Hollywood has long been in the business of pursuing sequels to successful movies, and the results have often been disastrous in the eyes of film critics.
45 of the worst movie sequels of all time, ranked by how awful they were
From bad sequels to classic movies like "Jaws" and "Caddyshack," to some even more terrible follow-ups, the sequels on this list are all historically awful.
From bad sequels to classic movies like "Jaws" and "Caddyshack," to some even more terrible follow-ups to films that were already panned, the sequels on this list are all historically awful.
We compiled this list by referencing an extensive, crowd-sourced Ranker community list of the all-time "worst sequels." We then chose the worst films and ranked them by their critical scores on the reviews aggregator Rotten Tomatoes (we used audience scores to break any ties).
Here are 45 of the worst movie sequels of all time, ranked from bad to worse, according to critics:
45. "Home Alone 3" (1997)
Critic score: 30%
Audience score: 27%
Sequel to: "Home Alone" (1990)
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44. "Dumb and Dumber To" (2014)
Critic score: 29%
Audience score: 35%
Sequel to: "Dumb and Dumber" (1994)
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43. "The Final Destination" (2009)
Critic score: 28%
Audience score: 35%
Sequel to: "Final Destination" (2000)
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42. "Rocky V" (1990)
Critic score: 28%
Audience score: 31%
Sequel to: "Rocky" (1976)
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41. "The Fly II" (1989)
Critic score: 27%
Audience score: 23%
Sequel to: "The Fly" (1986)
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40. "Friday After Next" (2002)
Critic score: 26%
Audience score: 75%
Sequel to: "Friday" (1995)
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39. "Terminator Genisys" (2015)
Critic score: 26%
Audience score: 53%
Sequel to: "The Terminator" (1984)
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38. "Nutty Professor II: The Klumps" (2000)
Critic score: 26%
Audience score: 33%
Sequel to: "The Nutty Professor" (1996)
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37. "Superman III" (1983)
Critic score: 26%
Audience score: 23%
Sequel to: "Superman" (1978)
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36. "Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1" (2011)
Critic score: 25%
Audience score: 60%
Sequel to: "Twilight" (1975)
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35. "Evan Almighty" (2007)
Critic score: 23%
Audience score: 52%
Sequel to: "Bruce Almighty" (2003)
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34. "The Hangover Part III" (2013)
Critic score: 21%
Audience score: 44%
Sequel to: "The Hangover" (2009)
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33. "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" (2009)
Critic score: 19%
Audience score: 57%
Sequel to: "Transformers" (2007)
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32. "Exorcist II: The Heretic" (1977)
Critic score: 19%
Audience score: 12%
Sequel to: "The Exorcist" (1973)
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31. "Poltergeist III" (1988)
Critic score: 18%
Audience score: 22%
Sequel to: "Poltergeist" (1982)
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30. "A Good Day to Die Hard" (2013)
Critic score: 14%
Audience score: 40%
Sequel to: "Die Hard" (1988)
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29. "Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension" (2015)
Critic score: 14%
Audience score: 27%
Sequel to: "Paranormal Activity" (2009)
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28. "Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2" (2000)
Critic score: 14%
Audience score: 17%
Sequel to: "The Blair Witch Project" (1999)
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27. "Mannequin 2: On the Move" (1991)
Critic score: 13%
Audience score: 41%
Sequel to: "Mannequin" (1987)
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26. "S. Darko: A Donnie Darko Tale" (2009)
Critic score: 13%
Audience score: 18%
Sequel to: "Donnie Darko" (2001)
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25. "Taken 3" (2015)
Critic score: 12%
Audience score: 44%
Sequel to: "Taken" (2009)
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24. "Superman IV: The Quest for Peace" (1987)
Critic score: 12%
Audience score: 15%
Sequel to: "Superman" (1978)
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23. "Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles" (2001)
Critic score: 11%
Audience score: 25%
Sequel to: "Crocodile Dundee" (1986)
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22. "American Psycho II: All American Girl" (2002)
Critic score: 11%
Audience score: 18%
Sequel to: "American Psycho" (2000)
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21. "Weekend at Bernie's II" (1993)
Critic score: 10%
Audience score: 41%
Sequel to: "Weekend at Bernie's" (1989)
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20. "Batman & Robin"
Critic score: 10%
Audience score: 16%
Sequel to: "Batman" (1989)
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19. "Little Fockers" (2010)
Audience score: 34%
Sequel to: "Meet the Parents" (2000)
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18. "Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo" (2005)
Audience score: 33%
Sequel to: "Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo" (1999)
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17. "Grown Ups 2" (2013)
Audience score: 53%
Sequel to: "Grown Ups" (2010)
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16. "Basic Instinct 2" (2006)
Audience score: 26%
Sequel to: "Basic Instinct" (1992)
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15. "The Next Karate Kid" (1994)
Audience score: 24%
Sequel to: "The Karate Kid" (1984)
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14. "Big Momma's House 2" (2006)
Audience score: 57%
Sequel to: "Big Momma's House" (2000)
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13. "Cheaper by the Dozen 2" (2005)
Audience score: 57%
Sequel to: "Cheaper by the Dozen" (2003)
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12. "Son of the Mask" (2005)
Audience score: 15%
Sequel to: "The Mask" (1994)
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11. "Scary Movie 5" (2013)
Audience score: 38%
Sequel to: "Scary Movie" (2000)
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10. "Caddyshack II" (1988)
Audience score: 17%
Sequel to: "Caddyshack" (1980)
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9. "Mortal Kombat: Annihilation" (1997)
Audience score: 25%
Sequel to: "Mortal Kombat" (1995)
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8. "Speed 2: Cruise Control" (1997)
Audience score: 16%
Sequel to: "Speed" (1994)
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7. "Daddy Day Camp" (2007)
Audience score: 37%
Sequel to: "Daddy Day Care" (2003)
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6. "Staying Alive" (1983)
Audience score: 38%
Sequel to: "Saturday Night Fever" (1977)
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5. "The Sting II" (1983)
Audience score: 28%
Sequel to: "The Sting" (1973)
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4. "Highlander 2: The Quickening" (1991)
Audience score: 22%
Sequel to: "Highlander" (1986)
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3. "Police Academy 7: Mission to Moscow" (1994)
Audience score: 22%
Sequel to: "Police Academy" (1984)
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2. "Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2" (2004)
Audience score: 20%
Sequel to: "Baby Geniuses" (1999)
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1. "Jaws: The Revenge" (1987)
Audience score: 14%
Sequel to: "Jaws" (1975)
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