Insidious movies in order

There are six Insidious films, released between 2011 and 2026. Release order is the recommended watch: the first two films tell the Lambert family story, Chapter 3 and The Last Key are prequels centred on Elise Rainier, and The Red Door and Out of the Further continue the story afterwards. Story order runs Chapter 3, The Last Key, Insidious, Chapter 2, The Red Door, Out of the Further, and is given below for a second viewing. The two prequels follow other families and Elise, so they can be left out of a first run that sticks to the Lamberts.

6 films 10 h 22 m 2010–2026 Checked 14 Oct 2026

Insidious: The Last Key

2018 · 103 min

Insidious: The Red Door

2023 · 107 min

Insidious: Out of the Further

2026 · 106 min

The order, with notes

#	Title	Year	Runtime	Type	Where it fits
1	Insidious	2010	102 min	Main film	Start here. The Lambert family haunting that Chapter 2 and The Red Door continue.
2	Insidious: Chapter 2	2013	106 min	Main film	Picks up directly after Insidious, with a prologue set in 1986.
3	Insidious: Chapter 3	2015	98 min	Main film	Prequel set in 2007, three years before the first film. Follows a new family and Elise Rainier.
4	Insidious: The Last Key	2018	103 min	Main film	Prequel set between Chapter 3 and the first film, with a 1953 prologue. Centres on Elise Rainier.
5	Insidious: The Red Door	2023	107 min	Main film	Direct sequel to Chapter 2, set in 2019, nine years after it.
6	Insidious: Out of the Further	2026	106 min	Main film	Sequel to The Red Door with a new lead character and a 1999 prologue. Latest in release and story order.

Runtimes are theatrical cuts. Source: Wikipedia film pages, checked 14 Oct 2026.

Where to start: Start with Insidious (2011). Chapter 2 continues directly from its ending, and the two prequels centre on Elise Rainier, who is introduced in it.