The 25+ Most Disappointing Movie Sequels That Let Us All Down

Updated March 9, 2020 39.0k votes 2.5k voters 64.5k views78 items

List RulesVote up the hyped-up movie sequels that turned out to be huge let-downs.

You waited oh so patiently for your favorite movie's anticipated sequel, but then... Oh god. What a mess. This list of the most disappointing movie sequels ever lets you and other movie fans vote for the Part 2s that Hollywood just absolutely ruined. Can't remember why you were so sad about these sequels? This list has trailers so you can relive the nightmare. Doesn't that sound fun? These sequels are the films that were so, so exciting when you first heard about them ("Yes! Another Anchorman!") but turned out to be a total disappointment.

Whether it's an action movie sequel, a comedy sequel, or a horror film sequel, some of these movies just plain disappointed fans and movie goers, for a variety of reasons. The jokes weren't funny, the stories were played out, or the effects just weren't as cool as the original - in any case these bad movie sequels had you wishing you hadn't paid to see the film on opening night. Many were such a let down, that they're considered among the most disappointing movies of all time.

This list features the movie sequels that disappointed audiences the most, including Anchorman 2, Jaws 2, Rocky 3, Tron: Legacy, Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment, Caddyshack II, and Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day. Upvote the terrible movie sequels that disappointed you the most, or, if the sequels that really let you down and bummed you out aren't listed, add them for other film fans to remember, and regret seeing in theaters.

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Son of the Mask
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Released: 2005
Directed by: Lawrence Guterman
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Batman & Robin
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Actors: Arnold Schwarzenegger, George Clooney, Uma Thurman, Alicia Silverstone, Elle Macpherson
Released: 1997
Directed by: Joel Schumacher
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Speed 2: Cruise Control
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Released: 1997
Directed by: Jan de Bont
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Grease 2
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Released: 1982
Directed by: Patricia Birch
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Spider-Man 3
Spider-Man 2
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Released: 2007
Directed by: Sam Raimi
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Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2
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Released: 2000
Directed by: Joe Berlinger
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Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
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Released: 2008
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
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Caddyshack II
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Actors: Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd, Randy Quaid, Dyan Cannon, Frank Welker
Released: 1988
Directed by: Allan Arkush
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Blues Brothers 2000
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Released: 1998
Directed by: John Landis
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Released: 2010
Directed by: Oliver Stone
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Daddy Day Camp
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Actors: Cuba Gooding Jr., Tamala Jones, Brian Doyle-Murray, Lochlyn Munro, Richard Gant
Released: 2007
Directed by: Fred Savage
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Jaws: The Revenge
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Actors: Michael Caine, Mario Van Peebles, Melvin Van Peebles, Lynn Whitfield, Judith Barsi
Released: 1987
Directed by: Joseph Sargent
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Mean Girls 2
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Actors: Claire Holt, Tim Meadows, Nicole Gale Anderson, Jennifer Stone, Meaghan Martin
Released: 2011
Directed by: Melanie Mayron
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Evan Almighty
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Actors: Morgan Freeman, Steve Carell, Jon Stewart, John Goodman, Catherine Bell
Released: 2007
Directed by: Tom Shadyac
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Scary Movie 5
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Released: 2013
Directed by: Malcolm D. Lee
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Teen Wolf Too
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Actors: Jason Bateman, John Astin, Paul Sand, James Hampton, Kim Darby
Released: 1987
Directed by: Christopher Leitch, Rod Daniel
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Highlander II: The Quickening
Highlander
Actors: Sean Connery, Virginia Madsen, Michael Ironside, John C. McGinley, Christopher Lambert
Released: 1991
Directed by: Russell Mulcahy
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Exorcist II: The Heretic
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Actors: James Earl Jones, Richard Burton, Max von Sydow, Linda Blair, Joey Lauren Adams
Released: 1977
Directed by: John Boorman, Rospo Pallenberg
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Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2
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Released: 2004
Directed by: Bob Clark
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Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
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Released: 2009
Directed by: Michael Bay
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Jaws 3-D
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Released: 1983
Directed by: Joe Alves
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A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge
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Actors: Robert Englund, Hope Lange, Clu Gulager, Marshall Bell, Lyman Ward
Released: 1985
Directed by: Jack Sholder
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Grown Ups 2
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XXX: State of the Union
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Released: 2007
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