1. A New Hope 2. The Return of the Jedi 3. The Empire Strikes Back Other nerds put Empire first, but that's because men think that Han and his "I love you"/"I know" exchange are cool. Truth: Han is the universe's greatest a**hole. Whiney as he may be, Luke beats Han by far. Also, just b/c Ewoks are cute doesn’t mean they’re lame, and no movie without an ending deserves top honors on *any* list.

1. The Bourne Supremacy 2. The Bourne Identity 3. The Bourne Ultimatum Bourne is the best action hero ever to hit the silver screen. He is solidly an "action" hero (unlike various other heroes on this list), he's neither whiney (like Luke) nor an a**hole (like Han) nor a cyborg (like the Terminator) nor a geek (like Neo). Also, he’s not a bumbling idiot, like the pre-Craig "Bond" incarnations.

1. Back to the Future 2. Back to the Future Part III 3. Back to the Future Part II More comedy than action (which is why Pirates beat it), but a rollicking good time, nonetheless, even in its worst installment (which is why it beat Ocean's). Also, the '80s production values hold up surprisingly well (which is why it beat The Terminator). Internally, the order is obvious -- Part II was crap.

1. Ocean's Eleven 2. Ocean's Thirteen 3. Ocean's Twelve Like the Terminator trilogy, one of Ocean’s installments is a complete waste of celluloid (Ocean's 12 and T3). However, I generally prefer action over comedy/fluff, and the Ocean's trilogy falls solidly into the latter category. That being said, 11 holds up *very* well in its genre, even among non-trilogy competitors, and 13 ain't bad.

Honorable Mention I don’t rank this trilogy among the rest of my choices because each of the three films has completely different characters and completely different stories. They're each *fantastic*, individually, but completely non-cohesive as a whole. Then again, if you *have* to sit down and watch a single trilogy all at once, it is right up there with Star Wars for sheer watchability.