Choke
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"Choke" is a dark comedy-drama film based on Chuck Palahniuk's novel, following a sex-addicted con artist who fakes choking in restaurants to scam Good Samaritans while grappling with his troubled past and relationship with his ailing mother.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Choke canonical | 15 |
| Choke (2008 film) | 1 |
| Choke (novel) | 1 |
| Choke by Chuck Palahniuk | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3514265 — 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: Choke Context triple: [Sam Rockwell, notableWork, Choke]
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A.
Sucker
Sucker is a 2015 Australian comedy film about a teenage conman who becomes entangled with a charismatic swindler and his enigmatic daughter.
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B.
Sucker
"Sucker" is a 2019 upbeat pop single by the Jonas Brothers that marked their high-profile comeback and became a chart-topping hit.
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C.
Bad Chopper
Bad Chopper is a punk rock band fronted by former Ramones bassist C.J. Ramone, known for carrying forward the classic punk sound.
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D.
Ossuccio
Ossuccio is a small lakeside locality on the western shore of Lake Como in northern Italy, known for its scenic setting opposite the historic Isola Comacina.
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E.
Stinker
Stinker is a derisive nickname given to the character Gollum in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium, particularly in The Lord of the Rings.
- 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: Choke Target entity description: "Choke" is a dark comedy-drama film based on Chuck Palahniuk's novel, following a sex-addicted con artist who fakes choking in restaurants to scam Good Samaritans while grappling with his troubled past and relationship with his ailing mother.
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A.
Sucker
Sucker is a 2015 Australian comedy film about a teenage conman who becomes entangled with a charismatic swindler and his enigmatic daughter.
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B.
Sucker
"Sucker" is a 2019 upbeat pop single by the Jonas Brothers that marked their high-profile comeback and became a chart-topping hit.
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C.
Bad Chopper
Bad Chopper is a punk rock band fronted by former Ramones bassist C.J. Ramone, known for carrying forward the classic punk sound.
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D.
Ossuccio
Ossuccio is a small lakeside locality on the western shore of Lake Como in northern Italy, known for its scenic setting opposite the historic Isola Comacina.
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E.
Stinker
Stinker is a derisive nickname given to the character Gollum in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium, particularly in The Lord of the Rings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dark comedy-drama film
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film ⓘ |
| adaptationOf |
Choke by Chuck Palahniuk
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linked to:
Choke
|
| authorOfSourceMaterial | Chuck Palahniuk ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Choke (novel)
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linked to:
Choke
|
| centralRelationship | Victor Mancini and his mother ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| genre |
dark comedy
ⓘ
drama film ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Victor Mancini ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | Victor Mancini’s cons and personal struggles ⓘ |
| plotElement |
fakes choking in restaurants
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relationship with ailing mother ⓘ scams Good Samaritans ⓘ troubled past ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | con artist ⓘ |
| protagonistTrait | sex addict ⓘ |
| sourceMaterialAuthor | Chuck Palahniuk ⓘ |
| sourceMaterialGenre | novel ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
emotional trauma
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family dysfunction ⓘ sex addiction ⓘ |
| theme |
addiction
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deception ⓘ identity ⓘ morality ⓘ mother–son relationship ⓘ |
| tone |
darkly comic
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dramatic ⓘ |
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: Choke Description of subject: "Choke" is a dark comedy-drama film based on Chuck Palahniuk's novel, following a sex-addicted con artist who fakes choking in restaurants to scam Good Samaritans while grappling with his troubled past and relationship with his ailing mother.
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.