Harold Crick
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Harold Crick is the meticulous IRS auditor and unsuspecting protagonist of the metafictional film "Stranger Than Fiction," whose life begins mirroring a narrated novel.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Harold Crick canonical | 11 |
| Harold Crick (indirectly, through the narrative) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3621443 — 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: Harold Crick Context triple: [Stranger Than Fiction, character, Harold Crick]
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A.
Harold
Harold is a masculine given name of Old English origin, historically borne by several notable figures including kings and modern public personalities.
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B.
Harold Groves
Harold Groves was an American economist and politician known for his influential work on tax policy and public finance.
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C.
Greg Hoblit
Greg Hoblit is an American film and television director and producer known for his work on acclaimed series like "Hill Street Blues" and films such as "Primal Fear" and "Frequency."
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D.
Mortimer Brewster
Mortimer Brewster is the frantic, increasingly unhinged drama critic protagonist of the dark comedy film "Arsenic and Old Lace," who discovers his seemingly sweet aunts are serial poisoners.
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E.
Harry Bentley
Harry Bentley is a quirky, soft-spoken British neighbor and United Nations translator on the classic American sitcom "The Jeffersons."
- 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: Harold Crick Target entity description: Harold Crick is the meticulous IRS auditor and unsuspecting protagonist of the metafictional film "Stranger Than Fiction," whose life begins mirroring a narrated novel.
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A.
Harold
Harold is a masculine given name of Old English origin, historically borne by several notable figures including kings and modern public personalities.
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B.
Harold Groves
Harold Groves was an American economist and politician known for his influential work on tax policy and public finance.
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C.
Greg Hoblit
Greg Hoblit is an American film and television director and producer known for his work on acclaimed series like "Hill Street Blues" and films such as "Primal Fear" and "Frequency."
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D.
Mortimer Brewster
Mortimer Brewster is the frantic, increasingly unhinged drama critic protagonist of the dark comedy film "Arsenic and Old Lace," who discovers his seemingly sweet aunts are serial poisoners.
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E.
Harry Bentley
Harry Bentley is a quirky, soft-spoken British neighbor and United Nations translator on the classic American sitcom "The Jeffersons."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Stranger Than Fiction ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
authorship and control
ⓘ
free will vs determinism ⓘ the value of an ordinary life ⓘ |
| centralPlotElement |
discovers he is a character in a novel being written
ⓘ
hears a narrator describing his life ⓘ |
| characterInGenre |
fantasy comedy-drama
ⓘ
metafiction ⓘ |
| conflictType |
man vs fate
ⓘ
man vs self ⓘ |
| createdBy | Zach Helm ⓘ |
| employer | Internal Revenue Service ⓘ |
| fateInOriginalDraft | intended to die at the end of the novel ⓘ |
| favoriteSong | Whole Wide World ⓘ |
| finalFate | survives after being hit by a bus ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Stranger Than Fiction (2006 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
Stranger Than Fiction
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeDeviceApplied | omniscient voice-over narration ⓘ |
| hasPersonalityTrait |
detail-oriented
ⓘ
introverted ⓘ rule-abiding ⓘ |
| hobby | learning guitar ⓘ |
| interactsWith |
Ana Pascal
ⓘ
Karen Eiffel ⓘ Professor Jules Hilbert ⓘ |
| loveInterest | Ana Pascal ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| narratedBy | Karen Eiffel ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | protagonist of Stranger Than Fiction ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
meticulous
ⓘ
obsessively punctual ⓘ socially awkward ⓘ |
| occupation | IRS auditor ⓘ |
| partOf |
Stranger Than Fiction franchise
ⓘ
linked to:
Stranger Than Fiction
|
| portrayedBy | Will Ferrell ⓘ |
| realizes | his life events are controlled by an author ⓘ |
| residence | Chicago ⓘ |
| seeksHelpFrom | Professor Jules Hilbert to understand the narration ⓘ |
| storySetting | contemporary Chicago ⓘ |
| undergoesCharacterArc |
learns to embrace spontaneity
ⓘ
shifts from rigid routine to more meaningful life ⓘ |
| uses | wristwatch ⓘ |
| worksAt | IRS field office in Chicago ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Harold Crick Description of subject: Harold Crick is the meticulous IRS auditor and unsuspecting protagonist of the metafictional film "Stranger Than Fiction," whose life begins mirroring a narrated novel.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Harold Crick