Throughout cinema’s history, movie franchises have proven to be incredibly lucrative.

The final product isn’t always great, but it’s worth recognizing when major franchises take creative risks.

As such, these are10 movies that are considered the black sheep in major franchises.

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ThenThe Hangover Part IIIstrayed so far from the series' formula that it hardly even felt like a comedy.

It’s a bizarre premise for a comedy sequel, and one that lends itself to shamefully few laughs.

Toy Story 4is a great, albeit very different filmthat further explores Woody’s character in interesting ways.

Mater, voiced by Larry the Cable Guy, tows Lightning McQueen, voiced by Owen Wilson, down a road in ‘Cars 2’.

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It is easily the funniest film in the franchise, withTony HaleandKeanu Reevesdelivering some especially memorable vocal performances.

Unfortunately, while this is an interesting concept for a series,Halloween IIIsimply doesn’t work.

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Stu Price, Alan Garner and Phil Wenneck look at Leslie Chow in ‘The Hangover Part III’.

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Sean Boswell, played by Lucas Black, sits in the driver’s seat of his car in ‘The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift’.

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Woody, voiced by Tom Hanks, looks at Bo Peep, voiced by Annie Potts, in ‘Toy Story 4’.

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Han Solo, played by Alden Ehrenreich, smirks while standing in a doorway in ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’.

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Marty McFly, played by Michael J. Fox, wears a cowboy hat in ‘Back to the Future Part III’.

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Short Round, Willie Scott and Indiana Jones peak out of a cave in ‘Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom’.

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Patricia Tolan, Abigail Yates, Erin Gilbert and Jillian Holtzmann stand side-by-side with their proton packs on in 2016’s ‘Ghostbusters’.

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Dr. Dan Challis (Tom Atkins) and Ellie Grimbridge (Stacey Nelkin) examine a Silver Shamrock button in ‘Halloween III: Season of the Witch’.

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James Bond, played by George Lazenby, looks ahead in ‘On Her Majesty’s Secret Service’.

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