# Movie Marathon (Part 4) **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Tags:** movies\ **Created:** [February 10, 2026, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550 "2026-02-10T16:50:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
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**Legacy movie sequels** _Vacation_ (2015) - of the _National Lampoon’s Vacation_ franchise, debuted in 1983 ---
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**Legacy movie sequels** 1. _Vacation_ (2015) - of the _National Lampoon’s Vacation_ franchise, debuted in 1983 2. _Tron Ares_ (2205) - 15 years after Tron legacy which was 28 years after Tron. ---
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**Legacy movie sequels** 1. _Vacation_ (2015) - of the _National Lampoon’s Vacation_ franchise, debuted in 1983 2. _Tron Ares_ (2025) - 15 years after Tron legacy which was 28 years after Tron. 3. _Beetlejuice Beetlejuice_ (2024) - 36 years after _Beetlejuice_ in 1988 ---
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**Legacy movie sequels** 1. _Vacation_ (2015) - of the _National Lampoon’s Vacation_ franchise, debuted in 1983 2. _Tron Ares_ (2025) - 15 years after Tron legacy which was 28 years after Tron. 3. _Beetlejuice Beetlejuice_ (2024) - 36 years after _Beetlejuice_ in 1988 4. _Mary Poppins Returns_ (2018) - 54 years after _Mary Poppins_ in 1964. ---
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**Legacy movie sequels** 1. _Vacation_ (2015) - of the _National Lampoon’s Vacation_ franchise, debuted in 1983 2. _Tron Ares_ (2025) - 15 years after _Tron: Legacy_, which was 28 years after T_r_on. 3. _Beetlejuice Beetlejuice_ (2024) - 36 years after _Beetlejuice_ in 1988 4. _Mary Poppins Returns_ (2018) - 54 years after _Mary Poppins_ in 1964. 5. _International Velvet_ (1978) - 34 years after National Velvet in 1944. ---
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**Legacy movie sequels** 1. _Vacation_ (2015) - of the _National Lampoon’s Vacation_ franchise, debuted in 1983 2. _Tron Ares_ (2025) - 15 years after _Tron: Legacy_, which was 28 years after T_r_on. 3. _Beetlejuice Beetlejuice_ (2024) - 36 years after _Beetlejuice_ in 1988 4. _Mary Poppins Returns_ (2018) - 54 years after _Mary Poppins_ in 1964. 5. _International Velvet_ (1978) - 34 years after National Velvet in 1944. 6. _Devil Wears Prada 2_ (2026) - 20 years after _Devil Wears Prada_, 2006 ---
**Author:** ![themapleleaf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/themapleleaf/32/14349_2.png) [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2026, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/27 "2026-02-13T08:30:38Z")
**Legacy movie sequels** 1. _Vacation_ (2015) - of the _National Lampoon’s Vacation_ franchise, debuted in 1983 2. _Tron Ares_ (2025) - 15 years after _Tron: Legacy_, which was 28 years after T_r_on. 3. _Beetlejuice Beetlejuice_ (2024) - 36 years after _Beetlejuice_ in 1988 4. _Mary Poppins Returns_ (2018) - 54 years after _Mary Poppins_ in 1964. 5. _International Velvet_ (1978) - 34 years after National Velvet in 1944. 6. _Devil Wears Prada 2_ (2026) - 20 years after _Devil Wears Prada_, 2006 7. _Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F_ (2024) - 39 years after _Beverly Hills Cop_, 1984 ---
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**Legacy movie sequels** 1. _Vacation_ (2015) - of the _National Lampoon’s Vacation_ franchise, debuted in 1983 2. _Tron Ares_ (2025) - 15 years after _Tron: Legacy_, which was 28 years after T_r_on. 3. _Beetlejuice Beetlejuice_ (2024) - 36 years after _Beetlejuice_ in 1988 4. _Mary Poppins Returns_ (2018) - 54 years after _Mary Poppins_ in 1964. 5. _International Velvet_ (1978) - 34 years after National Velvet in 1944. 6. _Devil Wears Prada 2_ (2026) - 20 years after _Devil Wears Prada_, 2006 7. _Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F_ (2024) - 39 years after _Beverly Hills Cop_, 1984 8. _The Color of Money_ (1986) - 25 years after The Hustler, 1961 ---
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**Legacy movie sequels** 1. _Vacation_ (2015) - of the _National Lampoon’s Vacation_ franchise, debuted in 1983 2. _Tron Ares_ (2025) - 15 years after _Tron: Legacy_, which was 28 years after T_r_on. 3. _Beetlejuice Beetlejuice_ (2024) - 36 years after _Beetlejuice_ in 1988 4. _Mary Poppins Returns_ (2018) - 54 years after _Mary Poppins_ in 1964. 5. _International Velvet_ (1978) - 34 years after National Velvet in 1944. 6. _Devil Wears Prada 2_ (2026) - 20 years after _Devil Wears Prada_, 2006 7. _Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F_ (2024) - 39 years after _Beverly Hills Cop_, 1984 8. _The Color of Money_ (1986) - 25 years after The Hustler, 1961 9. Creed (2015) - 39 years after _Rocky_, 1976. ---
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[quote=“Intergalactic\_Gladiator, post:29, topic:1027550, full:true”] **Legacy movie sequels** 1. _Vacation_ (2015) - of the _National Lampoon’s Vacation_ franchise, debuted in 1983 2. _Tron Ares_ (2025) - 15 years after _Tron: Legacy_, which was 28 years after T_r_on. 3. _Beetlejuice Beetlejuice_ (2024) - 36 years after _Beetlejuice_ in 1988 4. _Mary Poppins Returns_ (2018) - 54 years after _Mary Poppins_ in 1964. 5. _International Velvet_ (1978) - 34 years after National Velvet in 1944. 6. _Devil Wears Prada 2_ (2026) - 20 years after _Devil Wears Prada_, 2006 7. _Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F_ (2024) - 39 years after _Beverly Hills Cop_, 1984 8. _The Color of Money_ (1986) - 25 years after The Hustler, 1961 9. Creed (2015) - 39 years after _Rocky_, 1976. 10. Fantasia 2000 (1999) - 59 years after Fantasia (1940) **Stop Motion Animation** 1. The Corpse Bride ---
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**Stop Motion Animation** 1. The Corpse Bride 2. Fantastic Mr. Fox ---
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**Stop Motion Animation** 1. The Corpse Bride 2. Fantastic Mr. Fox 3. Memoir of a Snail ---
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**Stop Motion Animation** 1. The Corpse Bride 2. Fantastic Mr. Fox 3. Memoir of a Snail 4. Jackboots on Whitehall ---
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**Stop Motion Animation** 1. The Corpse Bride 2. Fantastic Mr. Fox 3. Memoir of a Snail 4. Jackboots on Whitehall 5. James and the Giant Peach ---
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**Stop Motion Animation** 1. The Corpse Bride 2. Fantastic Mr. Fox 3. Memoir of a Snail 4. Jackboots on Whitehall 5. James and the Giant Peach 6. The 7th Voyage of Sinbad ---
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**Stop Motion Animation** 1. The Corpse Bride 2. Fantastic Mr. Fox 3. Memoir of a Snail 4. Jackboots on Whitehall 5. James and the Giant Peach 6. The 7th Voyage of Sinbad 7. Baby Snakes ---
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**Stop Motion Animation** 1. The Corpse Bride 2. Fantastic Mr. Fox 3. Memoir of a Snail 4. Jackboots on Whitehall 5. James and the Giant Peach 6. The 7th Voyage of Sinbad 7. Baby Snakes 8. Chicken Run ---
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**Stop Motion Animation** 1. The Corpse Bride 2. Fantastic Mr. Fox 3. Memoir of a Snail 4. Jackboots on Whitehall 5. James and the Giant Peach 6. The 7th Voyage of Sinbad 7. Baby Snakes 8. Chicken Run 9. Marcel the Shell with Shoes On ---
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> [@](#): > > **Stop Motion Animation** 1. The Corpse Bride 2. Fantastic Mr. Fox 3. Memoir of a Snail 4. Jackboots on Whitehall 5. James and the Giant Peach 6. The 7th Voyage of Sinbad 7. Baby Snakes 8. Chicken Run 9. Marcel the Shell with Shoes On 10. King Kong **Movies remade at least twice** (different titles are all right, as long as it’s recognized as a remake) 1. _A Star Is Born_ (not twice, but _three_ times) ---
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**Movies remade at least twice** (different titles are all right, as long as it’s recognized as a remake) 1. _A Star Is Born_ (not twice, but _three_ times 2. _The Front Page_ (1931.1974)/ _His Girl Friday_ (1940) / _Switching Channels_ (1988) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550.md?page=3)