# Movies with titles that sound like they're sequels, but they aren't **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** movies\ **Created:** [May 30, 2025, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-titles-that-sound-like-theyre-sequels-but-they-arent/1019002 "2025-05-30T12:17:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**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:** [May 30, 2025, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-titles-that-sound-like-theyre-sequels-but-they-arent/1019002/21 "2025-05-30T14:21:56Z")
**Slaughterhouse Five** Not a sequel to… well, you can guess. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2025, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-titles-that-sound-like-theyre-sequels-but-they-arent/1019002/22 "2025-05-30T14:23:04Z")
**Return of the Secaucus 7** sure _sounds_ as if it ought to be a sequel to _The Secaucus 7_ ---
**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:** [May 30, 2025, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-titles-that-sound-like-theyre-sequels-but-they-arent/1019002/23 "2025-05-30T14:23:23Z")
**Big** Not a sequel to **Moderately sized** ---
**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:** [May 30, 2025, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-titles-that-sound-like-theyre-sequels-but-they-arent/1019002/24 "2025-05-30T14:26:22Z")
> [@iamatractorboy](#): > > **xXx** from 2002, starring Vin Diesel, is not a sequel to **xXix**. Which does not exist (as far as I know…). Fritz Lang’s **M** isn’t the sequel to **CMXCIX**. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2025, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-titles-that-sound-like-theyre-sequels-but-they-arent/1019002/25 "2025-05-30T14:34:37Z")
It was sometimes marketed as _ **Surf II: The End of the Trilogy** _. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2025, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-titles-that-sound-like-theyre-sequels-but-they-arent/1019002/26 "2025-05-30T15:03:50Z")
> [@dorvann](#): > > The 1992 American biographical film _ **Malcolm X** _ is **NOT** a sequel to the 1986 Australian comedy film _ **Malcolm** _. > [@Der\_Trihs](#): > > Or _Malcolm II, III, IV…_ Those must’ve been the Malcolms in the Middle. ---
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2025, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-titles-that-sound-like-theyre-sequels-but-they-arent/1019002/27 "2025-05-30T15:33:30Z")
**28 Days** is an alcohol recovery dramedy starring Sandra Bullock. **28 Days Later** is a zombie/contagion apocalypse movie starring Cillian Murphy. They are, for another thing, set in different countries. **Euro Trip** is not a sequel to **Road Trip**. Both are quite enjoyable, though. Again, one is set in America and one is set in Europe. ---
**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2025, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-titles-that-sound-like-theyre-sequels-but-they-arent/1019002/28 "2025-05-30T15:36:17Z")
When _Big Hero 6_ first came out, I hesitated to see it because I hadn’t seen the first five installments. I’m glad I soon realized my mistake, because I really enjoyed it. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2025, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-titles-that-sound-like-theyre-sequels-but-they-arent/1019002/29 "2025-05-30T17:46:30Z")
**Back to the Future** is a weird title that suggests it’s a sequel, but it’s really a time travel movie. I remember when it first came out that one of the radio ads explained the title. ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2025, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-titles-that-sound-like-theyre-sequels-but-they-arent/1019002/30 "2025-05-30T18:19:51Z")
**Son of Sam**. No relation to **Another Son of Sam**. If anybody wants to search, films starting with _Another_ are a whole genre. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2025, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-titles-that-sound-like-theyre-sequels-but-they-arent/1019002/31 "2025-05-30T19:11:57Z")
**Max Dugan Returns**. I actually ran into someone who thought the movie was great and said they wanted to see the first **Max Dugan** movie. ---
**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:** [May 30, 2025, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-titles-that-sound-like-theyre-sequels-but-they-arent/1019002/32 "2025-05-30T19:19:57Z")
**18 Again!** ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2025, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-titles-that-sound-like-theyre-sequels-but-they-arent/1019002/33 "2025-05-30T19:25:51Z")
There were so many copycats, homages, riffs of that kind of movie that it might had been the 18th movie! ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2025, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-titles-that-sound-like-theyre-sequels-but-they-arent/1019002/34 "2025-05-30T19:26:30Z")
**SE7EN** isn’t a sequel to SIX. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2025, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-titles-that-sound-like-theyre-sequels-but-they-arent/1019002/35 "2025-05-30T19:52:14Z")
**A Bridge Too Far** isn’t a sequel to **A Bridge Far Enough** ---
**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:** [May 30, 2025, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-titles-that-sound-like-theyre-sequels-but-they-arent/1019002/36 "2025-05-30T19:58:54Z")
**Menace II Society** isn’t a sequel to **Menace Society.** ---
**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:** [May 30, 2025, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-titles-that-sound-like-theyre-sequels-but-they-arent/1019002/37 "2025-05-30T19:59:43Z")
And **Jungle 2 Jungle** isn’t a sequel to **Jungle Jungle**. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Q](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/898d66/32.png) [@Johnny\_Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Q)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2025, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-titles-that-sound-like-theyre-sequels-but-they-arent/1019002/38 "2025-05-30T20:00:35Z")
Surely you mean 6IX ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Q](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/898d66/32.png) [@Johnny\_Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Q)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2025, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-titles-that-sound-like-theyre-sequels-but-they-arent/1019002/39 "2025-05-30T20:05:16Z")
Despite popularizing the “Brains” meme, Return of the Living Dead is not part of George Romero’s zombie franchise. ---
**Author:** ![xizor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xizor/32/102_2.png) [@xizor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xizor)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2025, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-titles-that-sound-like-theyre-sequels-but-they-arent/1019002/40 "2025-05-30T20:13:34Z")
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