Back to the Future trilogy

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adventure film series film trilogy science fiction film series

The Back to the Future trilogy is a series of three science-fiction adventure films following teenager Marty McFly and scientist Doc Brown as they travel through time using a DeLorean time machine.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
Back to the Future film series	35
Back to the Future franchise	19
Back to the Future universe	11
Back to the Future	6
Back to the Future film trilogy	4
Back to the Future trilogy canonical	4
Back to the Future film franchise	2
Back to the Future (film series)	1
Back to the Future franchise lore	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2105943 — 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: Back to the Future trilogy
Context triple: [Back to the Future Part II, partOf, Back to the Future trilogy]

A. Back to the Future
Back to the Future is a 1985 science-fiction comedy film about a teenager who accidentally travels back in time and must ensure his parents fall in love to preserve his own existence.
B. Back to the Future Part III
Back to the Future Part III is a 1990 science-fiction Western comedy film that concludes the Back to the Future trilogy by sending Marty McFly and Doc Brown back to the American Old West.
C. Back to the Future Part II
Back to the Future Part II is a 1989 science fiction adventure film that continues the time-traveling exploits of Marty McFly and Doc Brown as they journey to the future and alternate timelines to fix the past.
D. Back to the Future: The Animated Series
Back to the Future: The Animated Series is a 1990s cartoon spin-off of the Back to the Future film trilogy that follows the time-traveling adventures of Doc Brown and the McFly family.
E. E.T.
"E.T." is a hit electro-pop single by American singer Katy Perry, known for its space-themed lyrics and futuristic 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: Back to the Future trilogy
Target entity description: The Back to the Future trilogy is a series of three science-fiction adventure films following teenager Marty McFly and scientist Doc Brown as they travel through time using a DeLorean time machine.

A. Back to the Future
Back to the Future is a 1985 science-fiction comedy film about a teenager who accidentally travels back in time and must ensure his parents fall in love to preserve his own existence.
B. Back to the Future Part III
Back to the Future Part III is a 1990 science-fiction Western comedy film that concludes the Back to the Future trilogy by sending Marty McFly and Doc Brown back to the American Old West.
C. Back to the Future Part II
Back to the Future Part II is a 1989 science fiction adventure film that continues the time-traveling exploits of Marty McFly and Doc Brown as they journey to the future and alternate timelines to fix the past.
D. Back to the Future: The Animated Series
Back to the Future: The Animated Series is a 1990s cartoon spin-off of the Back to the Future film trilogy that follows the time-traveling adventures of Doc Brown and the McFly family.
E. E.T.
"E.T." is a hit electro-pop single by American singer Katy Perry, known for its space-themed lyrics and futuristic production.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	adventure film series ⓘ film trilogy ⓘ science fiction film series ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
director	Robert Zemeckis ⓘ
distributor	Universal Pictures ⓘ
distributorRegion	worldwide ⓘ
executiveProducer	Steven Spielberg ⓘ
featuresFictionalObject	DeLorean time machine ⓘ
genre	adventure film ⓘ comedy film ⓘ science fiction film ⓘ
hasPart	Back to the Future ⓘ Back to the Future Part II ⓘ Back to the Future Part III ⓘ
hasRelatedWork	Back to the Future: The Game ⓘ
hasSpinOff	Back to the Future: The Animated Series ⓘ
hasTheme	changing the past affects the future ⓘ family relationships ⓘ friendship between generations ⓘ
mainCharacter	Emmett "Doc" Brown ⓘ linked to: Dr. Emmett Brown Marty McFly ⓘ
musicBy	Alan Silvestri ⓘ
narrativeFocus	time travel ⓘ
notableProp	hoverboard ⓘ
notableSong	The Power of Love ⓘ
notableSongPerformer	Huey Lewis and the News ⓘ
notableVehicle	steam locomotive time machine ⓘ
originalLanguage	English ⓘ
producer	Bob Gale ⓘ Neil Canton ⓘ
productionCompany	Amblin Entertainment ⓘ Universal Pictures ⓘ
releasePeriodEnd	1990 ⓘ
releasePeriodStart	1985 ⓘ
settingCountry	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
settingLocation	Hill Valley ⓘ
stars	Christopher Lloyd ⓘ Crispin Glover ⓘ Lea Thompson ⓘ Michael J. Fox ⓘ Thomas F. Wilson ⓘ
timeMachinePowerSource	Mr. Fusion Home Energy Reactor ⓘ flux capacitor ⓘ lightning strike ⓘ plutonium ⓘ
vehicleTypeFeatured	DeLorean DMC-12 ⓘ
writer	Bob Gale ⓘ Robert Zemeckis ⓘ

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Referenced by (83)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Back to the Future Part II → partOf → Back to the Future trilogy ⓘ

Harry Keramidas → notableWork → Back to the Future trilogy ⓘ

Hill Valley → partOf → Back to the Future franchise ⓘ