The five best movie duologies
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When it comes to the movie business, three really is the magic number.
Trilogies are all the rage and always have been. Sometimes you get the rare quadrilogy, while it’s become more and more acceptable that franchises just go on forever. But what about duologies? The very rare case when a series stops at just two instalments?
Finding enough movies to fill this list was hard. It didn’t help that we were quite strict with the rules. The movies had to be standalone series comprising just two feature film instalments. Stories that are split in two but are part of a larger franchise were discounted, so that meant no Harry Potter, no Godfather, and no Dune.
But there is a caveat to be remembered. Duologies that are part of a franchise but housed within their own continuity do count, though, and we won’t hear any complaining about it, either.
The fact is, every single entry in our list could have gone on to become a trilogy. There’s something sexy about a triple bill, and studios usually see a back-to-back success as a clear invite to make a third, but would these movies have been improved with another edition? It’s unlikely.
Hopefully, this list isn’t immediately out of date by the time you read this. You know what Hollywood is like with sequels.
The five best movie duologies:
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