Over the past decade, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has built an expansive roster of films while raising the commercial expectations for ongoing movie series. Actor Elliot Page on how the pandemic helped him finally be himself But extensive film franchises are nothing new, and several older series – like the film adaptations from J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth books – have received more positive critical acclaim on average than Marvel’s . And some are only getting better as time goes on, like the Mission: Impossible franchise which reached its critical zenith with 2018’s sixth installment Fallout . Stretching from the first James Bond film, 1962’s Dr. No , to the latest MCU and Star Wars entries, we looked at how each film in Hollywood’s biggest franchises fared on critical rating aggregator Metacritic – and compiled the series average. If you’re still on lockdown and looking for a new cinematic series to binge – this list is made for you. The Jolie-Pitts in 2021 – from Shiloh’s new look to Maddox’s new uni Many of the franchises that made the cut have more movies on the way. This year alone sees Marvel’s Black Widow , the James Bond movie No Time to Die , and Mission: Impossible 7 arrive after long delays due to the coronavirus pandemic. Metacritic only included franchises that had four or more films with scores on its site (so no John Wick, for instance) and it excluded horror films and animated franchises. Interview: how similar is Anya Taylor-Joy to her Queen’s Gambit character? Here are the 27 greatest movie franchises of all time, according to critics: 27. Die Hard – 58.4 per cent Die Hard (1988) – 70 per cent Die Hard 2: Die Harder (1990) – 67 per cent Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995) – 58 per cent Live Free or Die Hard (2007) – 69 per cent A Good Day to Die Hard (2013) – 28 per cent 26. Alien – 59.5 per cent Alien (1979) – 83 per cent Aliens (1986) – 84 per cent Alien 3 (1992) – 59 per cent Alien Resurrection (1997) – 63 per cent Alien vs. Predator (2004) – 29 per cent Aliens vs. Predator – Requiem (2007) – 29 per cent Prometheus (2012) – 64 per cent Alien: Covenant (2017) – 65 per cent Bollywood’s 5 hottest leading men who used to be models 25. Jack Ryan – 59.6 per cent The Hunt for Red October (1990) – 58 per cent Patriot Games (1992) – 64 per cent Clear and Present Danger (1994) – 74 per cent The Sum of All Fears (2002) – 45 per cent Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014) – 57 per cent 24. View Askewniverse – 60 per cent Clerks (1994) – 70 per cent Mallrats (1995) – 41 per cent Chasing Amy (1997) – 71 per cent Dogma (1999) – 62 per cent Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001) – 51 per cent Clerks II (2006) – 65 per cent 23. Dirty Harry – 60.8 per cent Dirty Harry (1971) – 90 per cent Magnum Force (1973) – 58 per cent The Enforcer (1976) – 58 per cent Sudden Impact (1983) – 52 per cent The Dead Pool (1988) – 46 per cent As Chrissy Teigen quits, it’s time to ask, is Twitter broken? 22. Terminator – 61 per cent The Terminator (1984) – 84 per cent Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) – 75 per cent Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003) – 66 per cent Terminator Salvation (2009) – 49 per cent Terminator Genisys (2015) – 38 per cent Terminator: Dark Fate (2019) – 54 per cent 21. X-Men – 61.2 per cent X-Men (2000) – 64 per cent X2: X-Men United (2003) – 68 per cent X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) – 58 per cent X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) – 40 per cent X-Men: First Class (2011) – 65 per cent The Wolverine (2013) – 61 per cent X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) – 75 per cent Deadpool (2016) – 65 per cent X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) – 52 per cent Logan (2017) – 77 per cent Deadpool 2 (2018) – 66 per cent Dark Phoenix (2019) – 43 per cent 20. Barbershop – 61.3 per cent Barbershop (2002) – 66 per cent Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004) – 59 per cent Beauty Shop (2005) – 53 per cent Barbershop: The Next Cut (2016) – 67 per cent Kanye believe it? Kim Kardashian’s ex is now worth over US$6 billion 19. Rocky – 61.7 per cent Rocky (1976) – 70 per cent Rocky II (1979) – 61 per cent Rocky III (1982) – 57 per cent Rocky IV (1985) – 40 per cent Rocky V (1990) – 55 per cent Rocky Balboa (2006) – 63 per cent Creed (2015) – 82 per cent Creed II (2018) – 66 per cent 18. James Bond – 62.1 per cent Dr. No (1962) – 78 per cent From Russia With Love (1963) – 85 per cent Goldfinger (1964) – 87 per cent Thunderball (1965) – 64 per cent Casino Royale (1967) – 48 per cent You Only Live Twice (1967) – 61 per cent On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969) – 61 per cent Diamonds Are Forever (1971) – 59 per cent Live and Let Die (1973) – 55 per cent The Man With the Golden Gun (1974) – 43 per cent The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) – 55 per cent Moonraker (1979) – 66 per cent For Your Eyes Only (1981) – 54 per cent Octopussy (1983) – 63 per cent Never Say Never Again (1983) – 68 per cent A View to a Kill (1985) – 40 per cent The Living Daylights (1987) – 60 per cent Licence to Kill (1989) – 58 per cent GoldenEye (1995) – 65 per cent The royal corgis: the Queen’s precious and pampered pets Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) – 52 per cent The World Is Not Enough (1999) – 57 per cent Die Another Day (2002) – 56 per cent Casino Royale (2006) – 80 per cent Quantum of Solace (2008) – 58 per cent Skyfall (2012) – 81 per cent Spectre (2015) – 60 per cent 17. Batman – 62.3 per cent Batman (1966) – 71 per cent Batman (1989) – 69 per cent Batman Returns (1992) – 68 per cent Batman Forever (1995) – 51 per cent Batman and Robin (1997) – 28 per cent Batman Begins (2005) – 70 per cent The Dark Knight (2008) – 82 per cent The Dark Knight Rises (2012) – 78 per cent Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) – 44 per cent 16 (tie). Hannibal Lecter – 62.4 per cent Manhunter (1986) – 75 per cent The Silence of the Lambs (1991) – 85 per cent Hannibal (2001) – 57 per cent Red Dragon (2002) – 60 per cent Hannibal Rising (2007) – 35 per cent Asian luxury retreats beloved of Hollywood A-listers 16 (tie). Planet of the Apes – 62.4 per cent Planet of the Apes (1968) – 79 per cent Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970) – 46 per cent Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971) – 69 per cent Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972) – 49 per cent Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973) – 40 per cent Planet of the Apes (2001) – 50 per cent Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) – 68 per cent Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) – 79 per cent War for the Planet of the Apes (2017) – 82 per cent 14. Star Trek – 62.5 per cent Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) – 48 per cent Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) – 66 per cent Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984) – 56 per cent Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) – 71 per cent Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989) – 43 per cent Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991) – 65 per cent Star Trek Generations (1994) – 55 per cent Star Trek: First Contact (1996) – 71 per cent Star Trek: Insurrection (1998) – 64 per cent Star Trek: Nemesis (2002) – 51 per cent Star Trek (2009) – 82 per cent Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) – 72 per cent Star Trek Beyond (2016) – 68 per cent 13. Millennium Series – 63.2 per cent The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (2009) – 76 per cent The Girl Who Played with Fire (2010) – 66 per cent The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest (2010) – 60 per cent The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (2011) – 71 per cent The Girl in the Spider’s Web (2019) – 43 per cent 12. Ocean’s Eleven – 63.8 per cent Ocean’s Eleven (2001) – 74 per cent Ocean’s Twelve (2004) – 58 per cent Ocean’s Thirteen (2007) – 62 per cent Ocean’s 8 (2018) – 61 per cent 11. The Muppets – 62.5 per cent The Muppet Movie (1979) – 74 per cent The Great Muppet Caper (1981) – 70 per cent The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984) – 64 per cent The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) – 64 per cent Muppet Treasure Island (1996) – 64 per cent Muppets from Space (1999) – 53 per cent The Muppets (2011) – 75 per cent Muppets Most Wanted (2014) – 61 per cent 10 (tie). Spider-Man – 68 per cent Spider-Man (2002) – 73 per cent Spider-Man 2 (2004) – 83 per cent Spider-Man 3 (2007) – 59 per cent The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) – 66 per cent The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) – 53 per cent Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) – 73 per cent Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) – 69 per cent 10 (tie). Indiana Jones – 68.0 per cent Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) – 85 per cent Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) – 57 per cent Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) – 65 per cent Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) – 65 per cent 8. Star Wars – 68.1 per cent Star Wars (1977) – 90 per cent The Empire Strikes Back (1980) – 82 per cent Return of the Jedi (1983) – 58 per cent Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999) – 51 per cent Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002) – 54 per cent Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005) – 68 per cent Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) – 81 per cent Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) – 65 per cent Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) – 85 per cent Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) – 62 per cent Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) – 53 per cent 7. The Hunger Games – 68.3 per cent Marvel and Hunger games star Jennifer Lawrence talks body positivity and the paparazzi The Hunger Games (2012) – 68 per cent The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013) – 76 per cent The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 (2014) – 64 per cent The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 (2015) – 65 per cent 6. Marvel Cinematic Universe – 68.6 per cent Iron Man (2008) – 79 per cent The Incredible Hulk (2008) – 61 per cent Iron Man 2 (2010) – 57 per cent Thor (2011) – 57 per cent Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) – 66 per cent Marvel’s The Avengers (2012) – 69 per cent Iron Man 3 (2013) – 62 per cent Thor: The Dark World (2013) – 54 per cent Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) – 70 per cent Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) – 76 per cent Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) – 66 per cent Ant-Man (2015) – 64 per cent Captain America: Civil War (2016) – 75 per cent Doctor Strange (2016) – 72 per cent Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) – 67 per cent Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) – 73 per cent Thor: Ragnarok (2017) – 74 per cent Black Panther (2018) – 88 per cent Avengers: Infinity War (2018) – 68 per cent Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018) – 70 per cent Captain Marvel (2019) – 64 per cent Avengers: Endgame (2019) – 78 per cent Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) – 69 per cent Meet Marvel’s new gay teen superhero 5. Bourne – 69.0 per cent The Bourne Identity (2002) – 68 per cent The Bourne Supremacy (2004) – 73 per cent The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) – 85 per cent The Bourne Legacy (2012) – 61 per cent Jason Bourne (2016) – 58 per cent 4. Mission: Impossible – 69.7 per cent Mission: Impossible (1996) – 59 per cent Mission: Impossible 2 (2000) – 59 per cent Mission: Impossible III (2006) – 66 per cent Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011) – 73 per cent Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015) – 75 per cent Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018) – 86 per cent Asian actresses who appeared with Hollywood A-listers 3. Harry Potter – 70.9 per cent Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001) – 64 per cent Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) – 63 per cent Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) – 82 per cent Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) – 81 per cent Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) – 71 per cent Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) – 78 per cent Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (2010) – 65 per cent Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (2011) – 87 per cent Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them (2016) – 66 per cent Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018) – 52 per cent 2. Middle-earth – 76.0 per cent The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) – 92 per cent The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) – 87 per cent The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) – 94 per cent The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) – 58 per cent The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) – 66 per cent The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) – 59 per cent 1. Mad Max – 77.8 per cent Mad Max (1979) – 73 per cent The Road Warrior (1981) – 77 per cent Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985) – 71 per cent Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) – 90 per cent Want more stories like this? Sign up here. Follow STYLE on Facebook , Instagram , YouTube and Twitter . This article originally appeared on Business Insider