Film Franchises

UPDATED 3/14/2024: Originally only had it narrowed down to my favorites but decided to make it as all-encompassing as possible.

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Alien + Predator

Alien

    Alien (May 1979) [Ridley Scott]

    Aliens (July 1986) [James Cameron]

    Alien 3 (May 1992) [David Fincher]

    Alien Resurrection (November 1997) [Jean-Pierre Jeunet]

    Prometheus (June 2012) [Ridley Scott]

    Alien: Covenant (May 2017) [Ridley Scott]

    Alien: Romulus (August 2024) [Fede Alvarez]

Predator

    Predator (June 1987) [John McTiernan]

    Predator 2 (November 1990) [Stephen Hopkins]

    Predators (July 2010) [Nimrod Antal]

    The Predator (September 2018) [Shane Black]

    Prey (August 2022) [Dan Trachtenberg]

    Badlands (2025) [Dan Trachtenberg]

Alien vs. Predator

    Alien vs. Predator (August 2004) [Paul W. S. Anderson]

    Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (December 2007) [Greg and Colin Strause]

DC Comics

DC Extended Universe
    Man of Steel (June 2013) [Zack Snyder]
    Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (March 2016) [Zack Snyder]
    Suicide Squad (August 2016) [David Ayer]
    Wonder Woman (June 2017) [Patty Jenkins]
    Justice League (November 2017) [Zack Snyder, Joss Whedon]
    Aquaman (December 2018) [James Wan]
    Shazam! (April 2019) [David F. Sandberg]
    Wonder Woman 1984 (November 2019) [Patty Jenkins]

    The Suicide Squad (August 2021) [James Gunn]

    Black Adam (October 2022) [Jaume Collet-Serra]

    Shazam! Fury of the Gods (March 2023) [David F. Sandberg] 

    The Flash (June 2023) [Andy Muschietti]

    Blue Beetle (August 2023) [Angel Manuel Soto]

    Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (December 2023) [James Wan]

DC Universe

    Superman (July 2025) [James Gunn] 

    The Authority

    The Brave and the Bold (TBA) [Andy Muschietti]

    Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow

    Swamp Thing (TBA) [James Mangold]

Batman

    Batman (July 1966) [Leslie H. Martinson]
    Batman (June 1989) [Tim Burton]
    Batman Returns (June 1992) [Tim Burton]
    Batman Forever (June 1995) [Joel Schumacher]
    Batman and Robin (June 1997) [Joel Schumacher]
    Batman Begins (June 2005) [Christopher Nolan]
    The Dark Knight (July 2008) [Christopher Nolan]
    The Dark Knight Rises (July 2012) [Christopher Nolan]

    The Batman (March 2022) [Matt Reeves]

Joker

    Joker (October 2019) [Todd Phillips]

    Joker: Folie a Deux (October 2024) [Todd Phillips]

Superman
    Superman (December 1978) [Richard Donner]
    Superman II (June 1981) [Richard Lester, Richard Donner (uncredited)]
    Superman III (June 1983) [Richard Lester]
    Supergirl (July 1984) [Jeannot Szwarc]
    Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (June 1987) [Sidney J. Furie]
    Superman Returns (June 2006) [Bryan Singer]

Others

    Swamp Thing (February 1982) [Wes Craven]

    The Return of Swamp Thing (May 1989) [Jim Wynorski]

    Steel (August 1997) [Kenneth Johnson]
    Catwoman (July 2004) [Pitof]

    Constantine (February 2005) [Francis Lawrence]

    Watchmen (March 2009) [Zack Snyder]
    Jonah Hex (June 2010) [Jimmy Hayward]
    Green Lantern (June 2011) [Martin Campbell]

DC Imprints

    Road to Perdition (July 2002) [Sam Mendes]

    The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (July 2003) [Stephen Norrington]

    A History of Violence

    V for Vendetta (March 2006) [James McTeigue]

    Stardust

    The Spirit

    The Losers

    The Kitchen

Ghostbusters

    Ghostbusters (June 1984) [Ivan Reitman]

    Ghostbusters II (June 1989) [Ivan Reitman]

    Ghostbusters (July 2016) [Paul Feig]

    Ghostbusters: Afterlife (November 2021) [Jason Reitman]

    Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (March 2024) [Gil Kenan]

Halloween

    Halloween (October 1978) [John Carpenter]

    Halloween II (October 1981) [Rick Rosenthal]

    Halloween III: Season of the Witch (October 1982) [Tommy Lee Wallace]

    Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (October 1988) [Dwight H. Little]

    Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (October 1989) [Dominique Othenin-Girard]

    Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (September 1995) [Joe Chappelle]

    Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (August 1998) [Steve Miner]

    Halloween: Resurrection (July 2002) [Rick Rosenthal]

    Halloween (August 2007) [Rob Zombie]

    Halloween II (August 2009) [Rob Zombie]

    Halloween (October 2018) [David Gordon Green]

    Halloween Kills (October 2021) [David Gordon Green]

    Halloween Ends (October 2022) [David Gordon Green]

Hasbro

G.I. Joe

    G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (August 2009) [Stephen Sommers]

    G.I. Joe: Retaliation (March 2013) [Jon M. Chu]

    Snake Eyes (July 2021) [Robert Schwentke]

Transformers

    Transformers (July 2007) [Michael Bay]

    Revenge of the Fallen (June 2009) [Michael Bay]

    Dark of the Moon (June 2011) [Michael Bay]

    Age of Extinction (June 2014) [Michael Bay]
    The Last Knight (June 2017) [Michael Bay]
    Bumblebee (December 2018) [Travis Knight]

    Rise of the Beasts (June 2023) [Steven Caple Jr.]

James Bond

Connery/Lazenby era

    Dr. No (October 1962) [Terence Young]

    From Russia with Love (October 1963) [Terence Young]

    Goldfinger (September 1964) [Guy Hamilton]

    Thunderball (December 1965) [Terence Young]

    You Only Live Twice (June 1967) [Lewis Gilbert]

    On Her Majesty's Secret Service (December 1969) [Peter R. Hunt]

    Diamonds Are Forever (December 1971) [Guy Hamilton]

Moore era

    Live and Let Die (June 1973) [Guy Hamilton]

    The Man with the Golden Gun (December 1974) [Guy Hamilton]

    The Spy Who Loved Me (July 1977) [Lewis Gilbert]

    Moonraker (June 1979) [Lewis Gilbert]

    For Your Eyes Only (June 1981) [John Glen]

    Octopussy (June 1983) [John Glen]

    A View to a Kill (May 1985) [John Glen]

Dalton era

    The Living Daylights (June 1987) [John Glen]

    License to Kill (June 1989) [John Glen]

Brosnan era

    GoldenEye (November 1995) [Martin Campbell]

    Tomorrow Never Dies (December 1997) [Roger Spottiswoode]

    The World Is Not Enough (November 1999) [Michael Apted]

    Die Another Day (November 2002) [Lee Tamathori]

Craig era

    Casino Royale (November 2006) [Martin Campbell]

    Quantum of Solace (October 2008) [Marc Forster]

    Skyfall (October 2012) [Sam Mendes]

    Spectre (October 2015) [Sam Mendes]

    No Time to Die (September 2021) [Cary Joji Fukunaga]

Non-Eon Productions

    Casino Royale (April 1967) [John Huston, Ken Hughes, Robert Parrish, Joe McGrath, Val Guest]

    Never Say Never Again (October 1983) [Irvin Kershner]

Jurassic Park

    Jurassic Park (June 1993) [Steven Spielberg]

    The Lost World: Jurassic Park (May 1997) [Steven Spielberg]

    Jurassic Park III (July 2001) [Joe Johnston]

Jurassic World trilogy

    Jurassic World (June 2015) [Colin Trevorrow]

    Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (June 2018) [J.A. Bayona]

    Jurassic World Dominion (June 2022) [Colin Trevorrow]

Marvel

Marvel Cinematic Universe

    The Infinity Saga

    Phase One
    Iron Man (May 2008) [Jon Favreau]
    The Incredible Hulk (June 2008) [Louis Leterrier]
    Iron Man 2 (May 2010) [Jon Favreau]
    Thor (May 2011) [Kenneth Branagh]
    Captain America: The First Avenger (July 2011) [Joe Johnston]
    The Avengers (May 2012) [Joss Whedon]

    Phase Two
    Iron Man 3 (May 2013) [Shane Black]
    Thor: The Dark World (November 2013) [Alan Taylor]
    Captain America: The Winter Soldier (April 2014) [Anthony and Joe Russo]
    Guardians of the Galaxy (August 2014) [James Gunn]
    Avengers: Age of Ultron (May 2015) [Joss Whedon]
    Ant-Man (July 2015) [Peyton Reed]

    Phase Three
    Captain America: Civil War (May 2016) [Anthony and Joe Russo]
    Doctor Strange (November 2016) [Scott Derrickson]
    Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (May 2017) [James Gunn]
    Spider-Man: Homecoming (July 2017) [Jon Watts]
    Thor: Ragnarok (November 2017) [Taika Waititi]
    Black Panther (February 2018) [Ryan Coogler]
    Avengers: Infinity War (May 2018) [Anthony and Joe Russo]
    Ant-Man and the Wasp (July 2018) [Peyton Reed]
    Captain Marvel (March 2019) [Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck]
    Avengers: Endgame (April 2019) [Anthony and Joe Russo]
    Spider-Man: Far From Home (July 2019) [Jon Watts]

    The Multiverse Saga

    Phase Four

    Black Widow (July 2021) [Cate Shortland]

    Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (September 2021) [Destin Daniel Cretton]

    Eternals (November 2021) [Chloe Zhao]

    Spider-Man: No Way Home (December 2021) [Jon Watts]

    Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (May 2022) [Sam Raimi]

    Thor: Love and Thunder (July 2022) [Taika Waititi]

    Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (November 2022) [Ryan Coogler]

    Phase Five

    Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (February 2023) [Peyton Reed]

    Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (May 2023) [James Gunn]

    The Marvels (November 2023) [Nia DaCosta]

    Deadpool & Wolverine (July 2024) [Shawn Levy]

    Captain America: Brave New World (February 2025) [Julius Onah]

    Thunderbolts* (May 2025) [Jake Schreier]

    Phase Six

    The Fantastic Four (July 2025) [Matt Shakman]

    Blade (November 2025) [Yann Demange]

    Avengers 5 (May 2026)

    Avengers: Secret Wars (May 2027)

Blade
    Blade (August 1998) [Stephen Norrington]
    Blade II (March 2002) [Guillermo del Toro]
    Blade: Trinity (December 2004) [David S. Goyer]

Daredevil
    Daredevil (February 2003) [Mark Steven Johnson]
    Elektra (January 2005) [Rob Bowman]

Fantastic Four

    The Fantastic Four (unreleased; planned 1994 release) [Oley Sassone]
    Fantastic Four (July 2005) [Tim Story]
    Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (June 2007) [Tim Story]

    Fantastic Four (August 2015) [Josh Trank]
Ghost Rider
    Ghost Rider (February 2007) [Mark Steven Johnson]
    Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (February 2012) [Neveldine/Taylor]

The Punisher

    The Punisher (April 1991) [Mark Goldblatt]

    The Punisher (April 2004) [Jonathan Hensleigh]
    Punisher: War Zone (December 2008) [Lexi Alexander]

Spider-Man
    Spider-Man (May 2002) [Sam Raimi]
    Spider-Man 2 (June 2004) [Sam Raimi]
    Spider-Man 3 (May 2007) [Sam Raimi]

    The Amazing Spider-Man (July 2012) [Marc Webb]
    The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (May 2014) [Marc Webb]

    Sony's Spider-Man Universe

    Venom (October 2018) [Ruben Fleischer]

    Venom: Let There Be Carnage (October 2021) [Andy Serkis]

    Morbius (April 2022) [Daniel Espinosa]

    Madame Web (February 2024) [S.J. Clarkson]

    Kraven the Hunter (August 2024) [J.C. Chandor]

    Venom: The Last Dance (October 2024) [Kelly Marcel]

X-Men
    X-Men (July 2000) [Bryan Singer]
    X2 (May 2003) [Bryan Singer]
    X-Men: The Last Stand (May 2006) [Brett Ratner]
    X-Men Origins: Wolverine (May 2009) [Gavin Hood]
    X-Men: First Class (June 2011) [Matthew Vaughn]
    The Wolverine (July 2013) [James Mangold]
    X-Men: Days of Future Past (May 2014) [Bryan Singer]
    Deadpool (February 2016) [Tim Miller]
    X-Men: Apocalypse (May 2016) [Bryan Singer]
    Logan (March 2017) [James Mangold]
    Deadpool 2 (May 2018) [David Leitch]
    Dark Phoenix (June 2019) [Simon Kinberg]
    The New Mutants (August 2020) [Josh Boone]

Others
    Howard the Duck (August 1986) [William Hucyk]
    Captain America (December 1990) [Albert Puyn]
    Hulk (June 2003) [Ang Lee]

    Man-Thing (April 2005) [Brett Leonard]

MonsterVerse properties (Godzilla, King Kong, etc.)

MonsterVerse

    Godzilla (May 2014) [Gareth Edwards]

    Kong: Skull Island (March 2017) [Jordan Vogt-Roberts]

    Godzilla: King of the Monsters (May 2019) [Michael Dougherty]

    Godzilla vs. Kong (March 2021) [Adam Wingard]

    Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (March 2024) [Adam Wingard]

Godzilla

    Showa era

    Heisei era

    Millennium era

    Reiwa era

    Shin Godzilla (July 2016) [Hideaki Anno & Shinji Higuchi]

    Godzilla Minus One (November 2023) [Takashi Yamazaki]

    Others

    Godzilla (May 1998) [Roland Emmerich]

King Kong

Planet of the Apes

Original series

    Planet of the Apes (April 1968) [Franklin J. Schaffner]

    Beneath the Planet of the Apes (May 1970) [Ted Post]

    Escape from the Planet of the Apes (May 1971) [Don Taylor]

    Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (June 1972) [J. Lee Thompson]

    Battle for the Planet of the Apes (June 1973) [J. Lee Thompson]

Reboot series

    Rise of the Planet of the Apes (August 2011) [Rupert Wyatt]

    Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (July 2014) [Matt Reeves]

    War for the Planet of the Apes (July 2017) [Matt Reeves]

    Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (May 2024) [Wes Ball]

Others

    Planet of the Apes (July 2001) [Tim Burton]

Star Trek

Original series

    Star Trek: The Motion Picture (December 1979) [Robert Wise]

    Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (June 1982) [Nicholas Meyer]

    Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (June 1984) [Leonard Nimoy]

    Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (November 1986) [Leonard Nimoy]

    Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (June 1989) [William Shatner]

    Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (December 1991) [Nicholas Meyer]

    Star Trek Generations (November 1994) [David Carson]

    Star Trek First Contact (November 1996) [Jonathan Frakes]

    Star Trek Insurrection (December 1998) [Jonathan Frakes]

    Star Trek Nemesis (December 2002) [Steve Baird]

Kelvin Timeline

    Star Trek (May 2009) [J.J. Abrams]

    Star Trek Into Darkness (May 2013) [J.J. Abrams]
    Star Trek Beyond (July 2016) [Justin Lin]

Star Wars

Original Trilogy

    Episode IV: A New Hope (May 1977) [George Lucas]

    Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (May 1980) [Irvin Kreshner]

    Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (May 1983) [Richard Marquand]

Prequel Trilogy

    Episode I: The Phantom Menace (May 1999) [George Lucas]

    Episode II: Attack of the Clones (May 2002) [George Lucas]

    Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (May 2005) [George Lucas]

Sequel Trilogy

    Episode VII: The Force Awakens (December 2015) [J.J. Abrams]

    Episode VIII: The Last Jedi (December 2017) [Rian Johnson]

    Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker (December 2019) [J.J. Abrams]
Anthology Series
    Rogue One (December 2016) [Gareth Edwards]
    Solo (May 2018) [Ron Howard]

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (March 1990) [Steve Barron]

    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (March 1991) [Michael Pressman]

    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (March 1993) [Stuart Gillard]

    TMNT (March 2007) [Kevin Munroe]

    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (August 2014) [Jonathan Liebesman]

    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (June 2016) [Dave Green]

    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (August 2023) [Jeff Rowe]

Terminator

    The Terminator (October 1984) [James Cameron] 

    Terminator 2: Judgment Day (July 1991) [James Cameron]

    Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (July 2003) [Jonathan Mostow]

    Terminator Salvation (May 2009) [McG]

    Terminator Genisys (July 2015) [Alan Taylor]

    Terminator: Dark Fate (November 2019) [Tim Miller]

Tolkien

The Lord of the Rings

   The Fellowship of the Ring (December 2001) [Peter Jackson]

   The Two Towers (December 2002) [Peter Jackson]

   The Return of the King (December 2003) [Peter Jackson]

The Hobbit 

   An Unexpected Journey (December 2012) [Peter Jackson]

   The Desolation of Smaug (December 2013) [Peter Jackson]

   The Battle of the Five Armies (December 2014) [Peter Jackson]

Wizarding World

Harry Potter

    Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) [Chris Columbus]

    Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) [Chris Columbus]

    Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) [Alfonso Cuaron]

    Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) [Mike Newell]

    Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) [David Yates]

    Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) [David Yates]

    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010) [David Yates]

    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) [David Yates]

Fantastic Beasts
    Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them (2016) [David Yates]
    Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018) [David Yates]

    Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022) [David Yates]