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The Insidious franchise consists of a series of movies beginning with a family whose son inexplicably falls into an endless sleep after dark spirits invade their home. Subsequent entries follow the haunted Lambert family seeking to uncover childhood secrets, prequels detailing gifted psychic Elise Rainier agreeing to use her ability to contact the dead to help a teenage girl, investigations at Elise Rainier's family home, Josh and Dalton Lambert going deeper into The Further, and a young mother named Gemma discovering she can travel into the purgatorial realm of lost souls. The entries connect through shared characters, realms, and supernatural events.
Insidious
Movie, 2011
Introduces a family discovering dark spirits have invaded their home after their son falls into an endless sleep, leading them to professional help.
Insidious: Chapter 2
Movie, 2013
Follows the haunted Lambert family as they seek to uncover the mysterious childhood secret leaving them connected to the spirit world.
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Insidious: Chapter 3
Movie, 2015
A prequel set before the haunting of the Lambert family, showing gifted psychic Elise Rainier helping a teenager targeted by a supernatural entity.
Insidious: The Last Key
Movie, 2018
Features parapsychologist Elise Rainier and her team traveling to New Mexico where she realizes a client's house was her own family's old home.
Insidious: The Red Door
Movie, 2023
Shows Josh Lambert and a college-aged Dalton Lambert going deeper into The Further to put their demons to rest and face their family's dark past.
Movie, 2026
Presents Gemma discovering she can travel into The Further, the purgatorial realm of lost souls at the heart of the franchise.
Read the ending explained| # | Title | Type | Year | Rating | Guide |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Insidious | Movie | 2011 | ★ 7.0 | Not yet |
| 2 | Insidious: Chapter 2 | Movie | 2013 | ★ 6.7 | Not yet |
| 3 | Insidious: Chapter 3 | Movie | 2015 | ★ 6.3 | Not yet |
| 4 | Insidious: The Last Key | Movie | 2018 | ★ 6.3 | Not yet |
| 5 | Insidious: The Red Door | Movie | 2023 | ★ 6.5 | Not yet |
| 6 | Insidious: Out of the Further | Movie | 2026 | ★ 7.7 | Ending explained |
Average audience ratings, in watch order.
Start with the 2011 movie Insidious, which introduces the family whose son falls into an endless sleep after dark spirits invade their home.
The entries can be watched in the provided release order, starting with the 2011 film and continuing through the subsequent chapters and prequels.
None of the listed entries should be skipped if you want to view every film included in the official franchise watch order list.
Watch in this order: 1. Insidious, 2. Insidious: Chapter 2, 3. Insidious: Chapter 3, 4. Insidious: The Last Key, 5. Insidious: The Red Door, 6. Insidious: Out of the Further.
This guide lists 6 entries, released between 2011 and 2026.
Insidious: Out of the Further has the highest average rating in this guide, at 7.7 out of 10.
Insidious: Out of the Further. Each links to a full guide with a recap, the ending, and an FAQ.