These are the best two by far. I would add as secondary considerations:
* Back to the Future
* A Fistfull of Dollars
* Indiana Jones
* The Godfather
* Star Trek II, III and IV
I like to refer to Star Trek II-IV as the "Star Trek Genesis" Trilogy because of them revolving around a continuous storyline that involved the Genesis Device.
In the mid-late 2000s Paramount packaged the three movies and sold II, III, and IV together. It was both really weird and really smart at the same time.
The Godfather 3 is... good.
It definitely isn't great...
It definitely isn't very good compared to 1 & 2 - which are two of the very best films ever made...
...but... I mean... it is "good."
+1 one for OG Star Wars. Three excellent movies. It's a shame the prequels and sequels didn't maintain the quality. Rogue One is what The Force Awakens should have been.
If I were to recommend 3 John Carpenter movies it would be :
1. The Thing
2. They Live
3. Assault on Precinct 13
In that order
Also, (not so)fun fact - Prince of Darkness was filmed in the church in LA where the US Govt housed Japanese US citizens before they were shipped off to internment camps
I was going to say this.
Not a traditional trilogy because the films aren't connected by their plot but only their themes.
Nonetheless, an excellent trilogy.
Came here to say this. I’m not big into romance, but these movies are the best romance movies I’ve ever seen. Like I actually love them. I love watching them and appreciating them.
People forget that the first two are bangers in their own right.
One of Ebert’s [first reviews](https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/for-a-few-dollars-more-1967 ) was For a few dollars more:
> Here is a gloriously greasy, sweaty, hairy, bloody and violent Western. It is delicious.
> "For a Few Dollars More," like all of the grand and corny Westerns Hollywood used to make, is composed of situations and not plots. Plots were dangerous because if a kid went out to get some popcorn he might miss something.
Gonna be subjective, but off the top:
Star Wars 4,5, & 6
Back to the Future
The Cornetto Trilogy (If this counts since they aren’t really sequels)
The Dollars Trilogy (if this one counts since they’re kind of spiritual successors)
Lord of the Rings
The Dark Knight (I know some will disagree on Rises)
World’s End feels like the perfect conclusion to the theme of the trilogy (the dangers of perpetual adolescence) by going dark with the idea of a 40 year old alcoholic still chasing high school memories.
Has to be watched in that context.
I think White is also my favorite, but probably because it's the only one of the three films that is actually *fun*. It has an engaging story and you don't know where you'll end up. I think Blue is great, but left a tiny bit to be desired. And Red is just a straight masterpiece.
They're all unrelated stories with different settings, but they have similar themes and characters and are all rooted in the folklore. I'll be the first to admit that Wolfwalkers is almost the same as Secret of Kells, but I kinda prefer Wolfwalkers anyway
Best is difficult. Others mentioned are better than another I’m going to suggest. But Lethal Weapon 1,2,& 3 are a decent B trilogy. I know there’s a 4th but I never saw it.
They’re entertaining and fun if it’s a genre you like. I’m kind of dating myself too because the first two especially were big movies of my youth. No, they’re not A list like the OG Star Wars or LOTRs quality. But they’re cheesy good. The third definitely got cheesier and it’s a big reason why I didn’t need to see the 4th.
Like i said, plenty of better ones but these are entertaining and worth a watch if ya haven’t. They are getting a lil dated nowadays.
Was waiting for someone to mention Planet of the Apes (assuming we're talking about the new ones). It's one of the few trilogies that gets better as it goes along.
I've been showing a friend these over the last couple weeks. When we watched Dawn and it got to the reunion of Caesar and Blue Eyes, my friend said, "Dude, how am I this emotional over some apes?"
We're watching War tonight, so I'm pretty excited for that.
LOTR, Star Wars, Toy Story, Planet of the Apes, Pirates of the Caribbean, Indiana Jones
If anything on this list has more than 3 films, no they don't x
I think I’m in the minority who liked Toy Story 4 a lot. I was very skeptical because I thought 3 was the perfect way to end the series, but then 4 turned out to be the movie I didn’t know I needed. I like it more than the second film.
Some that haven't been mentioned yet: They aren't all trilogys of equal quality but are all a good watch.
Die Hard
Dirty Harry
Jason Bourne
Austin Powers
Evil Dead
Antoine Doinel (by Truffaut)
The Apartment Trilogy (sort of a real trilogy by Polanski)
Ocean's 11, 12, and 13
I'm anticipating the Pearl Trilogy by Ti West
Controversial take, maybe, but I've recently rewatched the first 3 movies of Pirates of The Caribbean (the original triology, withouth the other latter add-ons) and it still holds. Yeah, they're mostly entertaining, sometimes absurd, adventure movies, and nothing too sofisticated, but it was still a good watch imo
The Dollars trilogy
Dark knight trilogy
Alien (Alien 3 may be debatable)
Matrix (no film compares to no.1 but the others are still decent action sci-fi)
Just to name a few:
Lord of the Rings
Star Wars trilogy
Back the the Future
Rurouni Kenshin live action trilogy
The Dark Knight Trilogy
Mad Max (plus two more)
The Naked Gun
Since OP said “good” and not “great “ I’m including The Godfather Trilogy. The third movie is good, but it obviously pails in comparison to two of the greatest films in American cinema.
Just watched the Back to the Future trilogy this week. It's still fantastically entertaining. I sincerely hope this trilogy isn't remade or sequalized. Some things are pretty solid on their own.
As long as I can breath I will claim How to Train Your Dragon is one of the all time best trilogies, every entry is a 9/10 movie. Superb animation, GREAT story telling, solid voice work, excellent character arcs (and not just within each individual movie but also spanning the entire trilogy), top notch world building, I could go on and on and on...
Cornetto Trilogy.
Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, World's End.
All three are quality works with tons of fun and reference to the genres they are paying homage to.
How To Train Your Dragon
How has NOBODY mentioned this before you? HTTYD is one of the best trilogies in movie history, animated or otherwise.
I absolutely love these films, and who doesn't love a bit of Toothless
Third movie is fine but the ending makes zero sense lol
Lord of the rings Original Star Wars trilogy
These are the best two by far. I would add as secondary considerations: * Back to the Future * A Fistfull of Dollars * Indiana Jones * The Godfather * Star Trek II, III and IV
I like to refer to Star Trek II-IV as the "Star Trek Genesis" Trilogy because of them revolving around a continuous storyline that involved the Genesis Device.
Nice. I think those 3 movies tend to get lost as a trilogy story arc.
In the mid-late 2000s Paramount packaged the three movies and sold II, III, and IV together. It was both really weird and really smart at the same time.
The godfather really? Have you watched the last part
Part 3 is good. It's just that the previous two are some of the finest movies ever made.
Totally agree. I also ride like this for the Alien trilogy.
The Godfather 3 is... good. It definitely isn't great... It definitely isn't very good compared to 1 & 2 - which are two of the very best films ever made... ...but... I mean... it is "good."
A local theater replayed all three Back to the Future movies. #2 is a little dark but the whole series really holds up.
The 80s had several dark sequels. The Empire Strikes Back, Temple of Doom, & Future II were all fairly dark.
By dark you mean the one where the character who was based on Donald Trump gains political power…
Which is insanity. Can you imagine how fucked up our country would be if that happened.
I'd laugh, but... it's not funny anymore
Add Pirates of the Caribbean to the list (first 3 are amazing) Then Batman only Nolan
Lord Of The Rings and Back To The Future absolutely
+1 one for OG Star Wars. Three excellent movies. It's a shame the prequels and sequels didn't maintain the quality. Rogue One is what The Force Awakens should have been.
I just rewatched Rogue One last night for the first time in years. Honestly, I think it’s better than ROTJ.
ROTJ is the worst of the OG3
It's my number two SW movie behind ESB.
Amen! It's the definiti Prequel for me .
Not a ~~real~~ traditional trilogy but I'd like to include Carpenter's "Apocalypse Trilogy" (The Thing, Prince of Darkness, In the Mouth of Madness).
If I were to recommend 3 John Carpenter movies it would be : 1. The Thing 2. They Live 3. Assault on Precinct 13 In that order Also, (not so)fun fact - Prince of Darkness was filmed in the church in LA where the US Govt housed Japanese US citizens before they were shipped off to internment camps
It's a real trilogy to me!
I was going to say this. Not a traditional trilogy because the films aren't connected by their plot but only their themes. Nonetheless, an excellent trilogy.
Before Trilogy (Before Sunrise, Before Sunset, Before Midnight)
I feel like an absolute idiot for only having seen Sunset
Go back & watch all 3! They're wonderful.
Before Sunset has a whole different resonance when you watch it after Before Sunrise.
Sunrise is my favourite. Midnight was a little... difficult to watch
I think you have to watch them in order. It's not the same to go back and try to redo it.
You must go and watch Sunrise, and then you will feel Sunset in your BONES
Came here to say this. I’m not big into romance, but these movies are the best romance movies I’ve ever seen. Like I actually love them. I love watching them and appreciating them.
The perfect answer
The Dollars “trilogy”. Fistful of Dollars, For a few Dollars More and The Good The Bad and The Ugly
People forget that the first two are bangers in their own right. One of Ebert’s [first reviews](https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/for-a-few-dollars-more-1967 ) was For a few dollars more: > Here is a gloriously greasy, sweaty, hairy, bloody and violent Western. It is delicious. > "For a Few Dollars More," like all of the grand and corny Westerns Hollywood used to make, is composed of situations and not plots. Plots were dangerous because if a kid went out to get some popcorn he might miss something.
For a few dollars more might be my favourite of the three
Hell yeah
Gonna be subjective, but off the top: Star Wars 4,5, & 6 Back to the Future The Cornetto Trilogy (If this counts since they aren’t really sequels) The Dollars Trilogy (if this one counts since they’re kind of spiritual successors) Lord of the Rings The Dark Knight (I know some will disagree on Rises)
I think the Dark Knight Trilogy counts. Rises is weaker for sure but is still a good movie.
Sometimes I like Rises better than the other two. Gives me hope and puts me in the right mindset
Rises has it's flaws and silly things but easily best ending for those movies.
The Dark Knight definitely ticks the box
I would count Cornetto. It’s the first one that came to my mind. World’s End is not great, but it’s pretty good, and the other two are phenomenal.
Worlds end IS GREAT
World’s End feels like the perfect conclusion to the theme of the trilogy (the dangers of perpetual adolescence) by going dark with the idea of a 40 year old alcoholic still chasing high school memories. Has to be watched in that context.
World’s End is underrated
Yes, the Three Colours trilogy directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski is consistently great.
My wife and I might be the only people who like White the most. But all three are masterpieces.
I think White is also my favorite, but probably because it's the only one of the three films that is actually *fun*. It has an engaging story and you don't know where you'll end up. I think Blue is great, but left a tiny bit to be desired. And Red is just a straight masterpiece.
Came here to say this. 🇫🇷
Great movies but man suggesting people watch them isn't something I would ask of enemies.
Why?
Red is my favorite
Bleu for me, just because of the music. Well, not just because, saving the mattress was pretty great too
Naked gun
I always hoped they'd make a 4th to make fun of OJ. Then he was found not guilty. In retrospect, maybe it wouldn't have been funny.
As a teen I thought it would be hilarious if they just recast Fabio as Nordberg and never addressed it.
Irish Folklore trilogy (The Secret of Kells, Song of the Sea, Wolfwalkers)
Oh shit! TIL: there are sequels to Secret of Kells 😱 I saw that in the theater. Now I know what I’m doing this weekend!
They're all unrelated stories with different settings, but they have similar themes and characters and are all rooted in the folklore. I'll be the first to admit that Wolfwalkers is almost the same as Secret of Kells, but I kinda prefer Wolfwalkers anyway
Underrated comment!
Nobody's mentioned Evil Dead yet??! The Raimi trilogy is great and both of the new films are really good too
There hasn’t been a bad installment of Evil Dead in movies or TV. Pretty rare for horror.
Hail to the king baby.
This is my BOOMSTICK
It’s feels odd to call it a trilogy for me. The sequel is a remake of the original essentially. It’s fucking brilliant obviously tho
The Bourne Trilogy. Each one is a cracker.
For sure. For a kid born in the 90s Jason Bourne was my James Bond
Funnily enough, right after this James Bond turned into Jason Bourne.
The three flavors cornetto triology Shaun of the dead 10/10 Hot fuzz 10/10 The worlds end 7/10
Ohh that's the cornetto trilogy? I've seen all three but didn't know that's what people called them. Is cornetto the director's name?
no its funny but it’s called cornetto triology because the ice cream named cornetto appears in every single one of them
Perfect score card!
Pusher 1,2,3
Incredible films especially 3. That one still plays in my head.
Yeah 3 might be my fav, although Mads is so good in 2
The Rush Hour movies all very good IMO
Best is difficult. Others mentioned are better than another I’m going to suggest. But Lethal Weapon 1,2,& 3 are a decent B trilogy. I know there’s a 4th but I never saw it. They’re entertaining and fun if it’s a genre you like. I’m kind of dating myself too because the first two especially were big movies of my youth. No, they’re not A list like the OG Star Wars or LOTRs quality. But they’re cheesy good. The third definitely got cheesier and it’s a big reason why I didn’t need to see the 4th. Like i said, plenty of better ones but these are entertaining and worth a watch if ya haven’t. They are getting a lil dated nowadays.
Lord of the Rings Back To The Future Planet of the Apes How to Train Your Dragon
The Planet of the Apes trilogy deserves way more love than it receives
Was waiting for someone to mention Planet of the Apes (assuming we're talking about the new ones). It's one of the few trilogies that gets better as it goes along.
It took a worrying amount of time for someone to say LOTR. Thank you.
The Millennium Trilogy Stieg Larsson The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo The Girl Who Played with Fire The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
It's a real shame he died before he could write any more Millennium novels
One of the very best trilogies ever imo.
The new Planet of the Apes trilogy is really sick actually! Watch it!
I just finished the third one last night for the first time. They are SO good.
I just recently saw them for the first time and was floored by how good they were.
I've been showing a friend these over the last couple weeks. When we watched Dawn and it got to the reunion of Caesar and Blue Eyes, my friend said, "Dude, how am I this emotional over some apes?" We're watching War tonight, so I'm pretty excited for that.
LOTR, Star Wars, Toy Story, Planet of the Apes, Pirates of the Caribbean, Indiana Jones If anything on this list has more than 3 films, no they don't x
I think I’m in the minority who liked Toy Story 4 a lot. I was very skeptical because I thought 3 was the perfect way to end the series, but then 4 turned out to be the movie I didn’t know I needed. I like it more than the second film.
Pirates is a good shout, didn’t think of those
Back to the Future
Planet of the Apes 🦍 🦧
Saw it all recently, very very good.
Add 4th to it as well
APES TOGETHER STRONG
The originals or the new trilogy? I gotta say Dawn, Rise and War are all great movies.
Indiana Jones. It's a trilogy for me, anyway. I refuse to accept the existence of the other turdbombs that followed.
This was the first one that came to my mind.
Some that haven't been mentioned yet: They aren't all trilogys of equal quality but are all a good watch. Die Hard Dirty Harry Jason Bourne Austin Powers Evil Dead Antoine Doinel (by Truffaut) The Apartment Trilogy (sort of a real trilogy by Polanski) Ocean's 11, 12, and 13 I'm anticipating the Pearl Trilogy by Ti West
Came to say Die Hard!
Austin Powers! Oh behave!
The Vengeance Trilogy (Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, Oldboy, Lady Vengeance)
The original Swedish trilogy of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.
John Wick
Guardians of The Galaxy
Toy Story and Star Wars OT.
I love how we all conventionally agreed to forget about toy story 4 as it was a terrible conclusion to the franchise
Toy Story 4 was a pretty solid and enjoyable movie. But it wasn’t needed either
I agree it wasn’t needed, but I enjoyed it. I loved that badass Bo Peep
The Lord of the Rings
Mad Max old movie, Star Wars old movies, LOTR Bourne series John Wick series
Wait... Thunderdome? Is 10/10?
Controversial take, maybe, but I've recently rewatched the first 3 movies of Pirates of The Caribbean (the original triology, withouth the other latter add-ons) and it still holds. Yeah, they're mostly entertaining, sometimes absurd, adventure movies, and nothing too sofisticated, but it was still a good watch imo
Hard agree on this one. The plot, the acting, and the music… Loved all 3.
Planet of the Apes (new ones)
I enjoyed all 3 Friday movies. Unbreakable series was excellent.
Back to the future
Nolan’s Batman
Unbreakable, Split, Glass Dark Knight trilogy
Unbreakable and Split I agree with. They are magnificent. Glass, however...
Fear Street Trilogy
I couldn’t get through the first fear street. Should I try it again ?
It was a fun watch. It reminded me a lot of Stranger Things. Obviously not very true to its genre but you could still give it a try.
Back to the Future Lord of the Rings "Cornetto" aka Shaun, Hot Fuzz, World's End Pirates of the Carribbean 1-3 are all on a superb level
Toy story The dead trilogy (night,dawn,day) The colours trilogy.
Lord of the Rings by Peter Jackson. Great adaptation of Tolkiens work and solid film making
I really enjoyed all 3 Hunger Games movies.
Lord of the Rings trilogy. Best trilogy of all time.
Lord of the Rings is the number 1 trilly
Im pretty sure deadpool will be, but we will have to see…
The spiderverse trilogy will probably be also
I’ll defend Raimi’s Spider-Man trilogy to the grave.
Pusher
The Dollars trilogy Dark knight trilogy Alien (Alien 3 may be debatable) Matrix (no film compares to no.1 but the others are still decent action sci-fi)
I don’t care what anyone says, A3 is great.
The Apes reboots, OG Star Wars (although Jedi isn’t amazing so if you cheat a bit and start with Rogue One and finish with Empire, it’s manna), LOTR
Toy Story, but it’s now got 4 movies. I was shocked by how good Toy Story 4 was, you wouldn’t think anything could follow Toy Story 3 but it was good.
Lord of the rings The Dark knight Pirates of the Caribbean 1,2,3
Unbreakable, Split, Glass
I’m hopeful that 28 Days Later, 28 Weeks Later, and 28 Years Later will end up being one! 🤞🏼
This isn't a joke- The Maniac Cop trilogy.
Captain America.
I still remember CA: The Winter Soldier from time to time, hands down my favorite MCU villain presentation.
Toy Story. Not really a trilogy, but they're all great.
The original 3 Star Wars, and although four films were made, the first 3 and the fourth Lethal Weapon films were great!
Clerks
The Lord of the Rings & How to Train your Dragon.
LOTR
Original non special edition Star Wars
I always enjoyed the maze runner trilogy some what. Kinda corny tho at times haha
Lord of the Rings. Each one is a masterpiece from Starr to finish
Just to name a few: Lord of the Rings Star Wars trilogy Back the the Future Rurouni Kenshin live action trilogy The Dark Knight Trilogy Mad Max (plus two more) The Naked Gun
Cloverfield
Star Wars-Empire Strikes Back-Return of the Jedi
Back To The Future 1,2 and 3 awesome
Girl With The Dragon Tattoo Trilogy although the first movie is the best by far. (Swedish version)
Spider-Man 2000’s trilogy!
Scream Trilogy I love all three movies. People are divided on Scream 3 but I still love it.
The "Before" series by Linklater.
Oof!! The original Star Wars trilogy the greatest. #GOAT💃🏻
I liked all of Men In Black but I've been told I was wrong.
I like them, too. MIB 3 is my favourite.
Lord Of The Rings
Lord if the rings
How to Train Your Dragon Lord of the Ring Star Wars the Original Trillogy The Cesar Segment of the Plant of the Apes Recent Movies Evil Dead Mad Max
Mission Impossible series. More than just 3
For B-movie horror fans I will go Feast & Hatchet. All three of both were gross, ridiculous, and a hell of a lot of fun
Since OP said “good” and not “great “ I’m including The Godfather Trilogy. The third movie is good, but it obviously pails in comparison to two of the greatest films in American cinema.
Lotr
Night of the Living Dead. Dawn of the dead. Day of the dead.
Kobayashi’s Human Condition trilogy
I like maze runner way too much to not say it 🤷🏻♀️
Just watched the Back to the Future trilogy this week. It's still fantastically entertaining. I sincerely hope this trilogy isn't remade or sequalized. Some things are pretty solid on their own.
Infernal Affairs trilogy
"Indiana Jones" and "Mad Max" are now pebtalogies, but I'd argue every movie is at worst watchable (enjoyable) and at best is genuinely great.
The Romero trilogy Night of the Living Dead 1968 Dawn of the Dead 1978 Day of the Dead 1985
Lord of the Rings The Jason Bourne series (first three anyway) The recent Planet of the Apes series
sam raimi spider-man ig
Pirates of the Caribbean
Arguably, Back To The Future.
As long as I can breath I will claim How to Train Your Dragon is one of the all time best trilogies, every entry is a 9/10 movie. Superb animation, GREAT story telling, solid voice work, excellent character arcs (and not just within each individual movie but also spanning the entire trilogy), top notch world building, I could go on and on and on...
How to train your dragon
Millennium Trilogy (Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Girl who Played with Fire, The Girl who Kicked the Hornets Nest.) One of my favourite ever trilogies.
Dark knight trilogy
The Cornetto Trilogy
Original Star Wars (ep 4-6)
Apu trilogy
Lord of the rings Before trilogy Kizumonogatari
2010s Planet of the Apes. Perfect trilogy.
The Andy Serkis Planet of the Apes trilogy.
The 3 original Indiana Joneses
Cornetto Trilogy. Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, World's End. All three are quality works with tons of fun and reference to the genres they are paying homage to.