JumanjiComplete Watch Order Guide
A series of films that follow several people playing a strange board game that unleashes all the creatures from the game's jungle into our world. The board game later turns into a video game, and when booted up, the players become the avatars of the characters they have selected. The only way to stop the game is to beat it and call out its name. All films are based on a book written by Chris Van Allsburg in 1981.
Jumanji Release Timeline
What order should you watch the Jumanji movies?
Release order — click any era to expand or collapse. All 4 movies shown below.
1 film released between 1995 and 1995.
2 films released between 2017 and 2019.
1 film released between 2026 and 2026.
Jumanji: Open World
Watch Jumanji in Order
Watch the Jumanji movies in release order, starting with Jumanji (1995) and continuing through Jumanji: The Next Level (2019). The series spans 3 films, released between 1995 and 2019. Audiences rate the franchise 7/10 on average.
What order should you watch Jumanji?
For most viewers, release order is the recommended way to watch Jumanji. This is how the story was crafted and revealed to audiences — earlier films seed details, callbacks, and twists that pay off in later entries. Watching in release order preserves those reveals and matches the pacing the filmmakers intended.
Jumanji largely tracks its own in-universe chronology, so release order and chronological order overlap closely. You can use either without losing much, though release order is still the safest first watch.
About the Jumanji franchise
A series of films that follow several people playing a strange board game that unleashes all the creatures from the game's jungle into our world. The board game later turns into a video game, and when booted up, the players become the avatars of the characters they have selected. The only way to stop the game is to beat it and call out its name. All films are based on a book written by Chris Van Allsburg in 1981.
Each film builds on the previous one, rewarding viewers who watch in sequence.
Jumanji Fun Facts & Trivia
The Jumanji franchise spans 31 years, from 1995 to 2026.
The highest-rated entry is Jumanji with a 7.2/10 audience score.
Across all films, the franchise averages a 7.0/10 rating from audiences.
Jumanji films have collected over 36k audience ratings combined.
Watching all 4 Jumanji films back-to-back takes well over a full day's viewing commitment.
The most recent entry, Jumanji: Open World (2026), continues a franchise that began 31 years earlier.
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