BoxOffice.com's Top 33 Trilogies of All Time

[The Panda]

This is self-explanatory, if you are having trouble you can look at this list

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_film_series_with_three_entries

For the sake of the list 3 correlating films of a larger franchise can count as a trilogy as long as it makes sense.

For example Star Wars OT is a trilogy, the original 3 Indiana jones are a trilogy, lord of the rings is a separate trilogy from the Hobbit, etc.

Ranking will go

1. 5 points

2 - 5. 4 points

6 - 10. 3 points

11 - 20. 2 points

21 - 33. 1 point

Deadline: December 13th

Edited November 15, 2014 by The Panda

[Ethan Hunt]

Bourne works, right?

[The Panda]

Bourne works, right?

Yes, it does

Edited November 15, 2014 by The Panda

[baumer]

Wow, this a great topic but it will also be difficult.  So by your rules, I can use Halloween 1-3 as a trilogy?

[Jake Gittes]

1.

Before Sunrise / Before Sunset / Before Midnight

 

2-5

Indiana Jones

The Lord of the Rings

Star Wars Original Trilogy

The Bourne Identity / Supremacy / Ultimatum

 

6-10

Toy Story

The Matrix

Days of Being Wild

The Godfather Trilogy

Roman Polanski's Apartment Trilogy

 

11-20

Alien 

Ocean's Trilogy

The Dollars Trilogy

The Cornetto Trilogy

The Dark Knight Trilogy

Star Wars Prequel Trilogy

Ulrich Seidl's Paradise Trilogy

Terry Gilliam's Americana Trilogy

Nicolas Winding Refn's Pusher Trilogy

Michelangelo Antonioni's Alienation Trilogy

 

21+

X-Men 

Die Hard

Iron Man

Terminator

Spider-Man

The Evil Dead

Red Riding Trilogy

Lethal Weapon 1-3

Mission: Impossible 1-3

Paranormal Activity 1-3

Pirates of the Caribbean 1-3

Park Chan-wook's Vengeance Trilogy

Edited November 18, 2014 by Jake Gittes

[Ozymandias]

1. Lord of the Rings

2. Star Wars OT

3. Indiana Jones

4. Bourne

5. The Dark Knight Trilogy(don't really care for BB or TDKR but I'll admit they're solidly made movies).

 

Honestly, I can't think of another trilogy right now where at least one of films didn't really suck compared to the other 2.  I'm being generous with Indiana Jones, Temple of Doom was pretty underwhelming but Raiders of the Lost Ark is so iconic and Last Crusade was a great finisher.  And I haven't seen Toy Story 2 or 3 before someone asks.

[rukaio101]

FYC

 

 

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[Rsyu]

01. Lord of the Rings trilogy

02. Indiana Jones trilogy

03. Back to the future trilogy

04. Toy Story trilogy

05. The Matrix trilogy

06. Bourne Trilogy

07. The dark knight trilogy

08. Mission Impossible trilogy

09. Star wars Original trilogy

10. The Terminator trilogy

11. The godfather trilogy

12. Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy

13. The Vengeance trilogy

14. Jurassic park trilogy

15. aliens trilogy

16. Man with no name trilogy

17. The three colors trilogy

18. Iron man trilogy

19. Spiderman trilogy

20. Die hard trilogy

21. Ocean's trilogy

22. Men in black trilogy

23. Behind enemy lines trilogy

24. Blade trilogy

25. The butterfly effect trilogy

26. Predator trilogy

27. Rush hour trilogy

28. The expendables

29. Hannibal Lecter trilogy

30. The infernal affairs trilogy

31. X-Men trilogy

32. The chronicles of Narnia

33. Transformers trilogy

[The Panda]

Wow, this a great topic but it will also be difficult.  So by your rules, I can use Halloween 1-3 as a trilogy?

 

Yup, that's fine!

 

I will allow people to be creative with their definition of trilogy, just as long as it makes sense.  Also remember, the more creative you are with the rule the less likely others will vote for it because they might not see it as a trilogy.

 

For example, X-Men 1-3 could be considered a trilogy.  Also things like the Cornetto Trilogy also count as one. (As does the Before Sunrise/Sunset/Midnight trilogy)

Edited November 15, 2014 by The Panda

[peludo]

Great idea. Although I am conscious it will not get votes, can I include some foreign and probably absoutely unknown trilogies on this forum? I will give some notes about it if it is necessary.

Edited November 15, 2014 by peludo

[mahnamahna]

1. Toy Story Trilogy 
2. Original Star Wars Trilogy
3. LOTR Trilogy 
4. TDK Trilogy 
5. BTTF Trilogy 
6. Indiana Jones Trilogy 
7. The Man With No Name Trilogy
8. Jason Bourne Trilogy 
9. Muppets Trilogy (Muppet Movie, Great Muppet Caper, Muppets Take Manhattan) 
10. Cornetto Trilogy - never seen it but I've heard it's good
11. Before Trilogy - same. heard it's good 
12. The Hobbit Trilogy - already know I'll love the third one. 
13. Iron Man Trilogy
14. Spider-Man Trilogy
15. The Godfather Trilogy
16. Three Colors Trilogy - have heard good things
17. Shrek Trilogy (first two are pretty amazing. third one's horrendous) 
18. Superman Trilogy - Richard Donner (same as Shrek) 
19. Harry Potter 6-8 
20. Harry Potter 1-3 
21. Alien Trilogy (First two are excellent, third I've heard is meh) 
22. Hannibal Lecter Trilogy (Manhunter, Silence of the Lambs, Hannibal) 
23. Jurassic Park Trilogy (first film is a blockbuster masterpiece, sequels are meh) 
24. X-Men Trilogy 
25. Evil Dead Trilogy
26. Die Hard Trilogy
27. Harold and Kumar Trilogy
28. James Bond Trilogy (Casino Royale, Skyfall, Quantum of Solace) 
29. Mission - Impossible Trilogy 
30. Mad Max Trilogy
31. Jackass Trilogy
32. Men in Black Trilogy
33. Rocky Trilogy 

I'll come up with 21 more later... honestly there's about 20 I consider worthy of the list. The other 13 are decent enough. 

Edited November 18, 2014 by mahnamahna

[The Panda]

Great idea. Although I am conscious it will not get votes, can I include some foreign and probably absoutely unknown trilogies on this forum? I will give some notes about it if it is necessary.

You may include anything that's a trilogy. It doesn't matter if they are well-known or not.

My list

1.Before Trilogy

2-5

Lord of the Rings Trilogy

Trilogy of the Dead (Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Living Dead, Day of the Dead)

Dollars Trilogy

John Ford's Calvary Trilogy

6-10

The Mariachi Trilogy

Toy Story Trilogy

Indiana Jones Trilogy

Star Wars Original Trilogy

The Evil Dead Trilogy

11-20

Mad Max Trilogy

The Dark Knight Trilogy

Alejandro Gonzalez's Death Trilogy

Cornetto Trilogy

The Bourne Trilogy

Three Colors Trilogy

The Godfather Trilogy

Star Trek: Spock Trilogy (Wrath of Khan, Search for Spock, The Voyage Home)

John Carpenter's Apocalypse Trilogy

Back to the Future Trilogy

21-33

Alien Trilogy

Iron Man Trilogy

Terminator Trilogy

Spider-Man Trilogy

Hannibal Lector Trilogy

Pirates of the Caribbean Trilogy

Austin Powers Trilogy

Chronicles of Narnia Trilogy

Jurassic Park Trilogy

Mission Impossible Trilogy

Keaton Batman Trilogy

Men in Black Trilogy

Die Hard Trilogy

Edited November 15, 2014 by The Panda

[Jake Gittes]

 

Before Trilogy - same. heard it's good 

 

Why don't you watch it so that you can put it at the #1 spot it deserves. 

[Ethan Hunt]

1. Bourne

2. High School Musical

3. TDK

Bourne is the only trilogy I can think of where I can't say I full out love all 3 instalments.

The thing that separates HSM from TDK bus that it has a stronger second instalment... Yes I said that.

Edited November 15, 2014 by Troy Bolton

[mahnamahna]

1. Bourne

2. High School Musical

3. TDK

Bourne is the only trilogy I can think of where I can't say I full out love all 3 instalments.

The thing that separates HSM from TDK bus that it has a stronger second instalment... Yes I said that.

 

I'm not sure if you're serious... TDKR (worst of the TDK trilogy) is better than the entire HSM trilogy combined, and then some. 

[Ethan Hunt]

I'm not sure if you're serious... TDKR (worst of the TDK trilogy) is better than the entire HSM trilogy combined, and then some.

You have to realize I'm of the HSM generation. Yes I'm serious.

[mahnamahna]

You have to realize I'm of the HSM generation. Yes I'm serious.

Born 1995... I'm part of it, too. I also had poorly made DTV sequels to Disney classics, Shark Tale, the Ice Age sequels, Jonas Brothers, Hannah Montana, Mr. Meaty, and other mediocre junk.

 

But then I grew up.

 

Seriously, you have to realize High School Musical is only a cheese-fest... nothing more, nothing less. TDK trilogy is a work of art, whether you like Nolan or not. It revived Batman and made him relevant to moviegoers again. 

 

To call anything from HSM on par with one of the greatest superhero/crime films ever is just so wrong on so many levels...

[Ethan Hunt]

I love TDK trilogy ( hence me listing it) I love Nolan. But to me HSM is something special. It would be the perfect trilogy if the third one wasn't slightly disappointing.

[Jake Gittes]

But to me HSM is something special. 

 

Never thought I'd start thinking "Get off my lawn" at 21.

[darkelf]

Never thought I'd start thinking "Get off my lawn" at 21.

 

Forget it Jake, it's Ethan Hunt.