Determining whether a film is a sequel or a prequel is not as clear as one might think. Some of the films listed below, such as Three Colors: Red (1994) and Dogma (1999), can be called sequels only in the loosest sense. Furthermore, some can make a case that films like The Silence of the Lambs (1991) and Pulp Fiction (1994) are sequels. Unless otherwise indicated, the original film(s) are on the Master List and rank higher than the sequel.
| Rank | Title | Year | Director(s) | Original Film(s) | Overall Rank |
| 1 | The Godfather: Part II | 1974 | Francis Ford Coppola | The Godfather (1972) | 18 |
| 2 | The Empire Strikes Back | 1980 | Irvin Kershner | Star Wars (1977) | 36 |
| 3 | The Good, the Bad and the Ugly | 1966 | Sergio Leone | A Fistful of Dollars1 (1964) and For a Few Dollars More1 (1965) | 44 |
| 4 | The Dark Knight | 2008 | Christopher Nolan | Batman Begins1 (2005) | 47 |
| 5 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | 2003 | Peter Jackson | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) and The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers1 (2002) | 48 |
| 6 | Aliens | 1986 | James Cameron | Alien (1979) | 61 |
| 7 | Terminator 2: Judgment Day | 1991 | James Cameron | The Terminator1 (1984) | 66 |
| 8 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | 2002 | Peter Jackson | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) | 67 |
| 9 | In the Mood for Love | 2000 | Kar-Wai Wong | Days of Being Wild1 (1991) | 135 |
| 10 | Bride of Frankenstein | 1935 | James Whale | Frankenstein (1931) | 155 |
| 11 | Return of the Jedi | 1983 | Richard Marquand | Star Wars (1977) and The Empire Strikes Back (1980) | 236 |
| 12 | Goldfinger | 1964 | Guy Hamilton | Dr. No1 (1962) and From Russia with Love1 (1963) | 244 |
| 13 | Toy Story 3 | 2010 | Lee Unkrich | Toy Story (1995) and Toy Story 21 (1999) | 261 |
| 14 | Three Colors: Red | 1994 | Krzysztof Kieslowski | Three Colors: Blue1 (1993) and Three Colors: White1 (1993) | 282 |
| 15 | The Road Warrior | 1981 | George Miller | Mad Max1 (1979) | 295 |
| 16 | Playtime | 1967 | Jacques Tati | Mr. Hulot’s Holiday1 (1953) and Mon Oncle1 (1958) | 300 |
| 17 | Dawn of the Dead | 1978 | George A. Romero | Night of the Living Dead (1968) | 307 |
| 18 | Toy Story 2 | 1999 | John Lasseter | Toy Story (1995) | 310 |
| 19 | Before Sunset | 2004 | Richard Linklater | Before Sunrise1 (1995) | 315 |
| 20 | Evil Dead II | 1987 | Sam Raimi | The Evil Dead1 (1981) | 369 |
| 21 | Mad Max: Fury Road | 2015 | George Miller | Mad Max1 (1979), The Road Warrior (1981), and Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome2 (1985) | 377 |
| 22 | Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade | 1989 | Steven Spielberg | Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom1 (1984) | 380 |
| 23 | The Bourne Ultimatum | 2007 | Paul Greengrass | The Bourne Identity1 (2002) and The Bourne Supremacy1 (2004) | 384 |
| 24 | Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan | 1982 | Nicholas Meyer | Star Trek: The Motion Picture2 (1979) | 393 |
| 25 | The World of Apu | 1959 | Satyajit Ray | Pather Panchali (1955) and Aparajito1 (1957) | 402 |
| 26 | Casino Royale | 2006 | Martin Campbell | Dr. No1 (1962) et al. | 431 |
| 27 | Kill Bill: Vol. 2 | 2004 | Quentin Tarantino | Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) | 439 |
| 28 | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | 2004 | Alfonso Cuarón | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone1 (2001) and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets1 (2002) | 449 |
| 29 | For a Few Dollars More | 1965 | Sergio Leone | A Fistful of Dollars (1964) | 468 |
| 30 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 | 2011 | David Yates | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone1 (2001) et al. | 484 |
| 31 | The Avengers | 2012 | Joss Whedon | Iron Man (2008) et al. | 540 |
| 32 | Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit | 2005 | Steve Box and Nick Park | A Grand Day Out2 (1991), The Wrong Trousers1 (1993), and A Close Shave2 (1995) | 563 |
| 33 | Aparajito | 1956 | Satyajit Ray | Pather Panchali (1955) | 575 |
| 34 | The Dark Knight Rises | 2012 | Christopher Nolan | The Dark Knight (2008) | 614 |
| 35 | Star Trek | 2009 | J.J. Abrams | Star Trek: The Motion Picture2 (1979) et al. | 623 |
| 36 | Three Colors: White | 1994 | Krzysztof Kieslowski | Three Colors: Blue (1993) | 635 |
| 37 | Spider-Man 2 | 2004 | Sam Raimi | Spider-Man1 (2002) | 652 |
| 38 | Mon Oncle | 1958 | Jacques Tati | Mr. Hulot’s Holiday (1953) | 682 |
| 39 | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | 1984 | Steven Spielberg | Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) | 695 |
| 40 | Batman Returns | 1992 | Tim Burton | Batman (1989) | 698 |
| 41 | X2 | 2003 | Bryan Singer | X-Men1 (2000) | 736 |
| 42 | The Bourne Supremacy | 2004 | Paul Greengrass | The Bourne Identity1 (2002) | 737 |
| 43 | The Godfather: Part III | 1990 | Francis Ford Coppola | The Godfather (1972) and The Godfather: Part II (1974) | 774 |
| 44 | Olympia Part Two: Festival of Beauty | 1938 | Leni Riefenstahl | Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations (1938) | 790 |
| 45 | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | 2005 | Mike Newell | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001), Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets1 (2002), and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) | 827 |
| 46 | From Russia with Love | 1963 | Terence Young | Dr. No (1962) | 856 |
| 47 | Zoolander | 2001 | Ben Stiller | Derek Zoolander: Male Model2 (1996) and Derek Zoolander University2 (1997) | 866 |
| 48 | Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens | 2015 | J.J. Abrams | Star Wars (1977) et al. | 925 |
| 49 | Superman II | 1980 | Richard Lester | Superman (1978) | 971 |
| 50 | She Wore a Yellow Ribbon | 1949 | John Ford | Fort Apache (1948) | 1009 |
| 51 | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | 2007 | David Yates | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001) et al. | 1030 |
| 52 | 28 Up | 1984 | Michael Apted | Seven Up!1 (1964), Seven Plus Seven1 (1970), and 21 Up1 (1977) | 1081 |
| 53 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 | 2010 | David Yates | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001) et al. | 1087 |
| 54 | Back to the Future Part II | 1989 | Robert Zemeckis | Back to the Future (1985) | 1095 |
| 55 | Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith | 2005 | George Lucas | Star Wars (1977) et al. | 1139 |
| 56 | 42 Up | 1998 | Michael Apted | Seven Up!1 (1964) et al. | 1144 |
| 57 | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | 2002 | Chris Columbus | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001) | 1151 |
| 58 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | 2009 | David Yates | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001) et al. | 1153 |
| 59 | Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me | 1992 | David Lynch | Twin Peaks1 (1990) | 1189 |
| 60 | Ivan the Terrible, Part II | 1958 | Sergei M. Eisenstein and M. Filimonova | Ivan the Terrible (1945) | 1251 |
| 61 | Skyfall | 2012 | Sam Mendes | Dr. No (1962) et al. | 1259 |
| 62 | Chasing Amy | 1997 | Kevin Smith | Clerks. (1994) and Mallrats2 (1995) | 1263 |
| 63 | Shrek 2 | 2004 | Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury, and Conrad Vernon | Shrek (2001) | 1287 |
| 64 | Captain America: Civil War | 2016 | Anthony and Joe Russo | Captain America: The First Avenger1 (2011) and Captain America: The Winter Soldier1 (2014) | 1289 |
| 65 | 21 Up | 1977 | Michael Apted | Seven Up! (1964) and Seven Plus Seven1 (1970) | 1290 |
| 66 | 2046 | 2004 | Kar-Wai Wong | Days of Being Wild1 (1990) and In the Mood for Love (2000) | 1304 |
| 67 | Day of the Dead | 1985 | George A. Romero | Night of the Living Dead (1968) and Dawn of the Dead (1978) | 1314 |
| 68 | 35 Up | 1991 | Michael Apted | Seven Up! (1964) et al. | 1322 |
| 69 | 49 Up | 2005 | Michael Apted | Seven Up! (1964) et al. | 1329 |
| 70 | Before Midnight | 2013 | Richard Linklater | Before Sunrise (1995) and Before Sunset (2004) | 1336 |
| 71 | Irréversible | 2002 | Gaspar Noé | Carne2 (1991) and I Stand Alone1 (1998) | 1348 |
| 72 | Avengers: Infinity War | 2018 | Anthony and Joe Russo | The Avengers (2012) and Avengers: Age of Ultron1 (2015) | 1384 |
| 73 | Die Hard with a Vengeance | 1995 | John McTiernan | Die Hard (1988) and Die Hard 21 (1990) | 1390 |
| 74 | Army of Darkness | 1992 | Sam Raimi | The Evil Dead (1981) and Evil Dead II (1987) | 1399 |
| 75 | Seven Plus Seven | 1970 | Michael Apted | Seven Up! (1964) | 1431 |
| 76 | X-Men: First Class | 2011 | Matthew Vaughn | X-Men (2000) et al. | 1449 |
| 77 | Wonder Woman | 2017 | Patty Jenkins | Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice2 (2016) | 1453 |
| 78 | Avengers: Endgame | 2019 | Anthony and Joe Russo | The Avengers (2012), Avengers: Age of Ultron1 (2015), and Avengers: Infinity War (2018) | 1454 |
| 79 | Captain America: The Winter Soldier | 2014 | Anthony and Joe Russo | Captain America: The First Avenger1 (2011) | 1475 |
| 80 | The Queen | 2006 | Stephen Frears | The Deal2 (2003) | 1498 |
| 81 | Through the Olive Trees | 1994 | Abbas Kiarostami | Where Is the Friend's Home? (1987) and And Life Goes on1 (1991) | 1499 |
| 82 | Manon of the Spring | 1986 | Claude Berri | Jean de Florette (1986) | 1503 |
| 83 | Logan | 2017 | James Mangold | X-Men (2000) et al. | 1505 |
| 84 | The Testament of Dr. Mabuse | 1933 | Fritz Lang | Dr. Mabuse: The Gambler (1922) | 1521 |
| 85 | A Shot in the Dark | 1964 | Blake Edwards | The Pink Panther (1963) | 1544 |
| 86 | Kriemhild's Revenge | 1924 | Fritz Lang | Siegfried (1924) | 1574 |
| 87 | X-Men: Days of Future Past | 2014 | Bryan Singer | X-Men (2000) et al. | 1575 |
| 88 | The Color of Money | 1986 | Martin Scorsese | The Hustler (1961) | 1587 |
| 89 | The Barbarian Invasions | 2003 | Denys Arcand | The Decline of the American Empire2 (1986) | 1590 |
| 90 | End of Evangelion | 1997 | Hideaki Anno and Kazuya Tsurumaki | Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth2 (1997) | 1591 |
| 91 | Desperado | 1995 | Robert Rodriguez | El Mariachi1 (1992) | 1613 |
| 92 | Blade Runner 2049 | 2017 | Denis Villeneuve | Blade Runner (1982) | 1647 |
| 93 | The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer | 1961 | Masaki Kobayashi | The Human Condition I: No Greater Love1 (1959) and The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity1 (1959) | 1669 |
| 94 | Star Trek: First Contact | 1996 | Jonathan Frakes | Star Trek: The Motion Picture2 (1979) et al. | 1672 |
| 95 | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | 2012 | Peter Jackson | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002), and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) | 1679 |
| 96 | Rocky II | 1979 | Sylvester Stallone | Rocky (1976) | 1686 |
| 97 | Back to the Future Part III | 1990 | Robert Zemeckis | Back to the Future (1985) and Back to the Future Part II (1989) | 1697 |
| 98 | The Long Day Closes | 1992 | Terence Davies | Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988) | 1701 |
| 99 | Drunken Master II | 1994 | Chia-Liang Liu | Drunken Master2 (1978) | 1761 |
| 100 | Rio Grande | 1950 | John Ford | Fort Apache (1948) and She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949) | 1791 |
| 101 | Stolen Kisses | 1968 | François Truffaut | The 400 Blows (1959) and Love at Twenty2 (1962) | 1860 |
| 102 | Fast Five | 2011 | Justin Lin | The Fast and the Furious1 (2001) et al. | 1882 |
| 103 | The Battle of Chile: Part 2 | 1976 | Patricio Guzmán | The Battle of Chile: Part I (1975 | 1884 |
| 104 | The Matrix Reloaded | 2003 | Lana and Lilly Wachowski | The Matrix (1999) | 1901 |
| 105 | Sanjuro | 1962 | Akira Kurosawa | Yojimbo (1961) | 1921 |
| 106 | Lethal Weapon 2 | 1989 | Richard Donner | Lethal Weapon (1987) | 1932 |
| 107 | O Lucky Man! | 1973 | Lindsay Anderson | If.... (1968) | 1942 |
| 108 | And Life Goes on | 1992 | Abbas Kiarostami | Where Is the Friend's Home? (1987) | 1943 |
| 109 | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest | 2006 | Gore Verbinski | Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) | 1948 |
| 110 | The Hunger Games: Catching Fire | 2013 | Francis Lawrence | The Hunger Games (2012) | 1950 |
| 111 | The Wrong Trousers | 1993 | Nick Park | A Grand Day Out2 (1991) | 1954 |
| 112 | Hellboy II: The Golden Army | 2008 | Guillermo del Toro | Hellboy1 (2004) | 1966 |
| 113 | Thor: Ragnarok | 2017 | Taika Waititi | Thor (2011) and Thor: The Dark World2 (2013) | 1972 |
| 114 | Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home | 1986 | Leonard Nimoy | Star Trek: The Motion Picture2 (1979), Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan (1982), and Star Trek III: The Search for Spock2 (1984) | 1973 |
| 115 | How to Train Your Dragon 2 | 2014 | Dean DeBlois | How to Train Your Dragon (2010) | 1988 |
| 116 | The Battle of Chile: Part 3 | 1979 | Patricio Guzmán | The Battle of Chile: Part I (1975), and The Battle of Chile: Part II (1976) | 2015 |
| 117 | The Spy Who Loved Me | 1977 | Lewis Gilbert | Dr. No (1962) et al. | 2017 |
| 118 | The Raid 2 | 2014 | Gareth Evans | The Raid: Redemption (2011) | 2020 |
| 119 | Die Hard 2 | 1990 | Renny Harlin | Die Hard (1988) | 2022 |
| 120 | 56 Up | 2012 | Michael Apted | Seven Up! (1964) et al. | 2035 |
| 121 | Rocky IV | 1985 | Sylvester Stallone | Rocky (1976), Rocky II (1979), and Rocky III1 (1982) | 2044 |
| 122 | The Look of Silence | 2014 | Joshua Oppenheimer | The Act of Killing (2012) | 2057 |
| 123 | Rogue One: A Star Wars Story | 2016 | Gareth Edwards | Star Wars (1977) et al. | 2060 |
| 124 | Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi | 2017 | Rian Johnson | Star Wars (1977) et al. | 2072 |
| 125 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | 2011 | Brad Bird | Mission: Impossible (1996) et al. | 2080 |
| 126 | Star Trek into Darkness | 2013 | J.J. Abrams | Star Trek: The Motion Picture2 (1979) et al. | 2089 |
| 127 | Rocky III | 1982 | Sylvester Stallone | Rocky (1976) and Rocky II (1979) | 2108 |
| 128 | National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation | 1989 | Jeremiah S. Chechik | National Lampoon's Vacation (1983) | 2170 |
| 129 | Supercop | 1992 | Stanley Tong | Police Story1 (1985) and Police Story 22 (1988) | 2180 |
| 130 | Blade II | 2002 | Guillermo del Toro | Blade (1998) | 2190 |
| 131 | The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug | 2013 | Peter Jackson | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) et al. | 2198 |
| 132 | Paddington 2 | 2017 | Paul King | Paddington2 (2014) | 2202 |
| 133 | Creed | 2015 | Ryan Coogler | Rocky (1976) et al. | 2231 |
| 134 | GoldenEye | 1995 | Martin Campbell | Dr. No (1962) et al. | 2242 |
| 135 | Avengers: Age of Ultron | 2015 | Joss Whedon | The Avengers (2012) | 2249 |
| 136 | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace | 1999 | George Lucas | Star Wars (1977), The Empire Strikes Back (1980), and Return of the Jedi (1983) | 2263 |
| 137 | On Her Majesty's Secret Service | 1969 | Peter R. Hunt | Dr. No (1962) et al. | 2320 |
| 138 | Antonio das Mortes | 1969 | Glauber Rocha | Black God and White Devil (1964) | 2330 |
| 139 | The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity | 1959 | Masaki Kobayashi | The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959) | 2367 |
| 140 | Dog Star Man: Part IV | 1964 | Stan Brakhage | Prelude: Dog Star Man (1962) et al. | 2368 |
| 141 | Dogma | 1999 | Kevin Smith | Clerks. (1994), Mallrats2 (1995), and Chasing Amy (1997) | 2371 |
| 142 | Dawn of the Planet of the Apes | 2014 | Matt Reeves | Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) | 2429 |
| 143 | Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation | 2015 | Christopher McQuarrie | Mission: Impossible (1996) et al. | 2435 |
| 144 | Mission: Impossible III | 2006 | J.J. Abrams | Mission: Impossible (1996) and Mission: Impossible II2 (2000) | 2454 |
| 145 | Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End | 2007 | Gore Verbinski | Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) | 2455 |
| 146 | Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country | 1991 | Nicholas Meyer | Star Trek: The Motion Picture2 (1979) et al. | 2468 |
| 147 | Live Free or Die Hard | 2007 | Len Wiseman | Die Hard (1988) et al. | 2469 |
| 148 | Mission: Impossible - Fallout | 2018 | Christopher McQuarrie | Mission: Impossible (1996) et al. | 2474 |
| 149 | Dog Star Man: Part II | 1963 | Stan Brakhage | Prelude: Dog Star Man (1962), Dog Star Man: Part I1 (1962) | 2482 |
| 150 | Dog Star Man: Part I | 1962 | Stan Brakhage | Prelude: Dog Star Man (1962) | 2499 |
| 151 | Incredibles 2 | 2018 | Brad Bird | The Incredibles (2004 | 2505 |
| 152 | Dog Star Man: Part III | 1964 | Stan Brakhage | Prelude: Dog Star Man (1962), Dog Star Man: Part I (1962), and Dog Star Man: Part II (1963) | 2506 |
| 153 | The Matrix Revolutions | 2003 | Lana and Lilly Wachowski | The Matrix (1999) and The Matrix Reloaded (2003) | 2507 |
| 154 | Thunderball | 1965 | Terence Young | Dr. No (1962), From Russia with Love (1963), and Goldfinger (1964) | 2535 |
| 155 | Ju-on: The Grudge | 2002 | Takashi Shimizu | Ju-on: The Curse2 (2000) and Ju-on: The Curse 22 (2000) | 2566 |
| 156 | The Castle of Cagliostro | 1979 | Hayao Miyazaki | Lupin the 3rd: The Mystery of Mamo2 (1978) | 2576 |
| 157 | Iron Man 3 | 2013 | Shane Black | Iron Man (2008) and Iron Man 22 (2010) | 2583 |
| 158 | The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh | 1977 | John Lounsbery and Wolfgang Reitherman | Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree2 (1966), Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day2 (1968), and Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too2 (1974) | 2625 |
| 159 | The Curse of the Cat People | 1944 | Robert Wise and Gunther von Fritsch | Cat People (1942) | 2693 |
| 160 | I Stand Alone | 1998 | Gaspar Noé | Carne2 (1991) | 2717 |
| 161 | The River | 1997 | Ming-liang Tsai | Rebels of the Neon God2 (1992) and Vive L'Amour2 (1994) | 2730 |
| 162 | Clear and Present Danger | 1994 | Phillip Noyce | The Hunt for Red October (1990) and Patriot Games2 (1992) | 2786 |
| 163 | 28 Weeks Later | 2007 | Juan Carlos Fresnadillo | 28 Days Later… (2002) | 2788 |
1 Indicates that the original film is on the Master List but is ranked lower than the sequel/prequel.
2 Indicates that the original film is not on the Master List.