Most Improves Sequels by Tomatometer
This is a list of the sequels that most improved in relation to its predecessors in Rotten Tomatoes. Which is your favorite?
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- DirectorTravis KnightStarsHailee SteinfeldJorge Lendeborg Jr.John CenaOn the run in the year 1987, Bumblebee finds refuge in a junkyard in a small California beach town. On the cusp of turning 18 and trying to find her place in the world, Charlie Watson discovers Bumblebee, battle-scarred and broken.78 pts. between Bumblebee (93%) and
Transformers: The Last Knight (15%) - DirectorMike FlanaganStarsElizabeth ReaserLulu WilsonAnnalise BassoIn 1967 Los Angeles, a widowed mother and her daughters add a new stunt to bolster their seance scam business by inviting an evil presence into their home, not realizing how dangerous it is.76 percentage points between Ouija: Origin of Evil (82%) and Ouija (6%)
- DirectorDavid Gordon GreenStarsJamie Lee CurtisJudy GreerAndi MatichakLaurie Strode confronts her long-time foe, Michael Myers, the masked figure who has haunted her since she narrowly escaped his killing spree on Halloween night four decades ago.69 pts. between Halloween (2018) (80%) and Halloween: Resurrection (11%)
I'm not counting the reboot and its sequel - DirectorNicholas MeyerStarsWilliam ShatnerLeonard NimoyDeForest KelleyOn the eve of retirement, Kirk and McCoy are charged with assassinating the Klingon High Chancellor and imprisoned. The Enterprise crew must help them escape to thwart a conspiracy aimed at sabotaging the last best hope for peace.59 pts. between Star Trek VI - The Undiscovered Country (81%) and Star Trek V - The Final Frontier (22%)
- DirectorWes CravenStarsHeather LangenkampRobert EnglundJf DavisA demonic force has chosen Freddy Krueger as its portal to the real world. Can Heather Langenkamp play the part of Nancy one last time and trap the evil trying to enter our world?58 pts. between New Nightmare (78%) and Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare (20%)
- DirectorSharon MaguireStarsRenée ZellwegerGemma JonesJim BroadbentForty-something and single again, Bridget decides to focus on her job and surround herself with friends. Then she discovers that she is pregnant--but she is only 50% sure of the baby's father's identity.51 pts. between Bridget Jones's Baby (78%) and Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (27%)
- DirectorSylvester StalloneStarsSylvester StalloneAntonio TarverMilo VentimigliaThirty years after the ring of the first bell, Rocky Balboa comes out of retirement and dons his gloves for his final fight against the reigning heavyweight champ Mason 'The Line' Dixon.51 pts. between Rocky Balboa (77%) and Rocky V (26%)
- DirectorDon ManciniStarsChantal QuesnelleFiona DourifJordan GavarisAfter her mother's mysterious death, Nica begins to suspect that the talking, red-haired doll her visiting niece has been playing with may be the key to recent bloodshed and chaos.49 pts. between Curse of Chucky (81%) and Seed of Chucky (32%)
- DirectorJustin LinStarsVin DieselPaul WalkerDwayne JohnsonDominic Toretto and his crew of street racers plan a massive heist to buy their freedom while in the sights of a powerful Brazilian drug lord and a dangerous federal agent.48 pts. between Fast Five (77%) and Fast & Furious (29%)
- DirectorSteve MinerStarsJamie Lee CurtisJosh HartnettAdam ArkinLaurie Strode, now the dean of a Northern California private school with an assumed name, must battle the Shape one last time, as the life of her own son hangs in the balance.46 pts. between Halloween H20 (52%) and Halloween - The Curse of Michael Myers (6%)
- DirectorJonathan FrakesStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesBrent SpinerThe Borg travel back in time intent on preventing Earth's first contact with an alien species. Captain Picard and his crew pursue them to ensure that Zefram Cochrane makes his maiden flight reaching warp speed.45 pts between Star Trek: First Contact (93%) and Star Trek Generations (48%)
- DirectorNicholas MeyerStarsWilliam ShatnerLeonard NimoyDeForest KelleyWith the assistance of the Enterprise crew, Admiral Kirk must stop an old nemesis, Khan Noonien Singh, from using the life-generating Genesis Device as the ultimate weapon.44 pts. between Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (88%) and Star Trek: The Motion Picture (44%)
- DirectorDavid F. SandbergStarsAnthony LaPagliaSamara LeeMiranda OttoTwelve years after the tragic death of their little girl, a doll-maker and his wife welcome a nun and several girls from a shuttered orphanage into their home, where they become the target of the doll-maker's possessed creation, Annabelle.41 pts. between Annabelle: Creation (70%) and Annabelle (29%)
- DirectorDon TaylorStarsRoddy McDowallKim HunterBradford DillmanThe world is shocked by the appearance of three talking chimpanzees, who arrived mysteriously in a U.S. spacecraft. They become the toast of society, but one man believes them to be a threat to the human race.37 pts. between Escape From the Planet of the Apes (77%) and Beneath the Planet of the Apes (40%)
- DirectorTom McLoughlinStarsThom MathewsJennifer CookeDavid KagenTommy Jarvis exhumes Jason Voorhees to cremate his corpse, but inadvertently brings him back to life instead. The newly revived killer seeks revenge, and Tommy may be the only one who can stop him.36 pts. between Friday the 13th: Part VI – Jason Lives (52%) and Friday the 13th: Part V – A New Beginning (16%)
- DirectorLewis GilbertStarsRoger MooreBarbara BachCurd JürgensJames Bond investigates the hijacking of British and Russian submarines carrying nuclear warheads, with the help of a K.G.B. agent whose lover he killed.34 pts. between The Spy Who Loved Me (79%) and The Man with the Golden Gun (45%)
I'm treating each Bond actor as existing within their own individual series. - DirectorChuck RussellStarsHeather LangenkampRobert EnglundCraig WassonA psychiatrist familiar with knife-wielding dream demon Freddy Krueger helps teens at a mental hospital battle the killer who is invading their dreams.34 pts. between A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (74%) and A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge (40%)
- DirectorSteven QualeStarsNicholas D'AgostoEmma BellArlen EscarpetaDeath returns to claim the lucky survivors of a deadly bridge collapse in this fifth frightening installment in the series.34 pts between Final Destination 5 (62%) and The Final Destination (28%)
- DirectorRob ZombieStarsSid HaigSheri Moon ZombieBill MoseleyThe murderous, backwoods Firefly family take to the road to escape the vengeful Sheriff Wydell, who is not afraid of being as ruthless as his target.34 pts. between The Devil's Rejects (53%) and House of 1000 Corpses (19%)
- DirectorJames MangoldStarsHugh JackmanWill Yun LeeTao OkamotoWolverine comes to Japan to meet an old friend whose life he saved years ago, and gets embroiled in a conspiracy involving yakuza and mutants.33 pts. between The Wolverine (70%) and X-Men Origins: Wolverine (37%)
I'm also treating the Hugh Jackman’s spinoff trilogy as its own thing. - DirectorBrian FeeStarsOwen WilsonCristela AlonzoChris CooperLightning McQueen sets out to prove to a new generation of racers that he's still the best race car in the world.31 pts. between Cars 3 (69%) and Cars 2 (38%)
- DirectorLen WisemanStarsBruce WillisJustin LongTimothy OlyphantJohn McClane and a young hacker join forces to take down master cyber-terrorist Thomas Gabriel in Washington D.C.29 pts. between Live Free or Die Hard (82%) and Die Hard: With a Vengeance (53%)
- DirectorBarry SonnenfeldStarsWill SmithTommy Lee JonesJosh BrolinAgent J travels in time to M.I.B.'s early days in 1969 to stop an alien from assassinating his friend Agent K and changing history.29 pts. between Men in Black III (68%) and Men in Black II (39%)
- DirectorMatthew VaughnStarsJames McAvoyMichael FassbenderJennifer LawrenceIn the 1960s, superpowered humans Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr work together to find others like them, but Erik's vengeful pursuit of an ambitious mutant who ruined his life causes a schism to divide them.28 pts. between X-Men: First Class (86%) and X-Men: The Last Stand (58%)
- DirectorSam MendesStarsDaniel CraigJavier BardemNaomie HarrisJames Bond's loyalty to M is tested when her past comes back to haunt her. When MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost.27 pts. between Skyfall (92%) and Quantum of Solace (65%)