10 Trilogies That Actually Get Better With Each Movie

10. The Creed Trilogy

It may have initially been one of the biggest hits of Sylvester Stallone's legendary career, but by the time Rocky Balboa released in 2006, Rocky was a tired and done franchise. The glory days of the original back in 1976 were long gone, and so questions were naturally going to be asked about a spin-off focusing on Apollo Creed's (Carl Weathers) son.

No one could have seen the success of the Creed franchise before the initial film was released in 2015, and who could have predicted that an entire trilogy would be coming that only went from strength to strength to strength.

While the first picture established Adonis Creed as a character and brought back Rocky in a supporting role, it felt very familiar to the first Rocky, as the underdog ultimately lost but gained the respect of everyone watching. The sequel drew audiences into a deeper story with ties back to Rocky IV, as Creed faced Viktor Drago (Florian Munteanu). This was undoubtedly a step up, but the best movie of the three is the third.

Completing the arc of each story getting closer and more personal to Donnie, Michael B. Jordan's character had to face his childhood in Jonathan Majors' Damian, arguably the most physically gifted specimen he had ever had to face. The story wasn't about boxing, it was a deeply character-driven story that ended Creed's journey perfectly.