The Addiction
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The Addiction is a 1995 black-and-white philosophical horror film directed by Abel Ferrara that explores vampirism as a metaphor for drug dependency and existential guilt.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Addiction canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9547430 — 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 Addiction Context triple: [Lili Taylor, notableWork, The Addiction]
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A.
La Adicción
La Adicción is the passionate and famously intense supporter group of the Mexican football club C.F. Monterrey.
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B.
What Addicts Know
"What Addicts Know" is a self-help and memoir-style book by Christopher Kennedy Lawford that shares insights and life lessons drawn from the experiences of addiction and recovery.
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C.
Junkie
"Junkie" is a song by Norwegian singer-songwriter Lene Marlin from her 2001 album "Another Day."
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D.
Junkie
"Junkie" is a semi-autobiographical novel by William S. Burroughs that offers a stark, firsthand portrayal of drug addiction and urban underworld life, and is considered an early landmark of the Beat Generation.
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E.
Dopium
Dopium is the debut solo studio album by Wu-Tang Clan member U-God, showcasing his gritty lyrical style over dark, hard-hitting production.
- 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: The Addiction Target entity description: The Addiction is a 1995 black-and-white philosophical horror film directed by Abel Ferrara that explores vampirism as a metaphor for drug dependency and existential guilt.
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A.
La Adicción
La Adicción is the passionate and famously intense supporter group of the Mexican football club C.F. Monterrey.
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B.
What Addicts Know
"What Addicts Know" is a self-help and memoir-style book by Christopher Kennedy Lawford that shares insights and life lessons drawn from the experiences of addiction and recovery.
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C.
Junkie
"Junkie" is a song by Norwegian singer-songwriter Lene Marlin from her 2001 album "Another Day."
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D.
Junkie
"Junkie" is a semi-autobiographical novel by William S. Burroughs that offers a stark, firsthand portrayal of drug addiction and urban underworld life, and is considered an early landmark of the Beat Generation.
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E.
Dopium
Dopium is the debut solo studio album by Wu-Tang Clan member U-God, showcasing his gritty lyrical style over dark, hard-hitting production.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
ⓘ
philosophical horror film ⓘ |
| character |
Kathleen Conklin
ⓘ
Peina ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Ken Kelsch ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| director | Abel Ferrara ⓘ |
| distributor | October Films ⓘ |
| editor | Anthony Redman ⓘ |
| filmFormat | black-and-white ⓘ |
| genre |
horror
ⓘ
philosophical film ⓘ vampire film ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | true ⓘ |
| hasHomeMediaRelease | true ⓘ |
| isBlackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
existential guilt
ⓘ
philosophical inquiry ⓘ sin and redemption ⓘ vampirism as a metaphor for drug addiction ⓘ |
| metaphorFor |
drug dependency
ⓘ
moral corruption ⓘ |
| musicBy | Joe Delia ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | graduate philosophy student turned vampire ⓘ |
| notableFor |
philosophical dialogue and monologues
ⓘ
stylized black-and-white cinematography ⓘ use of vampirism as allegory for addiction ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf |
Abel Ferrara filmography
ⓘ
linked to:
Abel Ferrara
|
| philosophicalInfluence |
Christian theology
ⓘ
Nietzschean philosophy ⓘ existentialism ⓘ |
| producer |
Denise Di Novi
ⓘ
Fernando Sulichin ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1990s ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1995 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 82 ⓘ |
| screenplayType | original screenplay ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Nicholas St. John ⓘ |
| setting | New York City ⓘ |
| starring |
Annabella Sciorra
ⓘ
Christopher Walken ⓘ Edie Falco ⓘ Lili Taylor ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: The Addiction Description of subject: The Addiction is a 1995 black-and-white philosophical horror film directed by Abel Ferrara that explores vampirism as a metaphor for drug dependency and existential guilt.
Referenced by (9)
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