The 25 Finest Film Sequels of All Time, In keeping with Web Voters

Whereas loads of film sequels by no means fairly reside as much as the excessive requirements set by the originals, others go on to outperform their first installments on the field workplace and/or in critiques and rankings.

Due to Ranker, you may see how your private opinions about sure sequels measure up towards these of the plenty. The crowdsourced rating website performs host to a listing of the very best film sequels of all time, as voted on by anybody with an web connection. The rating system is extra complicated than simply ordering the movies from most to fewest votes. You’ll be able to upvote or downvote a film, so the algorithm accounts not just for the variety of upvotes, however the ratio of upvotes to downvotes, too. Voters even have the choice to re-rank a listing solely, and the algorithm provides further weight to re-rankers’ votes.

“Yeah, it’s sophisticated,” Ranker explains on the location. “However we’ve performed a variety of testing and years of data-science to find out that the order of a listing on Ranker is about as correct as anybody can get.”

In keeping with the outcomes, The Darkish KnightChristopher Nolan’s 2008 follow-up to 2005’s Batman Beginsis the very best film sequel ever made. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) and Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Again (1980) rounded out the highest three. The listing has one thing for almost each form of film viewer, from cinephiles (1974’s The Godfather Half II got here in fifth place) to youngsters (Shrek 2 and Toy Story 2 each made the highest 15).

It’s additionally value noting that sequel on this context means the second movie in a sequence—not simply any movie that got here after the primary one. For instance, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and techniques qualifies (and took the twenty first spot), however not one of the different Harry Potter movies do.

Discover out what else made the highest 25 under—and for those who’re outraged on the conspicuous absence of say, Paddington 2you’re all the time welcome to upvote it on the complete listing.

1. The Darkish Knight (2008)
2. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
3. Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Again (1980)
4. Aliens (1986)
5. The Godfather Half II (1974)
6. Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
7. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
8. Deadpool 2 (2018)
9. Toy Story 2 (1999)
10. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
11. Spider-Man 2 (2004)
12. John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)
13. Shrek 2 (2004)
14. X-Males: Days of Future Previous (2014)
15. Deadly Weapon 2 (1989)
16. Rocky II (1979)
17. Again to the Future Half II (1989)
18. Mad Max 2: The Street Warrior (1981)
19. The Bourne Supremacy (2004)
20. X2: X-Males United (2003)
21. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and techniques (2002)
22. Batman Returns (1992)
23. Kill Invoice Quantity 2 (2004)
24. Superman II (1980)
25. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)

(h/t Tendrils)