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A standalone film is a film whose story that does not have any relation with other films but happens in the same universe. In the late 1990s, it was typical to create standalone films with no plans for sequels. The term "standalone film" appeared when Prequel, Sequel, spin-offs, and franchises became normal from the mid-2000s onwards.
When a film is set in either the same universe (or one very similar to that of) as its predecessors, yet has very little if any narrative connection to its predecessors and can be appreciated on its own without a thorough understanding of the backstory, then the work can be referred to as a standalone sequel. Mr. Bean's Holiday, Big Top Pee-wee, Home Alone 3, , Species – The Awakening, All Dogs Go to Heaven 2, The Rescuers Down Under, Return to Never Land, Kronk's New Groove, , , , Jingle All the Way 2, , , Wonder Woman 1984, Spirit Untamed, , The Suicide Squad and are examples of standalone sequels.
A standalone spin-off is a film that expands some fictional universe. The Star Wars Anthology series is an example of standalone spin-offs. Standalone spin-offs may also be centered on a minor character from an existing fictional universe.
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