# Best sequel movies of the 21st century so far? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** movies\ **Created:** [September 5, 2023, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-sequel-movies-of-the-21st-century-so-far/989633 "2023-09-05T02:01:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2023, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-sequel-movies-of-the-21st-century-so-far/989633/1 "2023-09-05T02:01:28Z")
The Two Towers The Dark Knight Mad Max: Fury Road Bladerunner 2049 Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol What sequels released this century deserve to be included? ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2023, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-sequel-movies-of-the-21st-century-so-far/989633/2 "2023-09-05T02:04:44Z")
Spider-Man 2 (2004) is still the best Spider-Man movie ever made. ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2023, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-sequel-movies-of-the-21st-century-so-far/989633/3 "2023-09-05T02:06:29Z")
I think Top Gun: Maverick was wildly overhyped, but still good. ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2023, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-sequel-movies-of-the-21st-century-so-far/989633/4 "2023-09-05T02:15:05Z")
Paddington 2. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2023, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-sequel-movies-of-the-21st-century-so-far/989633/5 "2023-09-05T04:25:55Z")
Toy Story 3 Prey Captain America The Winter Soldier ---
**Author:** ![iamatractorboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iamatractorboy/32/21261_2.png) [@iamatractorboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamatractorboy)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2023, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-sequel-movies-of-the-21st-century-so-far/989633/6 "2023-09-05T05:41:42Z")
The Return of the King John Wick 4 MI4-7 ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2023, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-sequel-movies-of-the-21st-century-so-far/989633/7 "2023-09-05T05:45:10Z")
> [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > Spider-Man 2 (2004) is still the best Spider-Man movie ever made. _Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse_ would like a word. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2023, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-sequel-movies-of-the-21st-century-so-far/989633/8 "2023-09-05T07:36:26Z")
Before Sunset Before Midnight 49 Up ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2023, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-sequel-movies-of-the-21st-century-so-far/989633/9 "2023-09-05T11:11:48Z")
22 Jump Street No really, I loved it! ---
**Author:** ![dorvann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df705f/32.png) [@dorvann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dorvann)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2023, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-sequel-movies-of-the-21st-century-so-far/989633/10 "2023-09-05T11:38:55Z")
Logan was the best Wolverine movie by far… ---
**Author:** ![iamatractorboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iamatractorboy/32/21261_2.png) [@iamatractorboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamatractorboy)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2023, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-sequel-movies-of-the-21st-century-so-far/989633/11 "2023-09-05T17:32:33Z")
Do Bond films count? _Casino Royale_ is brilliant. ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2023, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-sequel-movies-of-the-21st-century-so-far/989633/12 "2023-09-06T22:02:46Z")
Not a sequel though? Although the OP lists Fury Road and I’d argue that’s not a sequel either. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2023, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-sequel-movies-of-the-21st-century-so-far/989633/13 "2023-09-06T22:17:31Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol I’d put Fallout over Ghost Protocol (and, from a quick peek at Rotten Tomatoes, I’m not alone): the enemy strikes me as more interesting, the ‘mask’ trickery more entertaining, the fight scenes more thrilling— and, sure, it’s maybe _close,_ but I think it gets the nod. ---
**Author:** ![iamatractorboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iamatractorboy/32/21261_2.png) [@iamatractorboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamatractorboy)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2023, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-sequel-movies-of-the-21st-century-so-far/989633/14 "2023-09-07T06:23:35Z")
> [@Snarky\_Kong](#): > > Not a sequel though? Although the OP lists Fury Road and I’d argue that’s not a sequel either. Ah yes, had a brain fade there. Reboot not sequel!