Many movies have sequels that follow them—especially if they did well with pleasing audiences and making enough box-office profits. Some of them even have later installments after that.

That being said, not all successful films have sequels, prequels, or spinoffs. Below are a list of movies that I personally think would deserve sequels:

1: The Secret Garden (1993)

This movie was based on a novel from the early 1900s, written by Frances Hodgson Burnett. It follows the tale of a young girl named Mary Lennox, who gets orphaned and is sent to live with her uncle. Her uncle also has a garden that he closed off after his wife died. But Mary stumbles across it and enjoys exploring it with her cousin and a new friend.

Believe it or not, the 1993 adaptation is not the only one based on the book. There is a version of The Secret Garden from the mid-20^th century and another from 2020. The 1993 film was pretty successful.

But as far as I know, there is no sequel to any of the adaptations. I do think the 1993 movie deserves one.

I would love to see more of Lord Craven (Mary’s uncle) spending more time with his son and niece as well as putting Mrs. Medlock, his unkind housekeeper, on probation. I’m not going to spoil the ending of the movie, but I will say that it felt good when Lord Craven finally put Mrs. Medlock down for how she treated Mary. It showed how much he cared about Mary’s well-being.

If you want to see what I thought of The Secret Garden, you can read my review of it here.

2: Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)

A carefree father, Daniel Hillard, loves spending time with his 3 kids, Lydia, Chris, and Natalie. However, after he and Chris throw a wild party, his wife, Miranda, divorces him. Then the court only allows him to see his children once a week.

Miranda is also looking for a housekeeper/nanny. Desperate to spend more time with his kids, Daniel disguises himself as the housekeeper, going by the name, Mrs. Doubtfire. He acts stricter and less fun with his children at first. But they learn to love him as their nanny.

Like most movies starring Robin Williams, this one had a lot of slapstick humor. After all, Robin Williams was known for his comedic talent. The ratings and reviews were also quite good.

There actually was going to be a sequel. However, it was cancelled. One of the reasons was because the script they had for it wasn’t going to work.

Then after Robin Williams took his own life in August 2014, Chris Columbus, who directed Mrs. Doubtfire, said that a sequel wouldn’t go well without Williams involved.

If you want to know what the sequel was going to be about, it was going to focus on Daniel disguising himself as Mrs. Doubtfire again and being near Lydia when she’s in college. I personally find that to be an interesting idea.

If you want to learn more about the cancelled sequel, Wikipedia has a whole section on it. I also reviewed the movie if you want to learn more about my thoughts on it. Just go here.

3: Tangled (2010)

For nearly 18 years, a girl named Rapunzel has been trapped in a tower and raised by a woman that she thinks is her mother. She wants more in her life—especially for her birthday coming up. Every birthday, Rapunzel notices that lights come flying in the air. And now she actually wants to see them up close.

At some point, she discovers that the king and queen sent them out to look for the lost princess. Eventually, Rapunzel learns that it is her.

Like with the previous two movies on this list, Tangled also did well with audiences and box-office earnings. However, the reason there is no sequel is because (spoilers ahead!) Rapunzel’s hair gets chopped off near the end. You probably already know that.

There is a short where she marries Eugene. And there is a Tangled TV series where she uses something magical to grow her hair super long again.

Before the TV show, I would imagine that a Tangled sequel would have Rapunzel clipping on a bunch of extensions and faking long hair. But I guess the series works as a sequel. I think it’s better that Rapunzel actually got her hair to grow long again instead of fake it.

I also have a review of Tangled if you want to check it out.

4: Flow (2024)

This film follows the story of a cat and some other animals living in a post-apocalyptic world. They go on adventures to ensure that the cat goes somewhere safe.

One of the biggest features of this movie is that it has no dialogue. It also has no people. The animals are the only characters, and they make their natural sounds, like the cat meowing.

Regardless of the lack of dialogue, Flow actually received high ratings and lots of positive reviews. I saw the film, too, and enjoyed it. It had enough literary elements to make it strong. You can read my review of it here.

For a sequel, I would love to see the cat and its companions continue to have more time together. I also like to imagine the creatures encountering a lonely, widowed old lady, who happily adopts them and tells them stories about her life.

Yes, that would mean there would be people and dialogue. But audiences still love surprises.

5: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)

A princess is left in the woods thanks to her evil stepmother, the queen. But she meets and befriends a bunch of animals and 7 dwarves. She even enjoys spending time with them.

Like lots of Disney classics, this one received a high amount of praise. After all, it was Disney’s first full-length animated feature.

However, the reason there is no sequel is because Walt Disney did not believe in making sequels to his films. He preferred new stories.

Of course, that changed after his death. There are sequels to Cinderella, Peter Pan, and many more.

But if there were a sequel to Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, I would consider checking it out. One thing I would love to see is how Snow White is spending time with the prince who rescued her.

I also reviewed the movie if you’d like to read it. Just go here.

6: Turning Red (2022)

A Chinese Canadian girl, Mei Lee, is living a typical life. She has three good friends, an overprotective, but caring mother, and a job at her family’s temple.

But one day, she wakes up as a giant, anthropomorphic red panda. She discovers that she, like every female in her family once they came of age, turned into a big red panda when her emotions got strong.

At first, Mei is very upset about this. However, as the story progresses, she learns to accept and even like that power.

Although the reviews and impressions of this movie are good overall, a lot of people, especially parents, consider this unsuitable for little kids. One of the biggest reasons is because it talks about puberty and menstruation. Many deem that too mature for a family-friendly flick.

There are also some other references and even words that are little too grown-up for young children. Despite being made by Disney and Pixar, Turning Red falls closer to the raunchier side of the PG rating (closer to PG-13) than the cleaner side.

But as an adult with no kids, this film was no problem for me. I actually enjoyed it a lot. It might even be my favorite Disney-Pixar movie. You can read my review on it here.

Anyway, I would love for this film to have a sequel—particularly because it’s set in the year 2002, despite being released in 2022. The reason for that is because the creators wanted it to be set around the boy band era, and possibly for a specific kind of music. Boy bands were especially popular in the late 90s and early 2000s.

A sequel I would like to see would be Mei’s life in 2022. She is 13 during the events of the film. So, she would have been 33. Would she be married? Have kids of her own?

I kind of doubt that a sequel to Turning Red would take place 20 years after the first film. It’s usually hard to market films where the main character is a child in the first installment and an adult in the next.

As of 2025, we don’t know if there is going to be a sequel. However, the creators do support the idea. They envision it where Mei grows up and continues to live with her red panda transformation power.

Conclusion

Not all good movies have good sequels. And some films are just not meant to have later installments.

But I’m assuming you either agree or disagree with my picks. Either way, they’re just my opinions. Maybe you have different ideas of different movies that you think deserve sequels.

Let me know in the comments if you’d like to.