Rocky film series
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The Rocky film series is a popular American sports drama franchise centered on underdog boxer Rocky Balboa’s personal and professional struggles and triumphs.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Rocky film series canonical | 61 |
| Rocky franchise | 13 |
| Rocky universe | 9 |
| Rocky (film series) | 4 |
| Rocky film franchise | 4 |
| Rocky (film series) music | 1 |
| Rocky Balboa film series | 1 |
| Rocky film series universe | 1 |
| Rocky film universe | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T105221 — 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: Rocky film series Context triple: [Italian Market, mediaAppearance, Rocky film series]
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Rocky
Rocky is a classic 1976 American sports drama film starring Sylvester Stallone as an underdog boxer who gets an unlikely shot at the world heavyweight title.
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Rocky III
Rocky III is a 1982 American sports drama film in the Rocky franchise that follows boxer Rocky Balboa as he faces a fierce new challenger and copes with the loss of his longtime trainer.
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Rocky V
Rocky V is a 1990 sports drama film in the Rocky franchise that follows an impoverished and brain-damaged Rocky Balboa as he mentors a young boxer while struggling with his own legacy.
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D.
Rocky Steps
The Rocky Steps are the iconic front steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, famous worldwide as the training run location from the "Rocky" film series and a popular spot for visitors to reenact the scene.
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E.
Rocky II
Rocky II is a 1979 American sports drama film that continues the story of underdog boxer Rocky Balboa as he prepares for a rematch with heavyweight champion Apollo Creed.
- 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: Rocky film series Target entity description: The Rocky film series is a popular American sports drama franchise centered on underdog boxer Rocky Balboa’s personal and professional struggles and triumphs.
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A.
Rocky
Rocky is a classic 1976 American sports drama film starring Sylvester Stallone as an underdog boxer who gets an unlikely shot at the world heavyweight title.
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B.
Rocky III
Rocky III is a 1982 American sports drama film in the Rocky franchise that follows boxer Rocky Balboa as he faces a fierce new challenger and copes with the loss of his longtime trainer.
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C.
Rocky V
Rocky V is a 1990 sports drama film in the Rocky franchise that follows an impoverished and brain-damaged Rocky Balboa as he mentors a young boxer while struggling with his own legacy.
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D.
Rocky Steps
The Rocky Steps are the iconic front steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, famous worldwide as the training run location from the "Rocky" film series and a popular spot for visitors to reenact the scene.
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E.
Rocky II
Rocky II is a 1979 American sports drama film that continues the story of underdog boxer Rocky Balboa as he prepares for a rematch with heavyweight champion Apollo Creed.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rocky film series Description of subject: The Rocky film series is a popular American sports drama franchise centered on underdog boxer Rocky Balboa’s personal and professional struggles and triumphs.
Referenced by (95)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Rocky universe
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Rocky universe
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Rocky franchise
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Rocky film series universe
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Rocky franchise
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Rocky franchise
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Apollo Creed
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Apollo Creed
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Rocky universe
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Rocky universe
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Rocky universe
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Rocky franchise
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Rocky universe
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Rocky Balboa
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Rocky film franchise
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Rocky franchise
this entity surface form:
Rocky franchise
subject surface form:
Burt Young
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Rocky film franchise
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Adrian Pennino
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Rocky Balboa
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Cuff and Link
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Adriana Balboa