The Naked Gun (1988, 1991, 1994, 2025)
The Naked Gun is the spoof comedy franchise that defined what the genre could be at its highest level. David Zucker directed the first three films.
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Black ComedyPolice Academy (1984-1994, all seven films)
Police Academy is the comedy franchise that defined the rapid-decline model of sequel filmmaking. Hugh Wilson directed the 1984 original, which made approximately one hundred and fifty million dollars worldwide on a four million dollar budget and is one of…
ComedyRush Hour (1998, 2001, 2007)
Rush Hour is the buddy cop trilogy that made Jackie Chan a Hollywood leading man and Chris Tucker an A-list comedy actor for a brief window of his career. Brett Ratner directed all three films.
1980sA Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) and Freddy vs. Jason (2003)
Seen the original three times. Seen Freddy vs. Jason twice.
AnimationToy Story 1-3 (1995, 1999, 2010)
Toy Story is the foundational achievement in feature-length computer animation. Seen all three more than five times across decades.
Film TrilogyThe Resident Evil Series (2002-2016) Review
The Resident Evil series is one of the most commercially successful video game adaptation franchises in cinema history. Milla Jovovich starred in all six films.
Film TrilogyThe Prophecy Franchise (1995-2005) Review
The Prophecy is one of the most underappreciated theological horror franchises in American cinema. The original 1995 film delivered Christopher Walken's career-defining performance as the rebel angel Gabriel.
Ancient EgyptThe Mummy Trilogy (1999-2008) Review
The Mummy trilogy is one of the most enjoyable adventure franchises of the late 1990s and 2000s and one of the more successful examples of what mainstream. Stephen Sommers wrote and directed the first two films.
2020sMonster Hunter (2020) Review
Monster Hunter is one of the more enjoyable action camp productions of the early 2020s and a genuinely fun watch despite its substantial commercial disapp. Anderson had been working primarily on the Resident Evil franchise before Monster Hunter.
CorruptionThe Indiana Jones Trilogy (1981, 1984, 1989) Review
Raiders of the Lost Ark in 1981, Temple of Doom in 1984, and The Last Crusade in 1989 form a complete trilogy that arrived before Hollywood started planning trilogies as franchise products. Raiders is the first and the best.
AdaptationThe Blade Trilogy (1998-2004) Review
The Blade trilogy is the foundation document of modern Marvel cinema and one of the most influential American action horror franchises of the past three decades. The franchise adapts Marvel Comics characters created by Marv Wolfman and Gene Colan in…
EspionageThe Bourne Series (2002-2016) Review
The Bourne series is one of the most influential American action franchises of the past twenty-five years and the production that basically transformed how mainstream action cinema is shot, edited, and choreographed. Two additional Ludlum novels followed.