These critic scores were calculated by Metacritic. Note: only franchises with four or more movies were included, not trilogies.

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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%

“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%

“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%

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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%

“Dirty Harry” (1971) — 90%

“Magnum Force” (1973) — 58%

“The Enforcer” (1976) — 58%

“Sudden Impact” (1983) — 52%

“The Dead Pool” (1988) — 46%

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22. “Terminator” — 61%

“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%

“Terminator: Dark Fate” (2019) — 54%

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21. “X-Men” — 61.2%

“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%, “Dark Phoenix” (2019) — 43%

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20. “Barbershop” — 61.3%

“Barbershop” (2002) — 66%

“Barbershop 2: Back in Business” (2004) — 59%

“Beauty Shop” (2005) — 53%

“Barbershop: The Next Cut” (2016) — 67%

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19. “Rocky” — 61.7%

“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%

“Creed II” (2018) — 66%

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18 (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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18 (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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16. (tie) “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%

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16. (tie) “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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14. Millennium Series — 63.2%

“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%

“The Girl in the Spider’s Web” (2019) — 43%

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13. “Batman” — 63.3%

“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%, “The Batman” (2022) — 72%

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12. “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%

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11. James Bond — 67.3%

“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%, “No Time to Die” (2021) — 68%

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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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9. (tie) “Star Wars” — 68.1%

“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: The Force Awakens” (2015) — 81% , “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” (2016) — 65%, “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” (2017) — 85%, “Solo: A Star Wars Story” (2018) — 62%, “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” (2019) — 53%

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9. (tie) Marvel Cinematic Universe — 68.1%

“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%, “Captain Marvel” (2019) — 64%, “Avengers: Endgame” (2019) — 78%, “Spider-Man: Far From Home” (2019) — 69%, “Black Widow” (2021) — 67%, “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” (2021) — 71%, “Eternals” (2021) — 52%, “Spider-Man: No Way Home” (2021) — 71%

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7. “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%

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6. “Spider-Man” — 68.4%

“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%

“Spider-Man: Far From Home” (2019) — 69%

“Spider-Man: No Way Home” (2021) — 71%

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5. “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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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” — 70.9%

“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%

“Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald” (2018) — 52%

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2. The Lord of the Rings — 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%

“Mad Max” (1979) — 73%

“The Road Warrior” (1981) — 77%

“Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome” (1985) — 71%

“Mad Max: Fury Road” (2015) — 90%