10 Best Legacy Movie Sequels Ever

10. Toy Story 4 (2019)

It's easy to see why the announcement of Toy Story 4 was met with a mixed reception: Toy Story 3, released just nine years earlier, had ended the adventures of Woody, Buzz, Jessie et al so beautifully, the idea of brushing it under the rug felt like a recipe for disaster.

Luckily for fans, though, Toy Story 4 proved to an even better send-off for the toys than its predecessor, allowing Woody in particular chance to confront the possibility of life beyond his original purpose.

What follows is a fun, star-studded affair that brilliantly builds on the previous three films to create a surprising, profound farewell for its central characters. Not only does it find clever ways to build on the franchise's imaginative premise, but it ties everyone's stories up in a nice, neat bow.

Toy Story 4 - like many legacy sequels - was not one anyone was exactly pining for, but it proved to be worth the risk.