Greatest Film Franchises and Series of All-Time


Greatest Film Franchises of All-Time


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Greatest Film Series Franchises - Sections
Major Film Franchises - Box-Office: Introduction | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4
Film Franchises - Title Screens: Intro | A | B | C | D | E-F | G-H | I-J-K | L-M | N-O | P-Q | R | S | T | U-V | W-X-Y-Z


Sadako (Japanese) (See also The Ring/Ringu and Ju-on)

Sadako 3D (2012, Jp.)

Sadako 2 3D (2013, Jp.)

Sadako vs. Kayako (2016, Jp.) (cross-over of the Ju-on and the Ring series)

Sadako (2019, Jp.) (spin-off)

Sadako DX (2022, Jp.)

The Saint (Simon Templar) (RKO Series 1938-1943) (George Sanders in 5 Films From 1939-1941)

The Saint in New York (1938)

The Saint Strikes Back (1939)

The Saint in London (1939)

The Saint's Double Trouble (1940)

The Saint Takes Over (1940)

The Saint in Palm Springs (1941)

The Saint's Vacation (1941)

The Saint Meets the Tiger (1943)
The Saint (Other Variations)

The Saint's Girl Friday (1953) (aka The Saint's Return, UK) (Hammer Films)

The Dance of Death (1960, Fr./It.) (aka Le Saint Mène La Danse)

The Saint (1997)

Saints and Soldiers

Saints and Soldiers (2003)

Saints and Soldiers: Airborne Creed (2012)

Saints and Soldiers: The Void (2014) (aka Battle of the Tanks)

Sam Spade (Film Adaptations)

The Maltese Falcon (1931)

Satan Met a Lady (1936)

The Maltese Falcon (1941)

The Life of Riley (1949)

The Black Bird (1975)

The Strange Case of the End of Civilisation As We Know It (1977, UK)

Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978)

Samurai Trilogy

Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (1954, Jp.)

Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955, Jp.)

Samurai III: Duel At Ganryu Island (1956, Jp.)

Samurai III: Duel At Ganryu Island (1956, Jp.)

Sandlot

The Sandlot (1993)

The Sandlot 2 (2005)

The Sandlot: Heading Home (2007) (aka The Sandlot 3)

The Santa Clause

The Santa Clause (1994)

The Santa Clause 2 (2002)

The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006)

Saturday Night Fever

Saturday Night Fever (1977)

Staying Alive (1983)

Saw

Saw (2004)

Saw II (2005)

Saw III (2006)

Saw IV (2007)

Saw V (2008)

Saw VI (2009)

Saw 3D: The Final Chapter (2010)

Jigsaw (2017)

Spiral (2021) (aka Spiral: From the Book of Saw)

Saw X (2023)

Scanners

Scanners (1981)

Scanners II: The New Order (1991)

Scanners 3: The Takeover (1991)

Scanner Cop (1994)

Scanner Cop II: The Showdown (1995)

Scary Movie

Scary Movie (2000)

Scary Movie 2 (2001)

Scary Movie 3 (2003)

Scary Movie 4 (2006)

Scary Movie 5 (2013)

Scooby-Doo (Live-Action Theatrical Releases)

Scooby-Doo: The Movie (2002)

Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004)
Scooby-Doo (Animated Theatrical Release)

Scoob! (2020)
       
Live Action TV Films (2009-2010)

Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins (2009) (TV)

Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster (2010) (TV)
     
Direct-to-Video Animated Films (Examples) (1998-2023)

Scooby-Doo and the Goblin King (2008) (video)

Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword (2009) (video)

Scooby-Doo! Frankencreepy (2014) (video)

Scooby-Doo! And Kiss: Rock and Roll Mystery (2015) (video)

Lego Scooby-Doo! Haunted Hollywood (2016) (video)

Scorpion King (2002-2018) (Spin-Off of The Mummy Series)

The Scorpion King (2002)

The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior (2008)

The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption (2012)

The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power (2015)

Scorpion King: Book of Souls (2018)

Scream

Scream (1996)

Scream 2 (1997)

Scream 3 (2000)

Scream 4 (2011)

Scream (2022)

Scream VI (2023)

Screwballs

Screwballs (1983)

Loose Screws (1985) (aka Screwballs II)

Screwball Hotel (1988)

Secret Life of Pets

The Secret Life of Pets (2016)

The Secret Life of Pets 2 (2019)

Secret Service (Ronald Reagan as Lieutenant "Brass" Bancroft)

Secret Service of the Air (1939) (aka Murder Plane)

Code of the Secret Service (1939)

Smashing the Money Ring (1939)

Murder in the Air (1940)

See No Evil

See No Evil (2006, US/Australia)

See No Evil 2 (2014)

Sex and the City

Sex and the City (2008)

Sex and the City 2 (2010)

The Shadow

The Shadow Strikes (1937)

International Crime (1938)

The Shadow (1940) (Serial)

The Shadow Returns (1946)

Behind the Mask (1946)

The Missing Lady (1946)

Invisible Avenger (1958) (aka Bourbon Street Shadows in 1962)
The Shadow (Recent)

The Shadow (1994)

Shaft

Shaft (1971)


Shaft's Big Score! (1972)


Shaft in Africa (1973)
Shaft (Recent Spin-Offs or Sequels)

Shaft (2000)

Shaft (2019)

Shanghai Noon

Shanghai Noon (2000)

Shanghai Knights (2003)

Michael Shayne (Lloyd Nolan, 20th Century Fox)

Michael Shayne – Private Detective (1940)

Sleepers West (1941)

Dressed to Kill (1941)

Blue, White and Perfect (1942)

The Man Who Wouldn't Die (1942)

Just Off Broadway (1942)

Time To Kill (1942)
Michael Shayne (Hugh Beaumont, Producers Releasing Corporation (PRC))

Murder Is My Business (1946)

Larceny in Her Heart (1946)

Blonde for a Day (1946)

Three on a Ticket (1947)
Too Many Winners (1947)

Sherlock Holmes (Early)

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The Devil's Foot (1921)

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The Devil's Foot (1921)

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The Dying Detective (1921)

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The Dying Detective (1921)

Sherlock Holmes (1922)
The Sign of Four (1923, UK) - rare

The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1929) - rare


The Hound of the Baskervilles (1932, UK) - rare

The Speckled Band (1931, UK)

Sherlock Holmes (1932)

A Study in Scarlet (1933)
Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Wontner)

Sherlock Holmes' Fatal Hour (1931, UK) (aka The Sleeping Cardinal)
Sherlock Holmes and The Missing Rembrandt (1932, UK) - lost film

The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Case (1932, UK)

The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes (1935, UK)

Murder at the Baskervilles (1937, UK) (aka Silver Blaze)
Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce)

The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939)

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939)

Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1942)

Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror (1942)

Sherlock Holmes in Washington (1943)

Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943)

The Spider Woman (1944)

The Scarlet Claw (1944)

The Pearl of Death (1944)

The House of Fear (1945)

The Woman in Green (1945)

Pursuit to Algiers (1945)

Terror by Night (1946)

Dressed to Kill (1946)
Sherlock Holmes (Christopher Lee)

Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace (1962, Fr./It./W.Germ.)

The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970, UK)



Incident at Victoria Falls (1991) (TV)

Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady (1992) (TV)
Sherlock Holmes (Recent)

Sherlock Holmes (2009)

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)

Shiloh

Shiloh (1996)

Shiloh 2: Shiloh Season (1999)

Saving Shiloh (2006)

Shirley Temple (1930s-1940s)

Red-Haired Alibi (1932)

To the Last Man (1933)

Stand Up and Cheer! (1934)

Change of Heart (1934)

Little Miss Marker (1934)

Now I'll Tell (1934)

Baby Take a Bow (1934)

Now and Forever (1934)

Bright Eyes (1934)

The Little Colonel (1935)

Our Little Girl (1935)

Curly Top (1935)

The Littlest Rebel (1935)

Captain January (1936)

Poor Little Rich Girl (1936)

Dimples (1936)

Stowaway (1936)

Wee Willie Winkie (1937)

Heidi (1937)

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938)

Little Miss Broadway (1938)

Just Around the Corner (1938)

The Little Princess (1939)

Susannah of the Mounties (1939)

The Blue Bird (1940)

Young People (1940)

Kathleen (1941)

Miss Annie Rooney (1942)

Since You Went Away (1944)

I'll Be Seeing You (1944)

Kiss and Tell (1945)

Honeymoon (1947)

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947)

That Hagen Girl (1947)

Fort Apache (1948)

Mr. Belvedere Goes to College (1949)

Adventure in Baltimore (1949)

The Story of Seabiscuit (1949)

Almost a Bride (1949) (aka A Kiss for Corliss)

Short Circuit

Short Circuit (1986)

Short Circuit 2 (1988)

Shrek

Shrek (2001)

Shrek 2 (2004)

Shrek the Third (2007)

Shrek Forever After (2010)
Shrek (Spin-off)

Puss in Boots (2011)

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022)

Shyamalan, M. Night
The Sixth Sense (1999)

Unbreakable (2000)

Signs (2002)

The Village (2004)

Lady in the Water (2006)

The Happening (2008)

Devil (2010) (story only)

The Last Airbender (2010)

After Earth (2013)

The Visit (2015)

Split (2016)

Split (2016)

Glass (2019)

Old (2021)

Knock at the Cabin (2023)

Trap (2024)
       

Andy Sidaris - L.E.T.H.A.L. Ladies (aka Triple-B, Bullets, Bombs and Babes)

Malibu Express (1985)

Hard Ticket to Hawaii (1987)

Picasso Trigger (1988)

Savage Beach (1989)

Guns (1990)

Do or Die (1991)

Hard Hunted (1992)

Fit to Kill (1993)

Enemy Gold (1993)

The Dallas Connection (1994)

Day of the Warrior (1996)

Return to Savage Beach (1998)

Silent Hill

Silent Hill (2006)

Silent Hill: Revelation 3D (2012)

Silent Night, Deadly Night

Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984)

Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2 (1987)

Silent Night, Deadly Night III: Better Watch Out! (1989)



Silent Night, Deadly Night 4: Initiation (1990)



Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toy Maker (1992)

Silent Night (2012) (unofficial remake)

Sin City

Sin City (2005)

Sin City: A Dame To Kill For (2014)

Sinbad

The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958)

The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1974)

Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977, UK)

Sing

Sing (2016)

Sing 2 (2021)

Sinister

Sinister (2012)

Sinister 2 (2015)

Sister Act

Sister Act (1992)

Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993)

Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005)

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 (2008)

SLC Punk!

SLC Punk! (1998)

Punk's Dead: SLC Punk 2 (2016)

Sleepaway Camp

Sleepaway Camp (1983)

Sleepaway Camp 2: Unhappy Campers (1988)

Sleepaway Camp 3: Teenage Wasteland (1989)

Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor (1992/2012)

Return to Sleepaway Camp (2008)

Sleeping Beauty (and Maleficent)

Sleeping Beauty (1959)

Maleficent (2014)

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019)

Slumber Party Massacre (see Sorority House Massacre and Cheerleader Massacre)

The Slumber Party Massacre (1982)

Slumber Party Massacre II (1987)

Slumber Party Massacre III (1990)

Smile

Smile (2022)

Smile 2 (2024)

Smoke

Smoke (1995)

Blue in the Face (1995)

Smokey and the Bandit (Feature Films)

Smokey and the Bandit (1977)

Smokey and the Bandit II (1980)

Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 (1983)
"Bandit" (TV Movies)




Bandit: Bandit Goes Country (1994) (TV)


Bandit: Bandit Bandit (1994) (TV)
Bandit: Beauty and the Bandit (1994) (TV)


Bandit: Bandit's Silver Angel (1994) (TV)

The Smurfs

The Smurfs and the Magic Flute (1983)

The Smurfs (2011)

The Smurfs 2 (2013)

Smurfs: The Lost Village (2017)

Sniper

Sniper (1993)
Sniper (Direct-to-Video or TV)     

Sniper 2 (2002) (TV)

Sniper 3 (2004) (video)

Sniper: Reloaded (2011) (video)

Sniper: Legacy (2014) (video)

Sniper: Ghost Shooter (2016) (video)

Sniper: Ultimate Kill (2017) (video)
Sniper: Assassin's End (2020) (video)
Sniper: Rogue Mission (2022) (video)
Sniper: G.R.I.T. – Global Response & Intelligence Team (2023) (video)

Snow White and Huntsman

Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)

The Huntsman: Winter's War (2016)

Sonic the Hedgehog

Sonic the Hedgehog (2020)

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022)

Sorority House Massacre (see Slumber Party Massacre and Cheerleader Massacre)

Sorority House Massacre (1986)

Sorority House Massacre II (1990)

Hard to Die (1990) (aka Sorority House Massacre III)

Space Jam (see Looney Tunes)

Space Jam (1996)

Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003)

Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021)

Spanish Apartment Trilogy

L'Auberge Espagnole (2002, Fr./Sp.) (aka The Spanish Apartment)

Les Poupées Russes (2005, Fr./UK) (aka Russian Dolls)

Casse-Tête Chinois (2013, Fr./US/Belg.) (aka Chinese Puzzle)

Spawn

Spawn (1997)
Spawn (2020) (TBD)
Spawn (Animated TV Series)

(Todd McFarlane's) Spawn (1997) (video)

(Todd McFarlane's) Spawn 2 (1998)

(Todd McFarlane's) Spawn 3: The Ultimate Battle (1999)

Species

Species (1995)

Species II (1998)

Species III (2004)

Species: The Awakening (2007) (aka Species IV) (video)

Speed

Speed (1994)

Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997)

Spider-Man (Original - Sam Raimi Films)

Spider-Man (2002)

Spider-Man 2 (2004)

Spider-Man 3 (2007)
The Amazing Spider-Man (Marc Webb Films)

The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)
Spider-Man (in Marvel's Cinematic Universe)

Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)

Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)

Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
Animated Spider-Verse (2018 - Present)

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)
   
Sony's Spider-Man Universe (SSU) (2018 - Present)

Venom (2018)

Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021)

Morbius (2022)

Madame Web (2024)

Venom: The Last Dance (2024)
Kraven the Hunter (2024)

SpongeBob

The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004)

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015)

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (2020)

Spy Kids

Spy Kids (2001)



Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams (2002)

Spy Kids 3D: Game Over (2003)

Spy Kids: All the Time in the World (2011) (aka Spy Kids 4)

St. Trinian's

The Belles of St. Trinian's (1954, UK)

Blue Murder at St. Trinian's (1957, UK)

The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's (1960, UK)

The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery (1966, UK)
St. Trinian's (Revival or Reboot)

The Wildcats of St. Trinian's (1980, UK)

St. Trinian's (2007, UK) (aka Kick Ass Girls 1)

St Trinian's II: The Legend of Fritton's Gold (2009, UK)

Stake Land

Stake Land (2010)

Stake Land II (2016) (aka The Stakelander)

Stakeout

Stakeout (1987)

Another Stakeout (1993)

A Star Is Born

A Star Is Born (1937)

A Star Is Born (1954)

A Star is Born (1976)

A Star is Born (2018)

Star Trek (Original Series 1979-1991)

Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)

Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)
       
Star Trek (Next Generation 1994-2002)

Star Trek: Generations (1994)

Star Trek: First Contact (1996)

Star Trek: Insurrection (1998)

Star Trek Nemesis (2002)
Star Trek (Reboot)

Star Trek (2009)

Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)

Star Trek Beyond (2016)

Star Wars (Original Trilogy)



Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)



Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)



Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)

Star Wars (Prequel Trilogy)



Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)



Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)



Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)

Star Wars (Sequel Trilogy)



Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)



Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)



Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019)

Star Wars (Spin-Off) (Computer-Animated)

Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008)

Star Wars (Live-Action Anthology Films)

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)

Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)

Starship Troopers

Starship Troopers (1997)

Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation (2004) (video)

Starship Troopers 3: Marauder (2007) (video)

Starship Troopers: Invasion (2012)

Starship Troopers: Traitor of Mars (2017)

State Property

State Property (2002)

State Property: Blood on the Streets (2005)

Step Up

Step Up (2006)

Step Up 2 the Streets (2008)

Step Up 3-D (2010)

Step Up Revolution (2012)

Step Up All In (2014)

Stepfather

The Stepfather (1987, UK)

Stepfather II (1989, UK/US)

Stepfather III (1992, UK/US) (TV)

The Stepfather (2009)

Stepford Wives

The Stepford Wives (1975)

The Stepford Wives (2004)
Stepford Wives (TV)

Revenge of the Stepford Wives (1980) (aka Terror in New York) (TV)

The Stepford Children (1987) (TV)

The Stepford Husbands (1996) (TV)
   

Sting

The Sting (1973)

The Sting II (1983)

Stomp the Yard

Stomp the Yard (2007)

Stomp the Yard: Homecoming (2010)

Story of O

Histoire d'O (1975, Fr./W.Germ./Can.) (aka Story of O)

Fruits of Passion (1981, Fr./Jp.) (aka Les Fruits de la Passion)

Histoire d'O: chapitre 2 (1984, Fr.) (aka Story of O, part II)

Strangers

The Strangers (2008)

The Strangers: Prey at Night (2018)

Straw Dogs

Straw Dogs (1971, US/UK)

Straw Dogs (2011)

StreetDance

StreetDance 3D (2010, UK)

StreetDance2 (2012, UK/Germ.)

Street Fighter

Future Cops (1993, HK) (aka Chao ji xue xiao ba wang)

Street Fighter (1994)

Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie (1994, Jp.)

Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (2009)

Street Kings

Street Kings (2008)

Street Kings 2: Motor City (2011) (video)

Stuart Little

Stuart Little (1999)

Stuart Little 2 (2002)

Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild (2005) (animated)

Substitute

The Substitute (1996)

The Substitute 2: School's Out (1998)

The Substitute 3: Winner Takes All (1999)

The Substitute 4: Failure Is Not An Option (2001)

Super Fly

Super Fly (1972)

Super Fly T.N.T. (1973)

The Return of Superfly (1990)

Superfly (2018)

Super Troopers

Super Troopers (2001)


Super Troopers 2 (2018)

Superman (Serials with Kirk Alyn)

Superman (1948) (serial)

Atom Man vs. Superman (1950) (serial)
Superman (with George Reeves)     

Superman and the Mole-Men (1951)

Adventures of Superman (TV Series 1952-1958)
Superman (Original with Christopher Reeve)

Superman (1978)

Superman II (1980)

Superman III (1983)

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Superman (Spin-Offs - Same Continuity)

Supergirl (1984)

Superman Returns (2006)
Superman (See DC Extended Universe)

Man of Steel (2013)

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)

Justice League (2017)

Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021)

Swamp Thing

Swamp Thing (1982)

The Return of Swamp Thing (1989)

Sweeney

Sweeney! (1977, UK)

Sweeney 2 (1978, UK)


Greatest Film Series Franchises - Sections
Major Film Franchises - Box-Office: Introduction | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4
Film Franchises - Title Screens: Intro | A | B | C | D | E-F | G-H | I-J-K | L-M | N-O | P-Q | R | S | T | U-V | W-X-Y-Z



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