Movie Franchise Tier List, Decided Head-to-Head
All 32 franchises here, ranked by 113 players. Marvel Cinematic Universe leads: it wins 74.2% of its matchups (n = 299) and was champion in 23 of 113 brackets. Disagree? Your first pick is right here. No sign-up.
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Rocky / Creed9 films
X-Men13 films
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Movie Franchises: the community’s best
Win rate across 2,983 head-to-head picks from 113 finished brackets. n is the number of matchups behind each win rate; only entrants with 30 or more are listed.
| # | Movie franchise | W–L | Win rate | vs .500 | Titles | n |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 222–77 | 74.2% | 23 | 299 | ||
| 2 | The Lord of the Rings7 films | 179–75 | 70.5% | 17 | 254 | |
| 3 | Star Wars12 live-action films | 188–79 | 70.4% | 16 | 267 | |
| 4 | Harry Potter8 films | 185–81 | 69.5% | 11 | 266 | |
| 5 | 166–96 | 63.4% | 5 | 262 | ||
| 6 | Spider-Man9 live-action films | 171–99 | 63.3% | 7 | 270 | |
| 7 | Batman9 live-action films | 137–92 | 59.8% | 4 | 229 | |
| 8 | Pirates of the Caribbean5 films | 125–95 | 56.8% | 3 | 220 |
Movie Franchises: the community tier list
From 2,983 head-to-head picks in 113 finished brackets. Placed by win rate, steadied toward 50% for entrants with few matchups: S is 75% or more, A 60%, B 50%, C 40%, D 25%.
Stier, win rate 75% or more
- Nobody yet
Atier, win rate 60% or more
- Marvel Cinematic Universe
- The Lord of the Rings
- Star Wars
- Harry Potter
- Pixar
- Spider-Man
Btier, win rate 50% or more
- Batman
- Pirates of the Caribbean
- Toy Story
- X-Men
- Disney Renaissance
- Shrek
Ctier, win rate 40% or more
- James Bond
- Back to the Future
- Jurassic Park / World
- The Hunger Games
- Rocky / Creed
- Mission: Impossible
- Transformers
- Fast & Furious
- + 2 more
Dtier, win rate 25% or more
- DC Extended Universe
- Indiana Jones
- Godzilla / MonsterVerse
- Planet of the Apes
- John Wick
- Alien
- Dune
- Mad Max
- + 2 more
Ftier, win rate 0% or more
- Nobody yet
How the Movie Franchises bracket works
This movie franchise tier list is played, not dragged into rows. You get one matchup at a time — Star Wars or Marvel Cinematic Universe? Harry Potter or The Lord of the Rings? — and after 15 picks the bracket has a champion, with everything else placed by how far it got. By the end you have ranked the 16 in today's draw without ever looking at more than two at a time; play All 32 for the whole field.
This bracket runs 4 rounds at the default 16-slot size (Round of 16, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Final), drawn from a pool of 32 films. Entrants are drawn by a seed that changes daily, and New draw picks a fresh one, so an early upset in one run may never happen in the next. You can also play it at 8 or 32 slots for a shorter or longer run.
15 picks, 4 rounds
- Round of 168 matchups
- Quarterfinals4 matchups
- Semifinals2 matchups
- Final1 matchup
Roughly 1-2 minutes start to finish at the default size.
All 32 entrants
All 32 entrants are listed below, including Star Wars, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Harry Potter and The Lord of the Rings. Updated
- Star Wars12 live-action films
- Marvel Cinematic Universe38 films
- Harry Potter8 films
- The Lord of the Rings7 films
- James Bond25 films
- Fast & Furious11 films
- Jurassic Park / World7 films
- Batman9 live-action films
- Mission: Impossible8 films
- Indiana Jones5 films
- Spider-Man9 live-action films
- X-Men13 films
- Pixar31 films
- DC Extended Universe15 films
- Transformers7 live-action films
- Alien9 films
- Planet of the Apes10 films
- Terminator6 films
- John Wick5 films
- Pirates of the Caribbean5 films
- Toy Story6 films
- The Matrix4 films
- Rocky / Creed9 films
- Mad Max5 films
- Shrek6 films
- The Hunger Games5 films
- Back to the Future3 films
- The Conjuring Universe9 films
- Dune2 films
- Godzilla / MonsterVerse5 films
- Disney Renaissance10 films
- Twilight5 films
Tier list instead?
Load all 32 into the tier list maker and sort them into S through F yourself: same entrants, no matchups.
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Open the bracket makerGetting a ranking you actually agree with
- Pick the film you would actually rewatch tonight, not the one with the better reputation.
- Start at 16 slots. If the result feels too obvious, replay at 32 so more of the 32 films make the field.
- Watch for the film you keep beating reluctantly. That is usually the sign you should undo and reconsider the pick before it.
Questions people ask
What is the best movie franchise?
According to 113 BracketRanker players, Marvel Cinematic Universe (38 films). It wins 74.2% of its head-to-head matchups (n = 299) and was champion in 23 of 113 brackets (20.4%).
How many films are in the Movie Franchises bracket?
The pool holds 32 films. A default run uses 16 of them and takes 15 picks across 4 rounds: Round of 16, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Final. Other field sizes are available too — 8, 16, 32 slots.
Which films are included?
Star Wars, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Harry Potter, The Lord of the Rings, James Bond, Fast & Furious, Jurassic Park / World, Batman, Mission: Impossible, Indiana Jones, Spider-Man and X-Men, plus 20 more. Every entrant is listed further down this page with its artwork.
How long does the Movie Franchises bracket take?
About 1-2 minutes — 15 choices at the default size, or 7 if you drop to an 8-slot bracket. It works the same on a phone as on a desktop, no login is involved, and progress saves as you go.
How does this compare to a drag-and-drop tier list maker?
Both are here, and the bracket is closer to a tier list than it looks. It ends with a champion, a runner-up and then every other film grouped by the round it went out in — which is exactly a set of tiers, decided by 15 direct comparisons rather than by your first guess at a layout. What it deliberately does not do is claim a precise gap between two films that never met. If you would rather place the films into S through F rows yourself, the tier list maker loads all 32 of them at bracketranker.com/tier-list-maker.
How did everyone else rank these films?
Every completed bracket feeds the Movie Franchises community results page, which aggregates win rates across all plays and tracks how often each of the 32 entrants takes the title. It updates continuously, so it moves as more people play.
Can I build my own movie franchises bracket?
Use the bracket maker: add your own films, name it, and share the link so other people play the same field. That is the route to take when this pool of 32 is missing something you would have picked, or when you want a version scoped to one era, label or franchise.