How to watch DC movies in order

How to lookout man DC movies in order

The Flash, Wonder Woman, Batman, Cyborg and Aquaman in Zack Snyder's Justice League, which has an odd place in the DC movies in order

(Image credit: Warner Bros)

Watching the DC movies in club is as easier than leaping over alpine buildings in a single jump. Plus, at that place's no need to stream them faster than a speeding bullet before they disappear off of their respective services. And things just got a little more complicated, unfortunately.

While the DCEU movies with Batman, Superman, Wonder Man and the residuum were mostly found in the aforementioned location, we're seeing a splintering. No longer does WarnerMedia'south ain mega-service HBO Max have them all (different how finding Marvel movies in order is a breeze thanks to Disney Plus), every bit Man of Steel simply left. The Suicide Squad (2021) is now on HBO Max, though.

The upcoming The Flash movie is going to make things pretty confusing (Michael Keaton is back every bit Batman, alongside Ben Affleck as some other Batman!) Watching DC movies in release order is a pretty straightforward process, but things get a bit more complicated if yous want to encounter them in chronological club. We hope to learn more about the mode these movies fit together at DC Fandome 2021.

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• The Suicide Squad is streaming once more, while Human being of Steel left HBO Max.
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For this guide, we're focusing on the DC Extended Universe movies, which began with 2013'south Man of Steel. But there are a ton of prior films adapted from DC Comics, beginning in 1951 with Superman and the Mole Men. Then, this list does not include whatever of those titles, nor recent movies like 2019'south Joker with Joaquin Phoenix or the forthcoming The Batman with Robert Pattinson. The Suicide Squad is the most recent release, only it's off streaming services at the moment. Nosotros're waiting for its return to HBO Max.

DC and its sibling studio Warner Bros. take been making various Batman and Superman movies for decades, but the DCEU is the first shared cinematic universe spanning multiple superhero characters.

DC movies in release society

As of January 2022, at that place are 11 DC movies that accept place in the extended universe.

The pb characters include Henry Cavill as Superman, Ben Affleck as Batman, Gal Gadot equally Wonder Woman, Jason Momoa as Aquaman, Zachary Levi every bit Shazam and Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn.

Here are the DC movies in release order, along with where y'all can find them streaming online.

Annotation that the movies' availability on streaming services fluctuates month to calendar month, as Human of Steel, for example, just left HBO Max for live Telly streamer fubo TV.

one. Human being of Steel (2013)
Cast: Henry Cavill as Clark Kent/Superman, Amy Adams every bit Lois Lane, Michael Shannon as General Zod, Diane Lane as Martha Kent, Kevin Costner equally Jonathan Kent, Laurence Fishburne as Perry White and Russell Crowe as Jor-El
Streaming on fubo TV

Henry Cavill as Clark Kent/Superman in Man of Steel, the first DC movie in order of release — (Prototype credit: Warner Bros.)

2. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
Cast: Ben Affleck every bit Bruce Wayne/Batman, Henry Cavill equally Clark Kent/Superman, Gal Gadot every bit Diana Prince/Wonder Adult female, Amy Adams as Lois Lane
Streaming on HBO Max

iii. Suicide Squad (2016)
Cast: Will Smith as Deadshot, Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn, Jared Leto every bit the Joker, Viola Davis every bit Amanda Waller and Joel Kinnaman equally Rick Flag
Streaming on HBO Max

4. Wonder Woman (2017)
Bandage: Gal Gadot every bit Diana Prince/Wonder Woman, Chris Pine as Steve Trevor, Connie Nielsen as Queen Hippolyta, Robin Wright as General Antiope and David Thewlis equally Ares
Streaming on HBO Max

Gal Gadot as Diana Prince/Wonder Woman in Wonder Woman, the fourth DC movie in order of release — (Paradigm credit: Warner Bros.)

5. Justice League (2017)
Cast: Ben Affleck equally Bruce Wayne/Batman, Henry Cavill as Clark Kent/Superman, Gal Gadot as Diana Prince/Wonder Adult female, Amy Adams as Lois Lane, Jason Momoa as Arthur Curry/Aquaman, Ezra Miller as Barry Allen/The Wink and Ray Fisher every bit Victor Stone/Cyborg
Streaming on HBO Max

half-dozen. Aquaman (2018)
Cast: Jason Momoa as Arthur Curry/Aquaman, Bister Heard equally Mera, Willem Dafoe every bit Nuidis Vulko, Patrick Wilson as Orm Marius, Yahya Abdul-Mateen Ii as David Kane / Blackness Manta and Nicole Kidman as Atlanna
Streaming on HBO Max

7. Shazam! (2019)
Cast: Zachary Levi as Shazam, Asher Angel every bit Billy Batson, Mark Strong every bit Dr. Thaddeus Silvana, Jack Dylan every bit Freddy Freeman and Djimon Hounsou as Shazam
Rent/buy on Amazon or Apple

viii. Birds of Prey (2020)
Cast: Margot Robbie every bit Harley Quinn, Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Helena Bertinelli/The Huntress, Jurnee Smollett-Bell as Dinah Lance/Blackness Canary, Rosie Perez as Renee Montoya, Ella Jay Basco as Cassandra Cain, Chris Messina as Victor Zsasz and Ewan McGregor every bit Roman Sionis / Black Mask:
Streaming on HBO Max

Rosie Perez, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Margot Robie, Ella Jay Basco and Jurnee Smollett-Bell in Birds of Prey, the eighth DC movie in order of release — (Image credit: Claudette Barius)

nine. Wonder Woman 1984 (2020)
Cast: Gal Gadot as Diana Prince/Wonder Woman, Chris Pine as Steve Trevor, Kristen Wiig as Barbara Minerva/Chetah, Pedro Pascal every bit Max Lord, Robin Wright as General Antiope and Connie Nielsen every bit Queen Hippolyta
Hire on Amazon or Apple

x. Zack Snyder'due south Justice League (2021)
Cast: Henry Cavill, Ben Affleck, Amy Adams, Gal Gadot, Ray Fisher, Jason Momoa, Ezra Miller, Willem Dafoe, Jesse Eisenberg, Jeremy Irons, Diane Lanee, Connie Nielsen, J. Yard. Simmons
Streaming on HBO Max

eleven. The Suicide Squad (2021)
Cast: Margot Robbie, Idris Elba, John Cena, Joel Kinnaman, Sylvester Stallone, Viola Davis, Jai Courtney, Peter Capaldi
Streaming on HBO Max

DC movies in chronological society

If you lot want to watch the DC movies in chronological gild, you lot'll find it's very unlike than the release lodge. Y'all start with ...

1. Wonder Adult female
Set mostly 1918 during World War I; flashbacks to ancient era of the gods

ii. Wonder Woman 1984
Set in 1984; prologue during indeterminate time menstruation on the island of Themyscira

Gal Gadot as Diana Prince/Wonder Woman in Wonder Woman 1984 the second DC movie in order of chronology — (Epitome credit: Warner Bros.)

3. Man of Steel
Set circa 2013; prologue on Krypton about 20 years prior; flashbacks to Clark Kent'due south childhood in Smallville

four. Batman five Superman: Dawn of Justice
Set circa 2015, about 18 months afterwards Human of Steel; flashbacks to Bruce Wayne'due south childhood in 1981; flashforwards to post-apocalyptic Earth

Ben Affleck as Batman/Bruce Wayne in Batman v Superman Dawn of Justice, the fourth DC movie in order of story — (Prototype credit: Warner Bro.)

5. Suicide Squad
Set circa 2016, virtually a year after Batman v Superman; flashbacks to events pre-Homo of Steel

6a. Justice League
Set circa 2017, virtually two years later Batman v Superman and a twelvemonth later on Suicide Squad; flashback of Steppenwolf's takeover endeavor thousands of years prior

6b. Zack Snyder's Justice League
Managing director'due south cut and alternate version of the moving picture

7. Aquaman
Gear up circa 2017, several months subsequently Justice League; flashbacks to 1985 and Arthur Back-scratch'southward childhood

Jason Momoa as Arthur Curry/Aquaman in a poster for Aquaman, the seventh DC movie in order of story — (Epitome credit: Warner Bros.)

8. Shazam!
Set during Christmas 2018; flashback to 1974 of Thaddeus Sivana's origin story

9. Birds of Prey
Set up circa 2020, most iv years afterwards Suicide Squad

10. The Suicide Squad
Gear up in 2021, confirmed past managing director James Gunn.

DC movies in social club: Coming soon

Here are the next few DCEU movies hit theaters. Check out our total list of upcoming DC movies for more:

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Black Adam (July 29, 2022)
Director: Jaume Collet-Serra
Cast: Dwayne Johnson equally Blackness Adam, Noah Centineo as Atom Smasher, Aldis Hodg as Hawkman, Quintessa Swindell as Cyclone and Marwan Kenzari

The Flash (Nov. 4, 2022)
Director: Andy Muschietti
Cast: Ezra Miller as Barry Allen/The Flash, Ben Affleck equally Bruce Wayne/Batman, Michael Keaton as Bruce Wayne/Batman and Sasha Calle every bit Supergirl

Aquaman 2 (Dec. sixteen, 2022)
Director: TBD
Cast: Jason Momoa as Arthur Curry/Aquaman, Bister Heard as Mera, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as David Kane/Black Manta

Shazam! Fury of the Gods (June ii, 2023)
Director: TBD
Cast: Zachary Levi every bit Shazam, Michelle Borth as Mary Curiosity

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Kelly is a senior writer covering streaming media for Tom'south Guide, then basically, she watches TV for a living. Previously, she was a freelance entertainment writer for Yahoo, Vulture, Tv set Guide and other outlets. When she's not watching TV and movies for work, she's watching them for fun, seeing alive music, writing songs, knitting and gardening.