10 Movie Franchises With No Bad Sequels

9. Scream

There are no bad Scream movies. There may be some Scream movies that I like less than others, but there are no bad Scream movies. I don't think any of the sequels match the lofty heights of the first two (and, for reference, Scream 2 is my fave of the bunch), but they each bring something fun and unique to the table.

Wes Craven and Kevin Williamson's original film is a smart but loving slasher send-up, while Scream 2 applies that same formula to sequels. Scream 3, despite having one of the weakest final acts in the entire series, is secretly a great little neo-noir that acts as a prescient takedown of Hollywood and the literal people it paved over to get where it is. (It also gave us the gift of Parker Posey as Jennifer Jolie - probably the best supporting character not from the original two films.)

Scream 4 is dated in some respects and grimly cynical, but it makes up for that in inventive set-pieces and a considered if cringey meditation on new media. Scream (2022) was a good legacy sequel, and Scream VI, while suffering from another weak finale, I would argue, makes up for it with some of the nastiest chases and kills in the series.