Sequels (and Prequels)
See also Film Series.
Sequels
Listed in alphabetical order of the original (named in the question).
Many of these can be asked the other way round. For example: "The 1986 film The Color of Money was a sequel to which film released in 1959?"
Subtitle of the 1995 sequel to Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994) |
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When Nature Calls |
Subtitles of Austin Powers films |
The original (1997) |
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International Man of Mystery |
First sequel (1999) |
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The Spy Who Shagged Me |
Second sequel (2002) |
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... in Goldmember |
Subtitle of the 2022 sequel to James Cameron's Avatar (2009) |
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The Way of Water |
1952 sequel to Bedtime for Bonzo (1951) |
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Bonzo Goes to College |
1991 sequel to Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1984): Bill & Ted's ... |
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Bogus Journey |
2007 sequel to Bruce Almighty (2003) |
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Evan Almighty |
1997 film, with the same cast as A Fish Called Wanda (1988) –
described as "sort of a sequel" or "spiritual successor" |
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Fierce Creatures |
1999 sequel to Gregory's Girl (1981) |
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Gregory's Two Girls |
1955 sequel to Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) |
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Gentlemen Marry Brunettes |
Subtitle of Gremlins 2 (1990 sequel to 1984 original) |
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The New Batch |
1986 sequel to The Hustler (1959) |
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The Color of Money |
1970 sequel to In the Heat of the Night (1967) |
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They Call Me Mister Tibbs! |
December 1933 sequel to King Kong (March 1933) |
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The Son of Kong |
Subtitle of Legally Blonde 2 (2003 sequel to 2001 original) |
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Red, White and Blonde |
1978 sequel to Love Story (1970) |
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Oliver's Story |
Third film in the Mad Max series (1985) |
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Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome |
Subtitle of the 2016 sequel to Jack Reacher (2012) |
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Never Go Back |
1983 sequel to Saturday Night Fever (1977) |
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Staying Alive |
1984 sequel to 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) |
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2010: The Year We Make Contact |
Prequels
A prequel is a literary, dramatic, or (as in these cases) cinematic work that prefigures a previous work,
by portraying the same characters at an earlier time.
1985 prequel to Romancing the Stone (1984) |
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The Jewel of the Nile |
1979 prequel to Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) |
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Butch and Sundance: The Early Days |
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