The term "standalone film" appeared when prequels, sequels, spin-offs, and franchises became normal from the mid-2000s onwards.
The Sixth Sense, The Shawshank Redemption, Inception, Se7en and Interstellar are examples of standalone films.
[5] Mr. Bean's Holiday, Big Top Pee-wee, Home Alone 3, The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, Species - The Awakening, All Dogs Go to Heaven 2, The Rescuers Down Under, Return to Never Land, Kronk's New Groove, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, Jingle All the Way 2, Mad Max: Fury Road, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water, Wonder Woman 1984, Spirit Untamed, Space Jam: A New Legacy, The Suicide Squad and Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery are examples of standalone sequels.
[6][7][better source needed] A standalone spin-off is a film that expands some fictional universe.
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