The 27 greatest movie franchises of all time, according to critics

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27. "Die Hard" — 58.4%

27. "Die Hard" — 58.4%

"Die Hard" (1988) — 70%
"Die Hard 2: Die Harder" (1990) — 67%
"Die Hard: With a Vengeance" (1995) — 58%
"Live Free or Die Hard" (2007) — 69%
"A Good Day to Die Hard" (2013) — 28%

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26. "Alien" — 59.5%

26. "Alien" — 59.5%

"Alien" (1979) — 83%
"Aliens" (1986) — 84%
"Alien 3" (1992) — 59%
"Alien Resurrection" (1997) — 63%
"Alien vs. Predator" (2004) — 29%
"Aliens vs. Predator - Requiem" (2007) — 29%
"Prometheus" (2012) — 64%
"Alien: Covenant" (2017) — 65%

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25. "Jack Ryan" — 59.6%

25. "Jack Ryan" — 59.6%

"The Hunt for Red October" (1990) — 58%
"Patriot Games" (1992) — 64%
"Clear and Present Danger" (1994) — 74%
"The Sum of All Fears" (2002) — 45%
"Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit" (2014) — 57%

24. "View Askewniverse" — 60.0%

24. "View Askewniverse" — 60.0%

"Clerks" (1994) — 70%
"Mallrats" (1995) — 41%
"Chasing Amy" (1997) — 71%
"Dogma" (1999) — 62%
"Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back" (2001) — 51%
"Clerks II" (2006) — 65%

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23. "Dirty Harry" — 60.8%

23. "Dirty Harry" — 60.8%

"Dirty Harry" (1971) — 90%
"Magnum Force" (1973) — 58%
"The Enforcer" (1976) — 58%
"Sudden Impact" (1983) — 52%
"The Dead Pool" (1988) — 46%

22. "Rocky" — 61.1%

22. "Rocky" — 61.1%

"Rocky" (1976) — 70%
"Rocky II" (1979) — 61%
"Rocky III" (1982) — 57%
"Rocky IV" (1985) — 40%
"Rocky V" (1990) — 55%
"Rocky Balboa" (2006) — 63%
"Creed" (2015) — 82%

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21. "Barbershop" — 61.3%

21. "Barbershop" — 61.3%

"Barbershop" (2002) — 66%
"Barbershop 2: Back in Business" (2004) — 59%
"Beauty Shop" (2005) — 53%
"Barbershop: The Next Cut" (2016) — 67%

20. "James Bond" — 62.1%

20. "James Bond" — 62.1%

"Dr. No" (1962) — 78%
"From Russia With Love" (1963) — 85%
"Goldfinger" (1964) — 87%
"Thunderball" (1965) — 64%
"Casino Royale" (1967) — 48%
"You Only Live Twice" (1967) — 61%
"On Her Majesty's Secret Service" (1969) — 61%
"Diamonds Are Forever" (1971) — 59%
"Live and Let Die" (1973) — 55%
"The Man With the Golden Gun" (1974) — 43%
"The Spy Who Loved Me" (1977) — 55%
"Moonraker" (1979) — 66%
"For Your Eyes Only" (1981) — 54%
"Octopussy" (1983) — 63%
"Never Say Never Again" (1983) — 68%
"A View to a Kill" (1985) — 40%
"The Living Daylights" (1987) — 60%
"Licence to Kill" (1989) — 58%
"GoldenEye" (1995) — 65%
"Tomorrow Never Dies" (1997) — 52%
"The World Is Not Enough" (1999) — 57%
"Die Another Day" (2002) — 56%
"Casino Royale" (2006) — 80%
"Quantum of Solace" (2008) — 58%
"Skyfall" (2012) — 81%
"Spectre" (2015) — 60%

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19. "Batman" — 62.3%

19. "Batman" — 62.3%

"Batman" (1966) — 71%
"Batman" (1989) — 69%
"Batman Returns" (1992) — 68%
"Batman Forever" (1995) — 51%
"Batman and Robin" (1997) — 28%
"Batman Begins" (2005) — 70%
"The Dark Knight" (2008) — 82%
"The Dark Knight Rises" (2012) — 78%
"Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" (2016) — 44%

16 (tie). "Hannibal Lecter" — 62.4%

16 (tie). "Hannibal Lecter" — 62.4%

"Manhunter" (1986) — 75%
"The Silence of the Lambs" (1991) — 85%
"Hannibal" (2001) — 57%
"Red Dragon" (2002) — 60%
"Hannibal Rising" (2007) — 35%

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16 (tie). "Terminator" — 62.4%

16 (tie). "Terminator" — 62.4%

"The Terminator" (1984) — 84%
"Terminator 2: Judgment Day" (1991) — 75%
"Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines" (2003) — 66%
"Terminator Salvation" (2009) — 49%
"Terminator Genisys" (2015) — 38%

16 (tie). "Planet of the Apes" — 62.4%

16 (tie). "Planet of the Apes" — 62.4%

"Planet of the Apes" (1968) — 79%
"Beneath the Planet of the Apes" (1970) — 46%
"Escape from the Planet of the Apes" (1971) — 69%
"Conquest of the Planet of the Apes" (1972) — 49%
"Battle for the Planet of the Apes" (1973) — 40%
"Planet of the Apes" (2001) — 50%
"Rise of the Planet of the Apes" (2011) — 68%
"Dawn of the Planet of the Apes" (2014) — 79%
"War for the Planet of the Apes" (2017) — 82%

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15. "Star Trek" — 62.5%

15. "Star Trek" — 62.5%

"Star Trek: The Motion Picture" (1979) — 48%
"Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan" (1982) — 66%
"Star Trek III: The Search for Spock" (1984) — 56%
"Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home" (1986) — 71%
"Star Trek V: The Final Frontier" (1989) — 43%
"Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country" (1991) — 65%
"Star Trek Generations" (1994) — 55%
"Star Trek: First Contact" (1996) — 71%
"Star Trek: Insurrection" (1998) — 64%
"Star Trek: Nemesis" (2002) — 51%
"Star Trek" (2009) — 82%
"Star Trek Into Darkness" (2013) — 72%
"Star Trek Beyond" (2016) — 68%

14. "X-Men" — 62.8%

14. "X-Men" — 62.8%

"X-Men" (2000) — 64%
"X2: X-Men United" (2003) — 68%
"X-Men: The Last Stand" (2006) — 58%
"X-Men Origins: Wolverine" (2009) — 40%
"X-Men: First Class" (2011) — 65%
"The Wolverine" (2013) — 61%
"X-Men: Days of Future Past" (2014) — 75%
"Deadpool" (2016) — 65%
"X-Men: Apocalypse" (2016) — 52%
"Logan" (2017) — 77%
"Deadpool 2" (2018) — 66%

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13. "Ocean's Eleven" — 63.8%

13. "Ocean's Eleven" — 63.8%

"Ocean's Eleven" (2001) — 74%
"Ocean's Twelve" (2004) — 58%
"Ocean's Thirteen" (2007) — 62%
"Ocean's 8" (2018) — 61%

12. "The Muppets" — 62.5%

12. "The Muppets" — 62.5%

"The Muppet Movie" (1979) — 74%
"The Great Muppet Caper" (1981) — 70%
"The Muppets Take Manhattan" (1984) — 64%
"The Muppet Christmas Carol" (1992) — 64%
"Muppet Treasure Island" (1996) — 64%
"Muppets from Space" (1999) — 53%
"The Muppets" (2011) — 75%
"Muppets Most Wanted" (2014) — 61%

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11. "Spider-Man" — 67.8%

11. "Spider-Man" — 67.8%

"Spider-Man" (2002) — 73%
"Spider-Man 2" (2004) — 83%
"Spider-Man 3" (2007) — 59%
"The Amazing Spider-Man" (2012) — 66%
"The Amazing Spider-Man 2" (2014) — 53%
"Spider-Man: Homecoming" (2017) — 73%

10. "Indiana Jones" — 68.0%

10. "Indiana Jones" — 68.0%

"Raiders of the Lost Ark" (1981) — 85%
"Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" (1984) — 57%
"Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" (1989) — 65%
"Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" (2008) — 65%

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8 (tie). "The Hunger Games" — 68.3%

8 (tie). "The Hunger Games" — 68.3%

"The Hunger Games" (2012) — 68%
"The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" (2013) — 76%
"The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1" (2014) — 64%
"The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2" (2015) — 65%

8 (tie). "Millennium Series" — 68.3%

8 (tie). "Millennium Series" — 68.3%

"The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" (2009) — 76%
"The Girl Who Played with Fire" (2010) — 66%
"The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest" (2010) — 60%
"The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" (2011) — 71%

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7. "Marvel Cinematic Universe" — 68.4%

7. "Marvel Cinematic Universe" — 68.4%

"Iron Man" (2008) — 79%
"The Incredible Hulk" (2008) — 61%
"Iron Man 2" (2010) — 57%
"Thor" (2011) — 57%
"Captain America: The First Avenger" (2011) — 66%
"Marvel's The Avengers" (2012) — 69%
"Iron Man 3" (2013) — 62%
"Thor: The Dark World" (2013) — 54%
"Captain America: The Winter Soldier" (2014) — 70%
"Guardians of the Galaxy" (2014) — 76%
"Avengers: Age of Ultron" (2015) — 66%
"Ant-Man" (2015) — 64%
"Captain America: Civil War" (2016) — 75%
"Doctor Strange" (2016) — 72%
"Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" (2017) — 67%
"Spider-Man: Homecoming" (2017) — 73%
"Thor: Ragnarok" (2017) — 74%
"Black Panther" (2018) — 88%
"Avengers: Infinity War" (2018) — 68%
"Ant-Man and the Wasp" (2018) — 70%

6. "Bourne" — 69.0%

6. "Bourne" — 69.0%

"The Bourne Identity" (2002) — 68%
"The Bourne Supremacy" (2004) — 73%
"The Bourne Ultimatum" (2007) — 85%
"The Bourne Legacy" (2012) — 61%
"Jason Bourne" (2016) — 58%

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5. "Star Wars" — 69.6%

5. "Star Wars" — 69.6%

"Star Wars" (1977) — 90%
"The Empire Strikes Back" (1980) — 82%
"Return of the Jedi" (1983) — 58%
"Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace" (1999) — 51%
"Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones" (2002) — 54%
"Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith" (2005) — 68%
"Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens" (2015) — 81%
"Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" (2016) — 65%
"Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi" (2017) — 85%
"Solo: A Star Wars Story" (2018) — 62%

4. "Mission: Impossible" — 69.7%

4. "Mission: Impossible" — 69.7%

"Mission: Impossible" (1996) — 59%
"Mission: Impossible 2" (2000) — 59%
"Mission: Impossible III" (2006) — 66%
"Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol" (2011) — 73%
"Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation" (2015) — 75%
"Mission: Impossible - Fallout" (2018) — 86%

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3. "Harry Potter" — 73.0%

3. "Harry Potter" — 73.0%

"Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" (2001) — 64%
"Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" (2002) — 63%
"Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" (2004) — 82%
"Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" (2005) — 81%
"Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" (2007) — 71%
"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" (2009) — 78%
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1" (2010) — 65%
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2" (2011) — 87%
"Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them" (2016) — 66%

2. "Middle-earth" — 76.0%

2. "Middle-earth" — 76.0%

"The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" (2001) — 92%
"The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" (2002) — 87%
"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" (2003) — 94%
"The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" (2012) — 58%
"The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" (2013) — 66%
"The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies" (2014) — 59%

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1. "Mad Max" — 77.8%

1. "Mad Max" — 77.8%

"Mad Max" (1979) — 73%
"The Road Warrior" (1981) — 77%
"Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome" (1985) — 71%
"Mad Max: Fury Road" (2015) — 90%