8 Sequels That Beat the Original. Yes, Really

Sequels are supposed to be worse. These eight beat their originals on movie.guru, some by a mile. The last one is going to hurt.

Number one beats an original half the internet treats like scripture.

1. 8
   The Suicide Squad (2021)7.4

   Same team name, completely different movie, way better.

   The first Suicide Squad scored a 3.2 on movie.guru. James Gunn's take scored a 7.3, with a giant alien starfish and John Cena as the world's most confident idiot.
2. 7
   X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)8.6

   Mutants in bell-bottoms is the franchise's best look.

   X-Men scored a 7.2 on movie.guru. This one scored an 8.7, and Jennifer Lawrence's Mystique carries the whole timeline on her back.
3. 6
   Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)8.5

   The elevator fight made later Marvel fights look lazy.

   Captain America: The First Avenger scored a 6.7. This scored an 8.5 and $714.4 million worldwide, and Robert Redford brings real political thriller credibility.
4. 5
   Thor: Ragnarok (2017)8.6

   Thor finally got a personality, and Korg deserves some credit.

   Thor scored a 6.0 on movie.guru. Ragnarok scored an 8.7 and $855.3 million worldwide, with a gladiator match against the Hulk and Led Zeppelin on the soundtrack.
5. 4
   Dune: Part Two (2024)9.3

   Part One was homework. Part Two is the reward.

   Dune scored an 8.0 on movie.guru, already great. Part Two scored a 9.4 across 166 minutes, and Austin Butler's villain is pure nightmare fuel.
6. 3
   Top Gun: Maverick (2022)9.4

   The original was a vibe. The sequel is an actual movie.

   Top Gun scored a 5.9 on movie.guru. Maverick scored a 9.4 and made $1.5 billion worldwide by adding the one thing the first movie skipped: stakes.
7. 2
   Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018)9.1

   The franchise peaked here, and the first one isn't close.

   Mission: Impossible scored a 5.9 on movie.guru. Fallout scored a 9.1, critics rank it above 96% of notable movies, and Henry Cavill reloads his arms like they're shotguns.
8. 1
   John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023)9.0

   Chapter 4 beats the first John Wick. Purists, breathe.

   John Wick scored a 6.8 on movie.guru. Chapter 4 scored an 8.9 across 169 minutes, with a top-down shootout that plays like a video game you'd never put down.

$25.52 says you just remembered you paid to see the first Suicide Squad in theaters.

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