Watch-Order Guides

Child's Play / Chucky Watch Order (All Films + TV, 2026)

Two continuities that don't touch.

Insidious Watch Order (All 6 Films, 2026)

Six films now that Insidious: Out of the Further (2026) has released.

Madagascar Watch Order (All 4 Films, 2026)

The simplest entry in this series of guides: three core films plus one spinoff, no reboots, no timeline branches, no TBA fourth film to worry about.

Meet the Parents / Fockers Watch Order (All 3 Films, 2026)

A straightforward trilogy — Greg Focker's escalating in-law disasters, told in the order they happened and the order they released.

National Treasure Watch Order (2026)

Two films, a direct sequel, straight through.

Ocean's Watch Order (All 4 Films, 2026)

Steven Soderbergh's original trilogy is one continuous heist story with the same core crew.

Resident Evil Watch Order (All Timelines, 2026)

Three separate continuities, none of which share cast or canon with each other.

Underworld Watch Order (All 5 Films, 2026)

One continuous vampire-vs-Lycan saga with a single prequel wrinkle: Rise of the Lycans was released third but tells the origin story that predates everything else.

Cars Watch Order (All 3 Films, 2026)

Three films following Lightning McQueen, told in a straight line with no branching timelines.

Despicable Me & Minions Watch Order (All 7 Films, 2026)

Two linked series: the main Despicable Me line follows Gru as an adult supervillain-turned-dad, while the Minions prequels jump decades earlier to before he adopted the girls.

Doctor Who: Where to Start (2026)

63 years of television, one time-traveling lead who periodically becomes a different actor, and three separate TMDB entries because the show itself has relaunched twice.

Final Destination Watch Order (All 7 Films, 2026)

Each film is a standalone death-cheating premise sharing only thematic DNA and the occasional cameo, so release order is really an order of increasingly elaborate death sequences rather than a…

Ghostbusters Watch Order (All 5 Films, 2026)

The original, its sequel, and the two modern legacy films (Afterlife, Frozen Empire) form one continuous story.

Grey's Anatomy: Where to Start (2026)

22 seasons and 461 episodes deep at Grey Sloan Memorial (formerly Seattle Grace), with Season 23 confirmed for October 2026 — making Grey's Anatomy one of the few shows on this list still actively…

Halloween Watch Order (All Timelines, 2026)

Michael Myers has three separate, mutually-exclusive continuities, each of which throws out some or all of the sequels before it.

How to Train Your Dragon Watch Order (All 5 Films, 2026)

The original animated trilogy tells one complete continuous story.

Ice Age Watch Order (All 7 Films, 2026)

Five theatrical films tell one continuous story of the herd growing over time, and release order is story order.

John Wick Watch Order (All Films, 2026)

A single continuous continuity told in strict release order — each film picks up minutes after the last one ends, so this is as close to a "no wrong way to watch it" franchise as action cinema gets.

Jumanji Watch Order (All 4 Films, 2026)

The 1995 original is a standalone story about a cursed board game; the modern trilogy starting in 2017 is a loose continuation that turns the game into a video game and follows new characters, with…

Jurassic Park Watch Order (All 7 Films, 2026)

Seven films, one collection: TMDB folds the original trilogy and the Jurassic World trilogy-plus-one into a single "Jurassic Park Collection," and release order doubles as chronological order here —…

Kingsman Watch Order (All 3 Films, 2026)

Two main-series films tell one continuous story about Eggsy's recruitment into the Kingsman agency; a prequel released after both is set decades earlier and works as either an origin story read first…

Kung Fu Panda Watch Order (All 4 Films, 2026)

Four films tell one continuous story following Po's growth from noodle-shop dreamer to Dragon Warrior to spiritual leader, and release order is story order — no branching, no spinoffs.

Men in Black Watch Order (All 4 Films, 2026)

Three numbered films follow Agents J and K as one continuous story; Men in Black: International (2019) is a standalone spinoff with an entirely new cast (Agents M and H) that shares the universe's…

Mission: Impossible Watch Order (All 8 Films, 2026)

Eight films across three decades, and unlike most long-running action franchises the later entries genuinely build on each other — Rogue Nation through The Final Reckoning form one continuous arc…

Now You See Me Watch Order (All 3 Films, 2026)

A heist-thriller trilogy following the Four Horsemen illusionists, told in a straight line with no branching timelines.

One Piece: Where to Start (2026)

One Piece's anime is over 1,180 episodes deep and still airing, which makes "where do I start" the single most common question about it.

Pirates of the Caribbean Watch Order (All 5 Films, 2026)

Release order is chronological order here — the first three films form one continuous story (the Curse of the Black Pearl trilogy), then two standalone sequels expand the world with new leads while…

Planet of the Apes Watch Order (All 9 Films, 2026)

Two separate continuities, 55 years apart, with no crossover between them.

Rocky & Creed Watch Order (All 9 Films, 2026)

Nine films across two collections that TMDB still tracks separately, but they're one continuous story — Creed is a direct continuation of the Rocky saga, not a reboot, with Rocky Balboa himself a…

Saw Watch Order (All 10 Films, 2026)

A genuine branching case: Saw X was the tenth film released but is set chronologically between the first two films, and Spiral is a standalone spinoff sharing almost no returning characters.

Scream Watch Order (All 7 Films, 2026)

Scream is one of the rare long slasher franchises with a single continuous continuity and no reboot branch to untangle — release order is chronological order, straight through.

Shrek Watch Order (All 7 Films, 2026)

Five mainline films tell one continuous story following Shrek and Fiona, and release order is story order.

Star Trek (TV): Where to Start (2026)

Eleven separate live-action and animated Star Trek series spanning 1966 to today, mostly organized into two clusters: the 20th-century "Prime timeline" shows (TOS through Enterprise) and the modern…

Switching from Trakt to CouchReel: How to Export and Import Your History

Trakt's own site blocks automated browser access (Cloudflare), so the export steps below are cross-referenced against Trakt's community forum and documentation rather than screenshotted live —…

Switching from TV Time to CouchReel (TV Time Has Shut Down — Here's What to Do)

This guide is different from the others in this series: TV Time shut down permanently on July 15, 2026, and as of this check (2026-09-15) its export tool is offline too.

Terminator Watch Order (All 6 Films, 2026)

The first two films are shared canon for every version of this franchise.

The Hunger Games Watch Order (All 6 Films, 2026)

The original tetralogy tells one continuous story and release order doubles as story order for those four films; two prequels made years later are set decades earlier in-universe but were written as…

The Matrix Watch Order (All 4 Films, 2026)

Four films, one continuous story, no branching timelines — the only real question with The Matrix is whether to bother with the 18-year-later legacy sequel.

The Purge Watch Order (All 5 Films, 2026)

Four sequels plus one prequel: The First Purge (2018) was released fourth but is set before the original 2013 film, establishing the very first sanctioned Purge night.

The Simpsons: Where to Start (2026)

803 episodes and counting since 1989 makes The Simpsons the longest-running scripted primetime show in American TV history.

Toy Story Watch Order (All 5 Films, 2026)

Pure release order, one continuous throughline following Woody and the gang as their kid grows up and moves on — unusually for a five-film franchise, every entry is also a satisfying standalone.

Transformers Watch Order (All 7 Films, 2026)

The Transformers film series splits into two loosely-connected chunks: the Bay-directed pentalogy (2007–2017, one continuous continuity following Sam Witwicky then Cade Yeager) and a newer…

Twilight Saga Watch Order (All 5 Films, 2026)

Five films adapt Stephenie Meyer's four novels (Breaking Dawn split into two parts) as one continuous story, and release order is story order — no branching, no spinoffs, no chronology puzzle.

X-Men Watch Order (All Films, 2026)

The X-Men film universe is famously tangled: two different timelines (pre- and post-*Days of Future Past*), an R-rated Deadpool sub-series that mostly ignores continuity for laughs, and standalone…

Alien & Predator Watch Order: Release vs In-Universe (2026)

Two franchises that share a universe but are best watched as their own tracks, with the crossover films treated as an optional side branch.

DC Movies Watch Order: The DCEU (2013–2023) and the New DCU (2025–)

DC's film universe isn't one continuous timeline — it's two.

Fast & Furious Watch Order: Release vs In-Story Timeline (2026)

The franchise's own famous joke is that its internal timeline doesn't match release order — Tokyo Drift (released third) is actually set after Fast & Furious 6 (released sixth), which is why Han…

Godzilla & the MonsterVerse Watch Order (2026)

Legendary's MonsterVerse is a tight, five-film run that's easy to marathon in a weekend — and unlike most franchises on this list, release order and in-universe order are the same thing.

Harry Potter & Wizarding World Watch Order (2026)

Two series, one world: the original eight-film Harry Potter saga, and the Fantastic Beasts prequel trilogy set roughly 70 years earlier.

James Bond Watch Order: All 25 Films (2026)

Bond is mostly episodic — each film is its own case, so release order works without much homework.

Marvel Cinematic Universe Watch Order (Every Film, 2026)

The MCU is 36 films deep and still growing, so "just watch them in order" needs a definition of "order." Release order below is the one we recommend — it's how Marvel actually built the tension (you…

Middle-earth Watch Order: The Lord of the Rings & The Hobbit (2026)

Two trilogies, one straightforward question: release order or internal chronology?

Star Trek Movies Watch Order (2026)

Star Trek's film library splits into three distinct eras built around different casts.

Star Wars Watch Order: Release vs Chronological (2026)

Star Wars is the classic "which order" debate.

The Conjuring Universe Watch Order (2026)

The largest horror franchise by box office, built from three connected strands: the Warrens' own case files (The Conjuring series), the Annabelle doll spinoffs, and The Nun.