Top 25 Best Movie Trilogies

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1. Roman Holiday (1953)

Passed | 118 min | Comedy, Romance

78 Metascore

A bored and sheltered princess escapes her guardians and falls in love with an American newsman in Rome.

Director: William Wyler | Stars: Gregory Peck, Audrey Hepburn, Eddie Albert, Hartley Power

Votes: 147,521

The Audrey Hepburn Collection I know this doesn't count as a trilogy but it is a collection of 3 movies but they don't tie into each other but I'll still accept it

Roman Holiday- 10/10 Sabrina- 10/10 Breakfast at Tiffany's- 10/10

2. Batman Begins (2005)

PG-13 | 140 min | Action, Crime, Drama

70 Metascore

After witnessing his parents' death, Bruce learns the art of fighting to confront injustice. When he returns to Gotham as Batman, he must stop a secret society that intends to destroy the city.

Director: Christopher Nolan | Stars: Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Ken Watanabe, Liam Neeson

Votes: 1,576,860 | Gross: $206.85M

The Dark Knight Trilogy

Batman Begins- 10/10 The Dark Knight- 10/10 The Dark Knight Rises- 10/10

3. Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)

PG | 121 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

90 Metascore

Luke Skywalker joins forces with a Jedi Knight, a cocky pilot, a Wookiee and two droids to save the galaxy from the Empire's world-destroying battle station, while also attempting to rescue Princess Leia from the mysterious Darth Vader.

Director: George Lucas | Stars: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Alec Guinness

Votes: 1,448,235 | Gross: $322.74M

Star Wars Trilogy (1977-1983)

Star Wars IV- 9/10 Star Wars V- 10/10 Star Wars VI- 9/10

4. Dr. No (1962)

PG | 110 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller

78 Metascore

A resourceful British government agent seeks answers in a case involving the disappearance of a colleague and the disruption of the American space program.

Director: Terence Young | Stars: Sean Connery, Ursula Andress, Bernard Lee, Joseph Wiseman

Votes: 179,277 | Gross: $16.07M

James Bond Part 1 Trilogy

Dr. No- 9/10 From Russia With Love- 8/10 Goldfinger- 9/10

5. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

PG-13 | 178 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

92 Metascore

A meek Hobbit from the Shire and eight companions set out on a journey to destroy the powerful One Ring and save Middle-earth from the Dark Lord Sauron.

Director: Peter Jackson | Stars: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, Sean Bean

Votes: 2,004,776 | Gross: $315.54M

The Lord of the Rings Trilogy

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring- 8/10 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers- 8/10 The Lord of the Rings- The Return of the King- 9/10

6. Toy Story (1995)

G | 81 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

96 Metascore

A cowboy doll is profoundly threatened and jealous when a new spaceman action figure supplants him as top toy in a boy's bedroom.

Director: John Lasseter | Stars: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Don Rickles, Jim Varney

Votes: 1,067,426 | Gross: $191.80M

Toy Story Trilogy

Toy Story- 9/10 Toy Story 2- 8/10 Toy Story 3- 8/10

7. Superman (1978)

PG | 143 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

82 Metascore

An alien orphan is sent from his dying planet to Earth, where he grows up to become his adoptive home's first and greatest superhero.

Director: Richard Donner | Stars: Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder, Gene Hackman, Marlon Brando

Votes: 187,367 | Gross: $134.22M

Superman Trilogy How about we forget Superman 3 and 4 and just have Superman, Superman II, and Superman Returns in a trilogy like what Warner Bros wants since Superman Returns ties into Superman and Superman II.

Superman- 9/10 Superman II- 10/10 Superman Returns- 7/10

8. Shaun of the Dead (2004)

R | 99 min | Comedy, Horror

76 Metascore

The uneventful, aimless lives of a London electronics salesman and his layabout roommate are disrupted by the zombie apocalypse.

Director: Edgar Wright | Stars: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Kate Ashfield, Lucy Davis

Votes: 593,355 | Gross: $13.54M

The Cornetto Trilogy Shaun of the Dead- 9/10 Hot Fuzz- 8/10 The World's End- 9/10

9. Spider-Man (2002)

PG-13 | 121 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

73 Metascore

After being bitten by a genetically-modified spider, a shy teenager gains spider-like abilities that he uses to fight injustice as a masked superhero and face a vengeful enemy.

Director: Sam Raimi | Stars: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Willem Dafoe, James Franco

Votes: 878,571 | Gross: $403.71M

Raimi's Spider-Man Trilogy

Spider-Man- 9/10 Spider-Man 2- 8/10 Spider-Man 3- 8/10

10. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

PG | 115 min | Action, Adventure

86 Metascore

In 1936, archaeologist and adventurer Indiana Jones is hired by the U.S. government to find the Ark of the Covenant before the Nazis can obtain its awesome powers.

Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman, John Rhys-Davies

Votes: 1,036,043 | Gross: $248.16M

Indiana Jones Trilogy (1981-1989)

Raiders of the Lost Ark- 9/10 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom- 8/10 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade- 8/10

11. A Fistful of Dollars (1964)

R | 99 min | Action, Drama, Western

65 Metascore

A wandering gunfighter plays two rival families against each other in a town torn apart by greed, pride, and revenge.

Director: Sergio Leone | Stars: Clint Eastwood, Gian Maria Volontè, Marianne Koch, Wolfgang Lukschy

Votes: 232,388 | Gross: $14.50M

Dollars Trilogy

A Fistful of Dollars- 8/10 For A Few Dollars More- 7/10 The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly- 9/10

12. The Bourne Identity (2002)

PG-13 | 119 min | Action, Mystery, Thriller

68 Metascore

A man is picked up by a fishing boat, bullet-riddled and suffering from amnesia, before racing to elude assassins and attempting to regain his memory.

Director: Doug Liman | Stars: Franka Potente, Matt Damon, Chris Cooper, Clive Owen

Votes: 575,800 | Gross: $121.66M

Bourne Trilogy

The Bourne Identity- 8/10 The Bourne Supremacy- 7/10 The Bourne Ultimatum- 8/10

13. The Terminator (1984)

R | 107 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

84 Metascore

A human soldier is sent from 2029 to 1984 to stop an almost indestructible cyborg killing machine, sent from the same year, which has been programmed to execute a young woman whose unborn son is the key to humanity's future salvation.

Director: James Cameron | Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Michael Biehn, Paul Winfield

Votes: 923,168 | Gross: $38.40M

Terminator Trilogy

The Terminator- 9/10 Terminator 2: Judgement Day- 9/10 Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines- 6/10

14. The Godfather (1972)

R | 175 min | Crime, Drama

100 Metascore

The aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son.

Director: Francis Ford Coppola | Stars: Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Diane Keaton

Votes: 2,009,423 | Gross: $134.97M

The Godfather Trilogy

The Godfather- 9/10 The Godfather Part II- 9/10 The Godfather Part III- 5/10

15. Batman (1989)

PG-13 | 126 min | Action, Adventure

69 Metascore

The Dark Knight of Gotham City begins his war on crime with his first major enemy being Jack Napier, a criminal who becomes the clownishly homicidal Joker.

Director: Tim Burton | Stars: Michael Keaton, Jack Nicholson, Kim Basinger, Robert Wuhl

Votes: 403,897 | Gross: $251.19M

Batman Trilogy Let's forget about Batman and Robin shall we?

Batman- 8/10 Batman Returns- 9/10 Batman Forever- 6/10

16. The Evil Dead (1981)

NC-17 | 85 min | Horror

71 Metascore

Five friends travel to a cabin in the woods, where they unknowingly release flesh-possessing demons.

Director: Sam Raimi | Stars: Bruce Campbell, Ellen Sandweiss, Richard DeManincor, Betsy Baker

Votes: 232,204 | Gross: $2.40M

The Evil Dead Trilogy

The Evil Dead- 9/10 The Evil Dead II- 8/10 Army of Darkness- 6/10

17. Die Hard (1988)

R | 132 min | Action, Thriller

72 Metascore

A New York City police officer tries to save his estranged wife and several others taken hostage by terrorists during a Christmas party at the Nakatomi Plaza in Los Angeles.

Director: John McTiernan | Stars: Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Bonnie Bedelia, Reginald VelJohnson

Votes: 944,458 | Gross: $83.01M

Die Hard Trilogy (1988-1995)

Die Hard- 8/10 Die Hard 2- 6/10 Die Hard With A Vengeance- 8/10

18. Back to the Future (1985)

PG | 116 min | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi

87 Metascore

Marty McFly, a 17-year-old high school student, is accidentally sent 30 years into the past in a time-traveling DeLorean invented by his close friend, the maverick scientist Doc Brown.

Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover

Votes: 1,305,196 | Gross: $210.61M

Back to the Future Trilogy

Back to the Future- 8/10 Back to the Future Part II- 7/10 Back to the Future Part III- 7/10

19. Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)

PG | 136 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

51 Metascore

Two Jedi escape a hostile blockade to find allies and come across a young boy who may bring balance to the Force, but the long dormant Sith resurface to claim their original glory.

Director: George Lucas | Stars: Ewan McGregor, Liam Neeson, Natalie Portman, Jake Lloyd

Votes: 855,601 | Gross: $474.54M

Star Wars Prequel Trilogy (1999-2005)

Star Wars I- 6/10 Star Wars II- 7/10 Star Wars III- 9/10

20. Alien (1979)

R | 117 min | Horror, Sci-Fi

89 Metascore

The crew of a commercial spacecraft encounters a deadly lifeform after investigating a mysterious transmission of unknown origin.

Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, John Hurt, Veronica Cartwright

Votes: 949,212 | Gross: $78.90M

Alien Trilogy

Alien- 9/10 Aliens- 8/10 Alien 3- 5/10

21. Thunderball (1965)

PG | 130 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller

64 Metascore

James Bond heads to the Bahamas to recover two nuclear warheads stolen by S.P.E.C.T.R.E. Agent Emilio Largo in an international extortion scheme.

Director: Terence Young | Stars: Sean Connery, Claudine Auger, Adolfo Celi, Luciana Paluzzi

Votes: 126,984 | Gross: $63.60M

James Bond Part 2 Trilogy

Thunderball- 8/10 You Only Live Twice- 7/10 Diamonds Are Forever- 7/10

22. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

R | 118 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

86 Metascore

A young F.B.I. cadet must receive the help of an incarcerated and manipulative cannibal killer to help catch another serial killer, a madman who skins his victims.

Director: Jonathan Demme | Stars: Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Scott Glenn, Ted Levine

Votes: 1,546,556 | Gross: $130.74M

Hannibal Trilogy

The Silence of the Lambs- 9/10 Hannibal- 5/10 Red Dragon- 7/10

23. Ocean's Eleven (2001)

PG-13 | 116 min | Crime, Thriller

74 Metascore

Danny Ocean and his ten accomplices plan to rob three Las Vegas casinos simultaneously.

Director: Steven Soderbergh | Stars: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, Matt Damon

Votes: 618,467 | Gross: $183.42M

Ocean's Trilogy

Ocean's Eleven- 8/10 Ocean's Twelve- 6/10 Ocean's Thirteen- 7/10

24. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)

PG-13 | 143 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

63 Metascore

Blacksmith Will Turner teams up with eccentric pirate "Captain" Jack Sparrow to save his love, the governor's daughter, from Jack's former pirate allies, who are now undead.

Director: Gore Verbinski | Stars: Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley

Votes: 1,209,143 | Gross: $305.41M

Pirates of the Caribbean Trilogy

Pirates if the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl- 8/10 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest- 7/10 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End- 6/10

25. Jurassic Park (1993)

PG-13 | 127 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

68 Metascore

A pragmatic paleontologist touring an almost complete theme park on an island in Central America is tasked with protecting a couple of kids after a power failure causes the park's cloned dinosaurs to run loose.

Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Richard Attenborough

Votes: 1,065,757 | Gross: $402.45M

Jurassic Park Trilogy

Jurassic Park- 8/10 The Lost World: Jurassic Park- 6/10 Jurassic Park III- 5/10



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