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How to Watch the 'Transformers' Movies in Order

To get you ready for Transformers: Rise of the Beast

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In case you haven't heard—there's a new Transformers movie coming out soon which means, it might be time to for a refresher on the franchise as a whole, the origins of which date back to the mega-popular 1980s toy line released by Hasbro. The toy franchise began in 1984, and was so well-liked that is spawned a comic book series that ran from September 1984 to July 1991, an animated series that was syndicated from September 1984 to November 1987, an animated feature film entitled Transformers: The Movie in 1986, and another television show popular amongst Transformer diehards called Transformers: Generation 2 which premiered in 1992. But when most of us think about the Transformer movies, in order, we're referring to those that released in the 21st century.

The success and popularity of the Transformers gang continued to grow throughout the 1990s and 2000s, leading to the Michael Bay-directed first live-action film in 2007. The next installment of this series, Transformers: Rise of the Beast, is due out on June 9th, 2023, and to get you ready, we're going to give you a guide on to how watch all of the Transformer films in chronological order.

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As far as watching the movies goes—you've got the option of either going in chronological order, or in the order of release date. It's totally up to you which order you want to go in (there's no right or wrong), but if you ask us, we're always going to recommend chronological so that way you can understand the full timeline of events. To make things easier, however, we'll list them both for you.

You can find both the chronological and release date order of the Transformer films below.

Transformer Movies in Chronological Order

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There are currently six full-length feature Transformer films, which is soon to be seven with the upcoming Transformers: Rise of the Beasts. While timing and dates have yet still be confirmed, Rise of the Beasts will apparently be the start of a trilogy according to a 2022 report from Deadline. We'll have to see how that plays out in the future, in the meantime, here's a guide to the movies in chronological order.

  • Bumblebee (2018)
  • Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023)
  • Transformers (2007)
  • Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)
  • Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)
  • Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014)
  •  Transformers: The Last Knight (2017)
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1. Bumblebee (2018)

2. Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023)

3. Transformers (2007)

4. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)

5. Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)

6. Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014)

7. Transformers: The Last Knight (2017)

The Transformers Movies in Release Order

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The only major difference with going in order of release date is that you'll be moving Bumblebee and Transformers: Rise of the Beast to the end of your watchlist instead of the beginning. Here's the guide to watching Transformers in release date order.

  • Transformers (2007)
  • Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)
  • Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)
  • Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014)
  • Transformers: The Last Knight (2017)
  • Bumblebee (2018)
  • Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023)
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