi film series is a popular French action-comedy franchise centered on a reckless Marseille taxi driver who becomes entangled in high-speed police chases and crime-fighting escapades.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Taxi film series canonical | 7 |
| Taxi (1998 film) | 2 |
| Taxi (French film series) | 1 |
| Taxi (French film series) – loosely, via remake | 1 |
| Taxi (film series) | 1 |
| Taxi 3 | 1 |
| film Taxi (1998) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2522447 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Taxi film series Context triple: [Taxi (2004 film), basedOn, Taxi film series]
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A.
Taxi (2004 film)
Taxi (2004 film) is an American action-comedy movie about a speedy New York City cab driver who teams up with a bumbling cop to catch a gang of bank robbers.
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B.
Rush Hour film series
The Rush Hour film series is a popular action-comedy franchise starring Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker as mismatched cops who team up to solve crimes across various international settings.
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C.
The Taxi Boys
The Taxi Boys is a series of early 1930s comedy short films produced by Hal Roach, featuring slapstick misadventures centered around a group of bumbling taxi drivers.
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D.
Herbie film series
The Herbie film series is a collection of family comedy movies centered on a sentient, mischievous racing car named Herbie and the humorous adventures it shares with its human companions.
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E.
Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang
Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang is a beloved children's story about a magical flying car that inspired a popular film and stage musical.
- 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: Taxi film series Target entity description: The Taxi film series is a popular French action-comedy franchise centered on a reckless Marseille taxi driver who becomes entangled in high-speed police chases and crime-fighting escapades.
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A.
Taxi (2004 film)
Taxi (2004 film) is an American action-comedy movie about a speedy New York City cab driver who teams up with a bumbling cop to catch a gang of bank robbers.
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B.
Rush Hour film series
The Rush Hour film series is a popular action-comedy franchise starring Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker as mismatched cops who team up to solve crimes across various international settings.
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C.
The Taxi Boys
The Taxi Boys is a series of early 1930s comedy short films produced by Hal Roach, featuring slapstick misadventures centered around a group of bumbling taxi drivers.
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D.
Herbie film series
The Herbie film series is a collection of family comedy movies centered on a sentient, mischievous racing car named Herbie and the humorous adventures it shares with its human companions.
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E.
Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang
Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang is a beloved children's story about a magical flying car that inspired a popular film and stage musical.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film series ⓘ |
| basedIn | France ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| creator | Luc Besson ⓘ |
| distributor | EuropaCorp ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Marseille ⓘ |
| follows | a reckless Marseille taxi driver who helps the police in high-speed chases ⓘ |
| genre |
action comedy film
ⓘ
action film ⓘ comedy film ⓘ |
| hasGenreElement |
buddy comedy
ⓘ
crime film ⓘ police comedy ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Taxi (1998 film)
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linked to:
Taxi 2
Taxi 2 ⓘ Taxi 3 ⓘ Taxi 4 ⓘ Taxi 5 ⓘ |
| hasSpinOff |
Taxi (2004 American film)
ⓘ
linked to:
Taxi (2004 film)
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| hasTelevisionAdaptation | Taxi: Brooklyn ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Daniel Morales
ⓘ
Émilien Coutant-Kerbalec ⓘ |
| mainVehicle |
Peugeot taxi
ⓘ
linked to:
Peugeot Expert
|
| notableFeature |
comedic crime-fighting plots
ⓘ
high-speed car chases ⓘ |
| notableSetting | French Mediterranean coast ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Taxi (1998 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
Taxi film series
Taxi 2 ⓘ Taxi 3 ⓘ Taxi 4 ⓘ Taxi 5 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| primaryLocationType | urban setting ⓘ |
| producer | Luc Besson ⓘ |
| productionCompany | EuropaCorp ⓘ |
| recurringElement |
comic incompetence of some police officers
ⓘ
modified high-performance taxi ⓘ spectacular driving stunts ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Luc Besson ⓘ |
| setIn | Marseille ⓘ |
| startTime | 1998 ⓘ |
| targetAudience | mainstream cinema audience ⓘ |
| typicalTheme |
chases involving organized crime
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collaboration between civilian driver and police ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Taxi film series Description of subject: The Taxi film series is a popular French action-comedy franchise centered on a reckless Marseille taxi driver who becomes entangled in high-speed police chases and crime-fighting escapades.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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