Fenton Meiks
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Fenton Meiks is a central character in the psychological horror film "Frailty," whose troubled perspective drives the story’s exploration of faith, family, and murder.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fenton Meiks canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7532187 — 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: Fenton Meiks Context triple: [Frailty, hasMainCharacter, Fenton Meiks]
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A.
Emmett Kurzfeld
Emmett Kurzfeld is a supporting intelligence operative in the spy thriller film "Atomic Blonde," aiding the protagonist amid Cold War espionage in Berlin.
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B.
Leo Farnsworth
Leo Farnsworth is a wealthy industrialist whose body is inhabited by the soul of a deceased football player in the romantic fantasy comedy film "Heaven Can Wait."
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C.
Alex Datcher
Alex Datcher is an American actress best known for her role as a flight attendant alongside Wesley Snipes in the 1992 action film "Passenger 57."
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D.
Frank Faylen
Frank Faylen was an American character actor best known for his supporting roles in classic films like "It's a Wonderful Life" and "The Lost Weekend," as well as numerous television appearances.
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E.
Ferris Webster
Ferris Webster was an American film editor known for his work on major Hollywood productions, including the Clint Eastwood prison drama "Escape from Alcatraz."
- 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: Fenton Meiks Target entity description: Fenton Meiks is a central character in the psychological horror film "Frailty," whose troubled perspective drives the story’s exploration of faith, family, and murder.
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A.
Emmett Kurzfeld
Emmett Kurzfeld is a supporting intelligence operative in the spy thriller film "Atomic Blonde," aiding the protagonist amid Cold War espionage in Berlin.
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B.
Leo Farnsworth
Leo Farnsworth is a wealthy industrialist whose body is inhabited by the soul of a deceased football player in the romantic fantasy comedy film "Heaven Can Wait."
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C.
Alex Datcher
Alex Datcher is an American actress best known for her role as a flight attendant alongside Wesley Snipes in the 1992 action film "Passenger 57."
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D.
Frank Faylen
Frank Faylen was an American character actor best known for his supporting roles in classic films like "It's a Wonderful Life" and "The Lost Weekend," as well as numerous television appearances.
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E.
Ferris Webster
Ferris Webster was an American film editor known for his work on major Hollywood productions, including the Clint Eastwood prison drama "Escape from Alcatraz."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Frailty ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre |
horror film
ⓘ
psychological horror film ⓘ thriller film ⓘ |
| associatedWithLocation | small-town Texas ⓘ |
| associatedWithMotive | conflict between belief and skepticism ⓘ |
| centralToTwist | true identity revelation at the end of Frailty ⓘ |
| confidesStoryTo | FBI Agent Wesley Doyle ⓘ |
| createdBy | Brent Hanley ⓘ |
| drivesNarrative |
exploration of faith and fanaticism
ⓘ
exploration of family loyalty and betrayal ⓘ exploration of moral ambiguity ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYearContext | 2001 ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Frailty ⓘ |
| hasFamilyName | Meiks ⓘ |
| hasFather | Dad Meiks ⓘ |
| hasGivenName | Fenton ⓘ |
| hasKeyProp | basement where he is locked by his father ⓘ |
| hasMajorThemeConnection |
faith
ⓘ
family ⓘ murder ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeFunction |
source of plot twist
ⓘ
unreliable narrator ⓘ |
| hasPersonalityTrait |
introspective
ⓘ
skeptical ⓘ troubled ⓘ |
| hasReligiousAttitude | doubts his father’s divine visions ⓘ |
| hasRoleInPlot |
central character
ⓘ
narrator of main story ⓘ |
| hasSibling | Adam Meiks ⓘ |
| interactsWith |
Adam Meiks
ⓘ
Dad Meiks ⓘ Wesley Doyle ⓘ |
| nationalityInStory | American ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Matt O’Leary
ⓘ
linked to:
Matt O'Leary
Matthew McConaughey ⓘ |
| raisedIn | Texas ⓘ |
| storyToldIn | nonlinear flashback structure ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fenton Meiks Description of subject: Fenton Meiks is a central character in the psychological horror film "Frailty," whose troubled perspective drives the story’s exploration of faith, family, and murder.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.