The Insidious franchise may not be like other movies where the chronology of the story is based on a number sequence. Here we have a little twist and here comes the real sequence of Insidious.
There’s no denying that the Insidious franchise has been going for over a decade since the first Insidious movie was released. The challenges facing husband and wife Josh and Renai (Patrick Wilson and Rose Byrne) must save their son from an evil force that has attacked their home.
Directed by James Wan and Leigh Whannell, this film follows the Lambert family and psychic Elise Rainer (Lin Shaye) through psychic visions, as well as an unseen parallel world and a timeline for the franchise that is as unconventional as it is. any other movie.
With the fifth movie due to be released in theaters soon, Cineverse will provide some information on how we can start watching this franchise in order, so we can enjoy the story without feeling confused.
Insidious movies in order of release date
If you follow the original theatrical release date, this is the order of the movies:
- Insidious – April 1, 2011
- Insidious: Chapter 2 – September 13, 2013
- Insidious: Chapter 3 – June 5, 2015
- Insidious: The Last Key – January 3, 2018
- Insidious: The Red Door – July 6, 2023
Insidious movie in chronological order of events
This may seem confusing, but here’s the viewing order: the second movie is a sequel to the first, and the third and fourth are successive prequels that lead directly into the first. Here is the chronological order of events in Insidious:
Part of Insidious: The Last Key
Although most of the story the last key arranged according to events Insidious: Chapter 3The film also includes many flashbacks to Elise’s childhood, where we witness her traumatic childhood, not only from the spirits she sees everywhere, but also from her abusive father.
the last key The most Elise-centric film in the franchise, it explores her family connections, her past with Specs (Whannell) and Tucker (Angus Sampson), and reveals a deadly secret from her childhood in Five Keys, New Mexico. Besides the flashbacks, the last key it also features Elise’s nephews, one of whom shares her psychic gifts.
Insidious: Chapter 3
If we take one look at this franchise and see Patrick Wilson freaking out again, we’ll definitely want to skip this one. This movie doesn’t feature Wilson at all, nor does his co-star Rose Byrne.
Instead, it answers the question: What was demonologist Elise Rainier (Lin Shaye) doing before she broke into the Lambert house? It turned out that he was quite busy being persuaded by a teenager who wanted help contacting his late mother.
He tries not to get involved with the girl once he realizes a demon spirit is haunting him, but soon finds he can’t break free.
This movie ends with the classic “he thought everything was fine, but it wasn’t” ending, while we look forward to the next movie.
Part of Insidious: The Last Key
The fourth film in this franchise takes place after Insidious: Chapter 3, but with memories of Elsie’s childhood. Considering that Elsie has been the wise medium who had to help protect the Lambert family in previous movies, this new version of her character is very interesting, especially if you’re curious about the origins of someone who can communicate with non-human entities. .
The most important detail of this movie, relative to the rest of the franchise, is what happens towards the end. While fighting a demon, Elsie opened a door and saw a boy, Dalton Lambert, trapped in a room.
She left this boy, but that night she dreamed that she was fighting a demon. He was then awakened by a phone call from Lorraine Lambert, the boy’s grandmother, asking for his help. She overlaps the scene in the middle. Insidious: Chapter 1 and bring the chain to complete.
Insidious: Chapter 1
When Josh (Wilson) and Renai (Byrne)’s son, Dalton (Ty Simpkins), falls into an unexplained coma, doctors quickly run out of answers. Desperate and exhausted from their wasted hospital stay, the couple take Dalton home.
Once home, they experience increasingly disturbing events and finally turn to Elise, a woman who, if we follow these movies chronologically, we already know very well when she shows up to help.
When a demon takes over Josh’s body and kills Elise, it’s more tragic than what we know about his childhood and how we became attached to him.
Insidious: Chapter 2
In this film, the Lambert family must deal with Josh’s possession and the legal consequences of his physical body killing Elsie. Even from beyond the grave, Elise, summoned by one of her colleagues, helps the family piece together the mystery of what happened while protecting them from the imminent threat of the demon.
Sitting right in the center of the franchise’s overarching narrative, the second film encapsulates the ups and downs of the Lambert family’s terror and the terror that unfolds around them in the lives of those they associate with.
Whether viewed as the end or the beginning, there’s nothing really compelling about this movie. As the family reunites, Elise’s spirit is gasped by something unseen, thrusting her story into endless melancholy.
Insidious: The Red Door
Finally, at the end of the trip you will find Insidious: The Red Door. Last movie chronologically and release date, Insidious: The Red Door, takes place 10 years after the first film. Josh Lambert headed east to drop his son Dalton off at school. However, Dalton’s college dreams soon turn into a nightmare when demons from his repressed past suddenly come back to haunt them both.
How will this story end?
To truly grasp the concept of a dangerous crime, the story of the Insidious franchise requires additional space, as it spans multiple generations and the timeline eschews the predictability of linear time. So we have to try to unite the common threads that appear in each film.
Insidious: The Red Door which will be released on July 12 in Indonesia. For Cilers, who hasn’t had a chance to see the film before, it’s a good idea to watch it to understand the character and plot, which is somewhat unusual.
