# The 12 Best Sci-Fi Movie Sequels of All Time

> Mind-bending follow-ups that expanded their universes and, in some cases, eclipsed the original entirely. Which is the best?

*By YPB Team · Published June 5, 2026 · https://youpick.best/ranking/the-12-best-sci-fi-movie-sequels-of-all-time*

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1. **Dune: Part Two** — score 1000/1000
   Denis Villeneuve 2024 sequel completing Paul Atreides transformation from refugee to messianic conqueror.
2. **The Empire Strikes Back** — score 1000/1000
   The 1980 Star Wars sequel widely considered the high point of the franchise and one of cinema greatest sequels.
3. **X2: X-Men United** — score 663/1000
   Bryan Singer 2003 sequel widely regarded as the best X-Men film with William Stryker as the villain.
4. **Terminator 2: Judgment Day** — score 609/1000
   James Cameron 1991 sequel that turned the Terminator hero and revolutionized visual effects forever.
5. **Avengers: Infinity War** — score 284/1000
   The 2018 Marvel sequel that ended with Thanos winning and half the universe eliminated.
6. **Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan** — score 284/1000
   The 1982 sequel considered the best Star Trek film and featuring Kirk most beloved nemesis.
7. **War for the Planet of the Apes** — score 284/1000
   The 2017 trilogy conclusion cementing Caesar as one of the greatest film characters of the decade.
8. **Return of the Jedi** — score 284/1000
   The 1983 Star Wars conclusion featuring a space battle above Endor and Vader redemption.
9. **Blade Runner 2049** — score 284/1000
   Denis Villeneuve 2017 visually breathtaking sequel that deepened the original philosophical questions.
10. **Thor: Ragnarok** — score 284/1000
   Taika Waititi 2017 comedy-sci-fi sequel that reinvented Thor with Asgard destruction and planet Sakaar.
11. **Back to the Future Part II** — score 1/1000
   The 1989 sequel traveling to 2015 and creating a tangled alternate timeline.
12. **Aliens** — score 1/1000
   James Cameron 1986 expansion of Ridley Scott universe that masterfully shifted genre from horror to action.

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