Movie Franchises You Need To Stop Watching

Zack Howe
Updated June 23, 2023 2.7K votes 290 voters
Over 200 Ranker voters have come together to rank this list of Movie Franchises You Need To Stop Watching
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Vote up the movie franchises that just need to stop.

Hollywood is a well-oiled machine when it comes to producing expansive cinematic universes and film franchises. Some of the highest grossing movie franchises are also, unfortunately, film series that aren't good anymore. They may have started out strong, but these movie franchises jumped the shark, which audiences might see Captain Jack Sparrow literally do if the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise is allowed to continue.

Many film series only have one good movie, and yet, people still keep watching. We are creatures of habit. But enough is enough. There's no reason to keep watching film franchises that used to be good. We deserve better. We have to stop watching these disappointing film franchises, just like audiences are giving up on The Walking Dead and other shows we should just quit.

Most divisive: Men In Black Franchise
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  • Madea Franchise
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    • Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005): 16% on Rotten Tomatoes 
    • Madea's Family Reunion (2006): 25%
    • Madea Goes to Jail (2009): 28%
    • I Can Do Bad All By Myself (2009): 63%
    • Madea's Big Happy Family (2011): 37%
    • Madea's Witness Protection (2012): 20%
    • Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas (2013): 20%
    • Tyler Perry's Boo! A Madea Halloween (2016): 23%
    • Tyler Perry's Boo 2! A Madea Halloween (2017): 6%
  • Transformers Franchise
    2
    • Transformers (2007): 57% on Rotten Tomatoes
    • Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009): 19%
    • Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011): 35%
    • Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014): 18%
    • Transformers: The Last Knight (2016): 16%
  • The Mummy Franchise
    3
    • The Mummy (1999): 59% on Rotten Tomatoes
    • The Mummy Returns (2001): 47%
    • The Scorpion King (2002): 41%
    • The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008): 13%
    • The Mummy (2017): 15%
  • The Nut Job Franchise
    4
    • The Nut Job (2014): 11% on Rotten Tomatoes
    • The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature (2017): 13%
  • Saw Franchise
    5

    Saw Franchise

    108 votes
    • Saw (2004): 49% on Rotten Tomatoes
    • Saw II (2005): 37%
    • Saw III (2006): 28%
    • Saw IV (2007): 17%
    • Saw V (2008): 13%
    • Saw VI (2009): 39%
    • Saw 3D (2010): 9%
    • Jigsaw (2017): 35%
  • Fast And The Furious Franchise
    6
    • The Fast and the Furious (2001): 53% on Rotten Tomatoes
    • 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003): 36%
    • The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006): 37%
    • Fast & Furious (2009): 29%
    • Fast Five (2011): 77%
    • Fast & Furious 6 (2013): 69%
    • Furious 7 (2015): 80%
    • The Fate of the Furious (2017): 66%