Best prequels.

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Both a prequel and sequel to The Godfather (1972).

It's a prequel because there are flashback segments to the previous Don Vito's childhood and how he became Don but sequel as well because it follows straight after the first one after Don Vito died.

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1701   7.9   8.1 

Prequel to The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring (2001), The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers (2002) and The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King (2003).

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4367   6.8   7.7 

Prequel to Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977), Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Star Wars: Episode VI - Return Of The Jedi (1983).

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3365   7.2   7.6 

Prequel to Indiana Jones And The Raiders Of The Lost Ark (1984).

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3369   7.3   7.9 

Prequel to all James Bond films.

I mean this is known to many people as a reboot in the series because of a new Bond actor but I would still call it a prequel because it is set back when Bond began his career as 007 which became Bond's first mission and just as he is earning his licence to kill.

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2350   8.5   9 

Prequel to A Fistful Of Dollars (1964) and For A Few Dollars More (1965).

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1910   7.2   7.8 

Prequel to Alien (1979), Aliens (1986), Alien 3 (1992) and Alien Resurrection (1997).

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1954   7.5   7.8 

Prequel to X-Men (2000), X-Men 2 (2003), X-Men: The Last Stand (2006).

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1224   7.2   7.6 

Prequel to Planet Of The Apes (1968).

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2079   6.7   7.2 

Prequel to The Silence Of The Lambs (1991).

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755   6.7   6.7 

Prequel to Shrek 2 (2004).

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5944   7.5   8.3 

Prequel to Batman (1989), Batman Returns (1992), Batman Forever (1995) and Batman & Robin (1997).


My reasons for this being a prequel are pretty much the same as Casino Royale.

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4750   6.1   6.5 

Prequel to Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977), Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Star Wars: Episode VI - Return Of The Jedi (1983).

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801   6.1   6.4 

Prequel to Alien (1979), Aliens (1986), Alien 3 (1992) and Alien Resurrection (1997).

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1341   6.9   7.2 

Prequel to Alien (1979).

It is not officially a direct prequel but Prometheus is set in an earlier time setting and is linked to Alien due to the background concepts, storyline and scenes. So, like Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes and Casino Royale, I would call Prometheus a prequel.

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3237   7.1   7.4 

Prequel to Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone (2001), Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets (2002), Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban (2004), Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire (2005) and Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix (2007).


Well, I would say this is something like The Godfather: Part II: it carries on straight after it's predecessor but there are moments of flashbacks of a very important character from childhood to adulthood.

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1573   6.7   6.8 

Prequel to Iron Man (2008).

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4244   6.1   6.7 

Prequel to Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977), Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Star Wars: Episode VI - Return Of The Jedi (1983).

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1550   5.2   5.5 

Prequel to Alien (1979), Aliens (1986), Alien 3 (1992) and Alien Resurrection (1997).

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2080   7   7.1 

Prequel to Planet Terror (2007).

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110   6.4   6.3 

Prequel to The Prince Of Egypt (1998).

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28   6.2   5.2 

Prequel to Psycho (1960).

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1012   6.2   6.5 

Prequel to The Fast And The Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006).

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982   6.2   6.1 

Prequel to Red Dragon (2002), The Silence Of The Lambs (1991)..

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658   5.3   5.7 

Prequel to Paranormal Activity (2009).

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