Ten Favorite Film Trilogies
(These are in order of personal preference, and vaguely inspired by this Empire list. I’ve included a few trilogies with one film that’s weaker than the other two, but no trilogies with outright bad installments. The Godfather: Part III isn’t a masterpiece, for instance, but it’s still very good, so the trilogy is in, though lower than it would be if all three films were equally accomplished; on the other hand, The Dark Knight Rises is tuh-errible, so the trilogy is out.)
The Apu Trilogy: Pather Pachali, Aparajito, and Apur Sansar by Satyajit Ray
The Back to the Future Trilogy: Back to the Future, Back to the Future Part II, and Back to the Future Part III by Robert Zemeckis
The Godfather Trilogy: The Godfather, The Godfather: Part II, and The Godfather: Part III by Francis Ford Coppola
The Doomed-Bourgeois-in-Love Trilogy: Metropolitan, Barcelona, and The Last Days of Disco by Whit Stillman
The Three Colours Trilogy: Three Colours: Blue, Three Colours: White, and Three Colours: Red by Krzysztof Kieślowski
The (Original) Indiana Jones Trilogy: Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade by Steven Spielberg
The Before Trilogy: Before Sunrise, Before Sunset, and Before Midnight by Richard Linklater
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King by Peter Jackson
The Transporter Trilogy: The Transporter and The Transporter 2 by Louis Leterrier and The Transporter 3 by Olivier Megaton
The Equalizer Trilogy: The Equalizer, The Equalizer 2, and The Equalizer 3 by Antoine Fuqua
— June 27, 2024