Franchises' Best
In this list I'm ranking my (up to) 5 favourite entries of all film franchises I know. These franchises are represented by their first film in release order.
It has to have at least three films and I must have seen at least two of them.
If I have watched more than four of one series I'll write how many I've watched after a slash.
It has to have at least three films and I must have seen at least two of them.
If I have watched more than four of one series I'll write how many I've watched after a slash.
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- DirectorSidney OlcottStarsR. Henderson BlandPercy DyerGene GauntierAn account of the life of Jesus Christ according to the New Testament, told as a series of tableaus interspersed with Bible verses.Jesus (1912-2014) dozends of films /5
The Miracle Maker (2000)
The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
Jesus (1999)
Jesus (1979)
Mary Magdalene (2018) - DirectorArthur BertheletStarsWilliam GilletteMarjorie KayErnest MaupainWhen a couple of swindlers hold young Alice Faulkner against her will in order to discover the whereabouts of letters which could spell scandal for the royal family, Sherlock Holmes is on the case.Sherlock Holmes (1916-2017) more than 100 films /25
Sherlock: The Reichenbach Fall (2012)
Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia (2012)
Sherlock: His Last Vow (2014)
Sherlock: The Hounds of Baskerville (2012)
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride (2016)
not counting BBC's Sherlock my ranking would look like this
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959)
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976)
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939)
A Study in Terror (1965)
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970) - DirectorRupert JulianStarsRupert JulianJohn CookClaire McDowellA heartwarming retelling of Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol' where Ebeneezer Scrooge is visited by three spirits in an attempt to save his soul.A Christmas Carol (1916-2009) more than a dozend films /5
Scrooged (1988)
Blackadder's Christmas Carol (1988)
Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983)
The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
A Christmas Carol (1997) - DirectorJohn EmersonStarsHerbert Beerbohm TreeConstance CollierWilfred LucasShakespeare's tragedy of the Scots nobleman whose ambition leads him to betrayal, murder, and damnation.Macbeth (1916-2015) nearly 20 films
Throne of Blood (1957)
Macbeth (1948) - DirectorCharles SwickardStarsOrrin JohnsonDorothy DaltonLouise GlaumD'Artagnan goes to Paris and becomes a member of the famous King's Musketeers. The Queen sends him on a dangerous mission to England. His three companions are either captured or put out of commission in the course of fights on foot and horseback. D'Artagnan reaches London and recovers from the Duke of Buckingham a pair of studs the Queen gave him as tokens of regard. On the ship on which he returns the hero is captured by his deadly enemy, De Rochfort. Jumping over the side, he clings to the chains of the vessel till it reaches port in France. He restores the studs to the Queen, and she has them put back into the necklace where they belong. Cardinal Richelieu has induced the King to command the Queen to appear wearing the necklace at a great court ball. When he sees the complete necklace, his plan to embarrass the Queen falls through. In addition to obtaining the favor of the Queen, D'Artagnan is rejoiced over the safe return of his comrades and his reward from his sweetheart for his bravery.The Three Musketeers (1916-2013) around 50 films
The Man in the Iron Mask (1998)
Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers (2004) - DirectorWilliam V. MongStarsEdward AlexanderCharles PerleyNoah BeeryThis silent movie is about a boy, David who befriends a prince, and begins spending all of his time with the prince, causing his old pal, Jonathan to doubt their friendship.House David (1917-2016) around 20 films /3
David and Bathsheba (1951)
Solomon and Sheba (1959)
David (1997) - DirectorScott SidneyStarsElmo LincolnEnid MarkeyTrue BoardmanReared by a childless ape, the orphaned heir of the Greystokes becomes one of the apes. Then Dr Porter organises a rescue expedition, and his beautiful daughter Jane catches his attention. Has Tarzan of the Apes found the perfect mate?Tarzan (1918-2016) around 60 films
Tarzan (1999)
Tarzan II (2005)
Tarzan & Jane (2002) - DirectorChester M. FranklinSidney FranklinStarsFrancis CarpenterVirginia Lee CorbinViolet RadcliffeYoung Jim Hawkins is caught up with the pirate Long John Silver in search of the buried treasure of the buccaneer Captain Flint, in this adaptation of the classic novel by Robert Louis Stevenson.Treasure Island (1918-2012) more than 20 films
Treasure Planet (2002)
Muppet Treasure Island (1996)
Treasure Island (1972)
Die Schatzinsel (2007) - DirectorCharles ChaplinStarsCharles ChaplinEdna PurvianceJackie CooganThe Tramp cares for an abandoned child, but events put their relationship in jeopardy.Tramp (1921-1940) 6 feature-length films /all
The Great Dictator (1940)
The Gold Rush (1925)
The Kid (1921)
Modern Times (1936)
The Circus (1928) - DirectorSvend GadeHeinz SchallStarsAsta NielsenPaul ConradiMathilde BrandtDanish silent movie-star Asta Nielsen formed her own production company to make this film, in which new elements are combined with features (and a few lines) familiar from Shakespeare's version of the legend. The most important of these changes sees Hamlet made into a female character - a princess forced to masquerade as a man by her scheming mother; from this follows Hamlet's secret passion for Horatio and rivalry with Ophelia for his love. Queen Gertrude is here presented as conspiring in her first husband's murder, and the old king's ghost does not appear - young Hamlet merely hears a voice from the tomb and (apparently) dreams of him. In addition, Hamlet now kills Claudius (in a fire) immediately upon returning from Norway with an army led by old school- friend Fortinbras, and it falls to Gertrude to engineer Hamlet's death in the fencing match as well as kill herself by accidentally drinking the poisoned wine.Hamlet (1921-2014) dozends of films
Hamlet (1948)
Hamlet (1996) - DirectorF.W. MurnauStarsMax SchreckAlexander GranachGustav von WangenheimVampire Count Orlok expresses interest in a new residence and real estate agent Hutter's wife.Dracula (1922-2014) more than 200 films /13
Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)
Horror of Dracula (1958)
The Monster Squad (1987)
Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966)
Dracula (1931) - DirectorAllan DwanStarsDouglas FairbanksWallace BeerySam De GrasseA nobleman becomes the vigilante Robin Hood who protects the oppressed English people from the tyrannical Prince John.Robin Hood (1922-2018) dozends of films
Robin Hood (1973)
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
Robin Hood (2010) - DirectorCecil B. DeMilleStarsTheodore RobertsCharles de RochefortEstelle TaylorAfter hearing the story of Moses, the sons of a devout Christian mother go their own ways, and the atheist brother's breaking of the Ten Commandments leads to tragedy.Moses (1923-2016) more than 10 films
The Prince of Egypt (1998)
The Ten Commandments (1956)
Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014) - DirectorHerbert BrenonStarsBetty BronsonErnest TorrenceGeorge AliPeter Pan enters the nursery of the Darling children and, with the help of fairy dust, leads them off to Never Never Land, where they meet the nefarious Captain Hook.Peter Pan (1924-2015) more than 10 films
Peter Pan (1953)
Peter Pan (2003) - DirectorPhil RosenStarsGeorge A. BillingsDanny HoyRuth CliffordA biographical film featuring the presidency and assassination of Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War.Abraham Lincoln (1924-2014) some films
Lincoln (2012)
Abraham Lincoln (1930) - DirectorPingqian LiStarsShan HuZhizhi ZhangMulan (1927-2009) 8 films
Mulan (1998)
Mulan II (2004) - DirectorJames WhaleStarsColin CliveMae ClarkeBoris KarloffDr Henry Frankenstein is obsessed with assembling a living being from parts of several exhumed corpses.Frankenstein (1931-2015) dozends of films /6
Frankenstein (1931)
The Monster Squad (1987)
The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958)
Bride of Frankenstein (1935) - DirectorKarl FreundStarsBoris KarloffZita JohannDavid MannersA resurrected Egyptian mummy searches Cairo for the girl he believes to be his long-lost princess.The Mummy (1932-2017) 18 films /5
The Mummy (1959)
The Mummy (1999)
The Mummy Returns (2001)
The Mummy's Hand (1940)
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008) - DirectorMerian C. CooperErnest B. SchoedsackStarsFay WrayRobert ArmstrongBruce CabotA film crew goes to a tropical island for a location shoot, where they capture a colossal ape who takes a shine to their blonde starlet, and bring him back to New York City.King Kong (1933-2021) 9 films
King Kong (2005)
King Kong (1933)
Kong: Skull Island (2017) - DirectorNorman Z. McLeodHugh HarmanRudolf IsingStarsRichard ArlenRoscoe AtesWilliam AustinIn Victorian England a bored young girl dreams that she has entered a fantasy world called Wonderland populated by even more fantastic characters.Alice in Wonderland (1933-2016) around 40 films
Alice in Wonderland (2010)
Alice in Wonderland (1951) - DirectorZoltan KordaStarsSabuJoseph CalleiaJohn QualenA boy raised by wild animals tries to adapt to human village life.Jungle Book (1942-2016) 8 films?
The Jungle Book (1967)
The Jungle Book 2 (2003) - DirectorJean CocteauRené ClémentStarsJean MaraisJosette DayMila ParélyA beautiful young woman takes her father's place as the prisoner of a mysterious beast, who wishes to marry her.Beauty and the Beast (1946-2017) 11 films
Beauty and the Beast (1991)
Beauty and the Beast (2017) - DirectorClaude MisonneStarsA. CharlesR. ChrusR. DarvèreIn pursuit of mysterious boxes of crab, Tintin will meet the one who will become his inseparable friend: Captain Haddock.Tintin (1947-2011) 6 films
The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn (2011)
Tintin and the Temple of the Sun (1969)
Tintin and the Lake of Sharks (1972) - DirectorChristian NybyHoward HawksStarsKenneth TobeyMargaret SheridanJames ArnessScientists and American Air Force officials fend off a bloodthirsty alien organism while at a remote arctic outpost.The Thing (1951-2011) 3 films
The Thing (1982)
The Thing from Another World (1951) - DirectorLee SholemStarsGeorge ReevesPhyllis CoatesJeff CoreyWhen underground beings explore the surface world from a deep oil well and inadvertently cause a panic, only Superman can prevent a tragedy.Superman (1951-2021) around 30 films /12
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns: Part 2 (2013)
The Batman Superman Movie: World's Finest (1998)
Superman Returns (2006)
Justice League: The New Frontier (2008)
Superman II (1981)