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An American Werewolf in London is a cult classic horror comedy film. The film tells the story of two American students who are attacked by a werewolf while on a backpacking holiday in England. A sequel, An American Werewolf in Paris, follows the general concept of the original, it follows three American tourists in Paris.

Austin Powers is a series of comedy films directed by Jay Roach and distributed by New Line Cinema, and written, produced by, and starring Mike Myers as the titular character. The films follow Austin Powers, a British spy, and his quest to bring the villain Dr. Evil to justice. The series mainly spoof the James Bond, Derek Flint, Jason King and Matt Helm franchises, incorporate myriad other elements of popular culture.

Released in reverse chronological order, all 3 films feature Japan's elite Kerberos police squad and are part of the greater Kerberos Saga multimedia series.

The cases of private eye J.J. 'Jake' Gittes.

A coming-of-age film series that follows a group of friends during the summer evening before they set off for college. The sequel follows the characters from the first film a few years later.

"In the Mood for Love" is part of a loose trilogy of films by Wong Kar-wai, which also includes Days of Being Wild (1990) and 2046 (2004). While not a direct sequel in a linear narrative sense, 2046 builds upon and references characters and themes from both Days of Being Wild and In the Mood for Love.

The X-Files (also known as The X-Files: Fight the Future) is a 1998 American science fiction thriller film directed by Rob Bowman. Chris Carter wrote the screenplay. The story is by Carter and Frank Spotnitz. It is the first feature film based on Carter's television series The X-Files that revolves around fictional unsolved cases called the X-Files and the characters solving them. The X-Files has spawned one sequel, a 2008 film entitled The X-Files: I Want to Believe released six years after the series ended.

A Christmas Story is a classic Christmas film about a young boy who wants an air rifle for Christmas yet his parents won't allow it saying “you’ll shoot your eye out.” The film illustrates the comic mishaps and adventures of a young boy named Ralph in the winter in a small town in America in the 1940s.

The Mask is an American fantasy-comedy film series based on a series of comic books published by Dark Horse Comics about the mask of Loki. The original film stars Jim Carrey as Stanley Ipkiss.