Best Movie Sequels of All Time

Nov23,2023

“Empire Strikes Back” gets way darker than the mostly lighthearted “A New Hope,” not to mention the fact that our beloved heroes lose at the end.

The Empire Strikes Back

Director George Miller’s fourth entry in the “Mad Max” world raced into theaters three decades after “Beyond Thunderdome,” with a captivating new cast led by Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron. 

Mad Max: Fury Road

With bleakly beautiful scenes shot by Roger Deakins, the sequel may be long but offers plenty of food for thought in the story of Officer K, played by Ryan Gosling, a new LAPD blade runner

Blade Runner 2049

Francis Ford Coppola outdoes his original gangster epic, dramatically expanding its scope into a more shadowed, complex economy of tycoons.

The Godfather Part II

In the “Batman Returns” Gotham, a bomb could be a red and white twirling toy, but also actually almost kill the Batman

Batman Returns

Robert Patrick took playing a soulless silver goo monster to new heights as James Cameron’s big bad in “Terminator 2: Judgement Day.”

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

The short-lived “Jump Street” movies are some of the most quotable and memeable comedies in recent history, with the sequel graduating to the big leagues and sending Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum’s undercover cops to college.

22 Jump Street

Mike (Channing Tatum) and his buddies hit the road for a final performance at a stripping convention, an easygoing joyride that reaffirms their drive for artistic fulfillment.

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