The Planet of the Apes has been awing generations for nearly 60 years now. This shocking film reverses the dominant role that humans currently play on planet earth, giving all of the power to our primate cousins. Many people remember the final scene in the 1968 movie where George Taylor looks on at a buried ..
The original Lord of the Rings trilogy starts with The Fellowship of the Ring and ends with The Return of the King. Many people consider the Lord of the Rings to be the best trilogy ever made. Originally based on a book, this unique movie series has gone on to become one of the most ..
X-men is a classic American comic turned movie series. On the same level as Batman, Superman, and Captain America, this successful series kicked off with its first movie in 2000 after 20th Century Fox acquired the rights to the name in 1994. The films have earned more than 7 billion dollars worldwide, and the characters ..
Almost everyone in America has heard of the iconic James Bond movie series. The book character, created in 1953 by Ian Fleming, has since been featured in 25 official films, along with two other feature films, video games, and more books. Starting in 1962 with Dr. No, the official film series has continued for more ..
The Harry Potter movie series is one of the most successful movie sagas ever. The eight films have grossed a worldwide total of over 7.7 billion dollars, exceeding even the wildest expectations. Starting in 2001 with “Sorcerer’s Stone”, this series has gone on to set numerous records including highest weekend box office earnings. Originally adapted ..
The Matrix is one of the first implementations of CGI that truly wowed movie viewers around the world. Originally released in 1999, this epic science fiction film launched a series that includes three sequels, most recently The Matrix Resurrections (2021). A fifth film is in development, but no release date has been announced. The story ..
Indiana Jones is a household name, famous for his crazy adventures and action packed movies. Harrison Ford who plays Jones, is a fictional archaeologist who always manages to find himself in danger, escaping just in the nick of time. Originally created by George Lucas and sold to Disney in 2012, the Indiana Jones series has ..
The Fast and the Furious is a movie series that every car lover has watched. Beginning in 2001, this series inspired car enthusiasts around the world and strengthened car modding communities. The franchise now includes ten main films, a spin-off, and two short films. With a combined gross of over 7 billion dollars worldwide, it ..
Like many successful movies, Star Wars has since been turned into comics, books, and multiple trilogy series. Since its original film date in 1977, Star Wars has formed a cult following of science fiction lovers from all walks of life. The original trilogy was followed by the prequel and sequel trilogies. Other movies explore stories ..
Star Trek is one of the most famous science fiction series ever made. It has gained a cult following and some fans can even fluently speak Klingon which is a fictional language created in the series. Even people who aren’t fans of the series can recognize the Vulcan Salute which forms a W with all ..
Resident Evil originally started out as a video game in the 1990s but has since branched out into many forms of popular culture. Since the first game in 1996, Resident Evil has taken the form of movies, novels, comics, and has been featured in notable music videos. The original six movies starring Milla Jovovich grossed ..
A Song of Ice and Fire is the original title of the book series behind the hit HBO show Game of Thrones. It closely follows three separate, but related plot lines which eventually all come together in the final stages of the book series. The first is the gathering of the creatures in the north, ..
Batman is an iconic superhero who first appeared in Detective Comics in 1939. It has since been made into numerous movies by various producers including the well-known trilogy by Christopher Nolan. The story starts out with Bruce Wayne, an American billionaire who witnesses the death of his parents at a young age. Together with Alfred ..
Jesse Stone is a fictional detective in a series of books and movies which was originally written by Robert B. Parker. Parker originally started the book series in 1997 with “Night Passage” and was able to complete the saga before his death in 2010 with “Split Image”. The story encompasses nine novels, which were later ..
Twilight was originally a book series written by Stephenie Meyer that has since turned into one of the most successful movie sagas to ever hit the big screen. Since its inception, there have been over 100 million book sales alone, as well as five different movies which are based on the original novels. The movies ..