Everyone seems to have a different method of defining what a
spiritual sequel is, but to me, a spiritual sequel is a film that somehow clearly lives
in the shadow of a movie that came before. Maybe they share a director or
members of the cast, maybe the plots are similar or characters are the same. Sometimes,
a spiritual sequel is simply getting two stars back together and hoping to
repeat the lightning in a bottle effect of the first film. Much like
conventional sequels, the spiritual sequel is rarely superior to its
predecessor, but this list accounts for some damn worthy follow-ups.
