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Rise of the Footsoldier

Rise of the Footsoldier is a 2007 British crime film by Julian Gilbey about hooligan-turned-gangster Carlton Leach, which spawned a seven-film franchise centered on Craig Fairbrass's Pat Tate, culminating in Retribution (2026).

Rise of the Guardians

Rise of the Guardians is a 2012 DreamWorks animated film in which Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy, the Sandman, and Jack Frost battle the Boogeyman.

Rise of the Koch kingdom under Naranarayan

The rise of the Koch kingdom under Naranarayan (নৰনাৰায়ণৰ ৰাজ্য বিস্তাৰ) was the conquests by which Naranarayan and his brother Chilarai reduced the Ahom, Kachari, and other states to tribute.

Rise of the Kushans under Kujula Kadphises

The rise of the Kushans under Kujula Kadphises was the unification of the five Yuezhi principalities by their chief Kujula Kadphises, who conquered Kabul, Gandhara, and the Indus region.

Rise of the Legend

Rise of the Legend (黃飛鴻之英雄有夢) is a 2014 Hong Kong-China martial arts film directed by Roy Chow, starring Eddie Peng as a young Wong Fei-hung.

Rise of the Ottoman Empire

Rise of the Ottoman Empire: how the beylik founded by Osman in northwestern Anatolia around 1300, crossing into Europe in 1354 and taking Edirne, Constantinople, expanded into a Balkan-anchored empire.

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Rise of the Planet of the Apes is a 2011 American science fiction film. It tells the story of Caesar, a chimpanzee who gains human intelligence from an experimental drug.

Rise of the Raven

Rise of the Raven (Hungarian title Hunyadi) is a 10-episode Hungarian-Austrian historical drama about János Hunyadi and the 1456 Battle of Belgrade, based on Bán Mór's novels, produced by Robert Lantos, premiering on TV2 March 8, 2025.

Rise of the Rest Seed Fund

Rise of the Rest Seed Fund is a Washington, DC-based seed venture fund at Steve Case's Revolution, investing in startups outside Silicon Valley, New York, and Boston.

Rise of the Rozvi under Changamire

The rise of the Rozvi under Changamire was the late-1600s ascent of Changamire Dombo, who defeated the Torwa and Mutapa states and expelled the Portuguese.

Rise of the Sealand dynasty

The rise of the Sealand dynasty (Sealand I) was the emergence of an independent southern Mesopotamian kingdom through rebellion against Babylon in the 18th century BCE.

Rise of the sixteen Mahajanapadas

The rise of the sixteen Mahajanapadas (षोडश महाजनपद) was the emergence, by the sixth century BCE, of sixteen large states across northern India, listed in the Buddhist Anguttara Nikaya.

Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Rise of the TMNT) is Nickelodeon's 2018–2020 2D-animated TMNT reimagining by Ant Ward and Andy Suriano, with Raphael as leader, mystic powers, and a Hidden City, ending with the 2022 Netflix movie.

Rise of the Toltecs at Tula

The rise of the Toltecs at Tula was the emergence of Tula, in Hidalgo, Mexico, as the Toltec capital and dominant center of central Mexico, flourishing from about 900 to 1150.

Rise of the Tomb Raider

Rise of the Tomb Raider: 2015 action-adventure by Crystal Dynamics, published by Square Enix; sequel to the 2013 reboot. Lara Croft hunts immortality and Kitezh in Siberia; launched as an Xbox timed exclusive, later on PC and PS4.

Rise of the Triad

Rise of the Triad (ROTT) is a 1994 Apogee MS-DOS first-person shooter begun as a Wolfenstein 3D sequel under Tom Hall, known for rocket jumping, Capture the Flag firsts, a 2013 remake, and the 2023 Ludicrous Edition remaster.

Rise Records

Rise Records is an American rock and metalcore record label based in Portland, Oregon, founded in 1991 by Craig Ericson and acquired by BMG in 2015.

Rise Technology

Rise Technology was a fabless x86 microprocessor startup founded in Santa Clara, California, in 1993. Its only product, the mP6 processor for low-cost PCs, was sold briefly before SiS acquired its CPU technology in 1999.

Rise time

Rise time is the time a signal takes to transition from 10% to 90% of its final amplitude, the standard time-domain measure of edge speed in digital electronics.

Rise Tower

Rise Tower names several buildings: I Rise Tower, a 158 m Dubai office tower completed 2011; a proposed 2,008 m megatall in Riyadh's North Pole district; and Torre Rise, a 484 m skyscraper under construction in Monterrey, set to be Latin America's tallest.

RISE trial (NCT00473330)

RISE (NCT00473330), with its sister trial RIDE (NCT00473382), was Genentech's phase 3 sham-controlled trial of monthly ranibizumab 0.3 mg or 0.5 mg for diabetic macular edema; it supported the 2012 FDA approval.

Rise Up

Rise Up names several unrelated sports entities: Friends University's RISE Up capital campaign, Gold Coast FC's 2010 AFL launch campaign, ESPN's RISE UP series, Rise Up Sports, Rise Up Racing, Rise Up Health & Fitness gyms, and RiseUp Tournaments.

Rise Up (Andra Day song)

Rise Up (Andra Day song), co-written with Jennifer Decilveo, is a 2015 R&B ballad from Cheers to the Fall; Grammy-nominated, RIAA triple platinum, and an unofficial Black Lives Matter anthem performed at the 2016 DNC.

Rise Up Australia Party

Rise Up Australia Party (RUAP), also called RUA, was an Australian far-right Christian party led by pastor Daniel Nalliah, registered 2012 and deregistered 2019, known for its anti-Islam, anti-multiculturalism slogan "Keep Australia Australian".

RISE with SAP

RISE with SAP is a subscription offering launched in January 2021 that bundles software, infrastructure, and services for moving customers from on-premises SAP ERP to cloud-based S/4HANA.

Risecore

Risecore: fan-coined, often pejorative term for late-2000s/2010s melodic metalcore and post-hardcore bands on or sounding like Rise Records, with clean/scream vocals, synths and breakdowns; contested as a genre.

Risedronate

Risedronate sodium, sold originally as Actonel, is a nitrogen-containing bisphosphonate drug approved in 1998 that treats postmenopausal osteoporosis, Paget's disease, and other bone conditions by inhibiting bone resorption.

Risen (2016 film)

Risen is a 2016 American biblical drama film directed by Kevin Reynolds and starring Joseph Fiennes as a Roman tribune who investigates Jesus's disappearance from the tomb.

Riser (stairs)

A riser is the vertical face between one stair tread and the tread above; its height is regulated for safety, with open risers prohibited under the ADA.

Riser Music

Riser Music is a Thai record label founded in 2023 in Bangkok within the GMMTV unit of GMM Grammy, with artists drawn from GMMTV actors and the survival show Project Alpha.