The Greatest Film Franchises of All-Time
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- DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsMarlon BrandoAl PacinoJames CaanThe aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son.FILMS: The Godfather, The Godfather II, The Godfather III
BEST FILM: The Godfather II - DirectorChristopher NolanStarsChristian BaleMichael CaineKen WatanabeAfter witnessing his parents' death, billionaire Bruce Wayne 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.FILMS: BATMAN BEGINS , THE DARK KNIGHT , THE DARK KNIGHT RISES
BEST FILM: THE DARK KNIGHT - DirectorPeter JacksonStarsElijah WoodIan McKellenOrlando BloomA 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.FILMS: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King
BEST FILM: The Return of the King - DirectorChris ColumbusStarsDaniel RadcliffeRupert GrintEmma WatsonAn orphaned boy enrolls in a school of wizardry, where he learns the truth about himself, his family and the terrible evil that haunts the magical world.FILMS: The Philosopher's Stone, The Chamber of Secrets, The Prisoner of Azkaban, The Goblet of Fire, The Order of the Pheonix, Half-Blood Prince, Deathly Hallows: Part I, Deathly Hallows: Part II
BEST FILM: THE GOBLET OF FIRE - DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsHarrison FordKaren AllenPaul FreemanIn 1936, archaeologists and adventurers of the U.S. government hired Indiana Jones to find the Ark of the Covenant before the Nazis could obtain its extraordinary powers.FILMS: RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK , THE TEMPLE OF DOOM , THE LAST CRUSADE , THE KINGDOM OF CRYSTAL SKULL
BEST FILM: THE LAST CRUSADE - DirectorTerence YoungStarsSean ConneryUrsula AndressBernard LeeA resourceful British government agent seeks answers in a case involving the disappearance of a colleague and the disruption of the American space program.FILMS: Dr. No, From Russia with Love, Goldfinger, Thunderball, You Only Live Twice, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Diamonds Are Forever, Live and Let Die, The Man with the Golden Gun, The Spy Who Loved Me, Moonraker, For Your Eyes Only, Octopussy, A View to a Kill, The Living Daylights, Licence to Kill, GoldenEye, Tomorrow Never Dies, The World Is Not Enough, Die Another Day, Casino Royale,Quantum of Solace
BEST FILM: CASINO ROYALE - DirectorSergio LeoneStarsClint EastwoodGian Maria VolontèMarianne KochA wandering gunfighter plays two rival families against each other in a town torn apart by greed, pride, and revenge.FILMS: A Fistful of Dollars, For a Few Dollars More, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
BEST FILM: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly - DirectorGeorge LucasStarsMark HamillHarrison FordCarrie FisherLuke 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.FILMS: The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones, Revenge of the Sith, A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi
BEST FILM: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK - DirectorJohn McTiernanStarsBruce WillisAlan RickmanBonnie BedeliaA 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.FILMS: Die Hard
Die Hard 2
Die Hard with a Vengeance
Live Free or Die Hard
BEST FILM: DIE HARD - DirectorGore VerbinskiStarsJohnny DeppGeoffrey RushOrlando BloomBlacksmith Will Turner teams up with eccentric pirate "Captain" Jack Sparrow to save Elizabeth Swann, the governor's daughter and his love, from Jack's former pirate allies, who are now undead.FILMS: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Dead Man's Chest, At World's End, On Stranger Tides
BEST FILM: The Curse of the Black Pearl - DirectorJames CameronStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerLinda HamiltonMichael BiehnA cyborg assassin from the future attempts to find and kill a young woman who is destined to give birth to a warrior that will lead a resistance to save humankind from extinction.FILMS: The Terminator , Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines , Terminator Salvation
BEST FILM: TERMINATOR 2: JUDGEMENT DAY - DirectorJames CameronStarsSigourney WeaverMichael BiehnCarrie HennDecades after surviving the Nostromo incident, Ellen Ripley is sent out to re-establish contact with a terraforming colony but finds herself battling the Alien Queen and her offspring.FILMS: Alien, Aliens, Alien 3, Alien: Resurrection, Alien vs. Predator, Alien vs. Predator - Requiem
BEST FILM: ALIENS - DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsSam NeillLaura DernJeff GoldblumAn industrialist invites some experts to visit his theme park of cloned dinosaurs. After a power failure, the creatures run loose, putting everyone's lives, including his grandchildren's, in danger.FILMS: Jurassic Park, The Lost World, Jurassic Park III
BEST FILM: JURASSIC PARK - DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsMichael J. FoxChristopher LloydLea ThompsonMarty 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.FILMS: BACK TO THE FUTURE , BACK TO THE FUTURE 2 , BACK TO THE FUTURE 3
BEST FILM: BACK TO THE FUTURE - DirectorTim BurtonStarsMark WahlbergHelena Bonham CarterTim RothIn 2029, an Air Force astronaut crash-lands on a mysterious planet where evolved, talking apes dominate a race of primitive humans.FILMS: Planet of the Apes (1968), Beneath the Planet of the Apes, Escape from the Planet of the Apes, Conquest of the Planet of the Apes, Battle for the Planet of the Apes, Planet of the Apes (2001), Rise of the Planet of the Apes
BEST FILM: PLANET OF THE APES (1968) - DirectorDoug LimanStarsFranka PotenteMatt DamonChris CooperA 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.FILMS: THE BOURNE IDENTITY, THE BOURNE SUPREMACY, THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM
BEST FILM: THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM - DirectorsLana WachowskiLilly WachowskiStarsKeanu ReevesLaurence FishburneCarrie-Anne MossWhen a beautiful stranger leads computer hacker Neo to a forbidding underworld, he discovers the shocking truth--the life he knows is the elaborate deception of an evil cyber-intelligence.FILMS: THE MATRIX, THE MATRIX RELOADED, THE MATRIX REVOLUTIONS
BEST FILM: THE MATRIX - DirectorBryan SingerStarsPatrick StewartHugh JackmanIan McKellenIn a world where mutants (evolved super-powered humans) exist and are discriminated against, two groups form for an inevitable clash: the supremacist Brotherhood, and the pacifist X-Men.FILMS: THE X-MEN , X2 , THE LAST STAND, X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE , X-Men: First Class
BEST FILM: X2 - DirectorTed KotcheffStarsSylvester StalloneBrian DennehyRichard CrennaA veteran Green Beret is forced by a cruel Sheriff and his deputies to flee into the mountains and wage an escalating one-man war against his pursuers.FILMS: First Blood , Rambo: First Blood Part II , Rambo III , Rambo
BEST FILM: Rambo: First Blood Part II - DirectorChris ColumbusStarsMacaulay CulkinJoe PesciDaniel SternAn eight-year-old troublemaker, mistakenly left home alone, must defend his home against a pair of burglars on Christmas Eve.FILMS: HOME ALONE, HOME ALONE 2 : LOST IN NEW YORK, HOME ALONE 3
BEST FILM: LOST IN NEW YORK - DirectorJames WanStarsCary ElwesLeigh WhannellDanny GloverTwo men awaken to find themselves on the opposite sides of a dead body, each with specific instructions to kill the other or face consequences. These two are the latest victims of the Jigsaw Killer.FILMS: SAW, SAW 2 , SAW 3 , SAW 4 , SAW 5 , SAW 6 ,SAW 3D
BEST FILM: SAW - DirectorRichard DonnerStarsChristopher ReeveMargot KidderGene HackmanAn alien orphan is sent from his dying planet to Earth, where he grows up to become his adoptive home's first and greatest superhero.FILMS: SUPERMAN, SUPERMAN 2 , SUPERMAN 3 , SUPERMAN 4: THE QUEST FOR PEACE, SUPERMAN RETURNS
BEST FILM: SUPERMAN RETURNS - DirectorsDon SiegelClint EastwoodStarsClint EastwoodAndrew RobinsonHarry GuardinoWhen a man calling himself "the Scorpio Killer" menaces San Francisco, tough-as-nails Police Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan is assigned to track down the crazed psychopath.FILMS: Dirty Harry , Magnum Force, The Enforcer , Sudden Impact, The Dead Pool
BEST FILM: DIRTY HARRY - DirectorRichard DonnerStarsMel GibsonDanny GloverGary BuseyTwo newly paired cops who are complete opposites must put aside their differences in order to catch a gang of drug smugglers.FILMS: LETHAL WEAPON, LETHAL WEAPON 2 , LETHAL WEAPON 3 , LETHAL WEAPON 4
BEST FILM: LETHAL WEAPON - DirectorJohn G. AvildsenStarsSylvester StalloneTalia ShireBurt YoungA small-time Philadelphia boxer gets a supremely rare chance to fight the world heavyweight champion in a bout in which he strives to go the distance for his self-respect.FILMS: Rocky , Rocky II , Rocky III , Rocky IV , Rocky V , Rocky Balboa
BEST FILM: ROCKY
