xkcd #3324: Ultimate Movie Series

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Sadly, none of the 14 Land Before Time films manage to make the list, although a small but devoted fan contingent argues that The Great Longneck Migration should beat out Guardians of the Galaxy.

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Sadly, none of the 14 Land Before Time films manage to make the list, although a small but devoted fan contingent argues that The Great Longneck Migration should beat out Guardians of the Galaxy.

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[–] 28 points 1 day ago (9 children)

JJ Abrams Star Trek, really?

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  • [–] 28 points 1 day ago (1 child)

    Based on IMDb rankings it has a 7.9, which beats Bond’s 11th The Spy Who Loved Me at 7.0 and MCU’s Avengers: Age of Ultron at 7.3. Are there any other movie franchises where the 11th film has a higher than 7.9?

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  • [–] 8 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

    I threw up in my mouth a little, especially since first contact is already on the list.

    If you're franchise is already on the list you shouldn't have further considerations

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  • [–] 16 points 1 day ago (1 child)

    I strongly agree with the alt text, The Land Before Time should have been on this list

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  • [–] 16 points 1 day ago (1 child)

    The Predator entries seem suspect. If Prey is the fifth movie, then they’re not counting the AvP crossovers. But if Badlands is the ninth, they are.

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  • [–] 13 points 23 hours ago

    It took me just a little too long to realize that this considers the MCU as a single franchise. I was trying to figure out how there were ten Guardians of the Galaxy movies. Then again with Doctor Strange.

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  • [–] 11 points 19 hours ago (4 children)

    I would argue that while TESB is the best Star Wars movie, Terminator 2 is a better movie in absolute terms.

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  • [–] 0 points 17 hours ago (3 children)

    It's not the best movie in a series, it's "the best 7th movie in any series."

    Not many franchises have 7 movies or more, so I understand how he landed there.

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  • [–] 4 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

    I'm talking about the 2 slot, not the 7 slot.

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  • [–] 4 points 14 hours ago

    Are there really no better seventh movies than A New New Hope?

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  • [–] 3 points 17 hours ago

    guarantee you there's over 15 original series godzillas

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  • Debatable :)

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  • [–] 2 points 23 hours ago

    So Mission Impossible is 6? Kind of confusing.

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  • [–] -2 points 1 day ago (3 children)