How to watch

Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello, and Raphael have been kicking shell since the late 1980s, and their movies span multiple continuities — from the gritty 1990 original to Michael Bay-produced blockbusters and the vibrant Mutant Mayhem. Each branch reinvents the heroes in a half shell.

🕐 Release Order

Release order shows how the Turtles evolved across three decades of filmmaking.

1. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)
2. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (1991)
3. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993)
4. TMNT (2007)
5. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)
6. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016)
7. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023)

Because these films belong to separate continuities, chronology mostly means grouping each self-contained series together.

📖 Story Chronology

By continuity, the original trilogy stands together, the 2014–2016 films form their own line, and the 2007 and 2023 films are standalone reboots.

1. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) — original trilogy
2. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (1991) — original trilogy
3. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993) — original trilogy
4. TMNT (2007) — standalone animated reboot
5. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014) — Bay-produced reboot
6. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016) — Bay-produced reboot
7. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023) — standalone animated reboot

Which Order Should You Choose?

Newcomers can start with 2023's Mutant Mayhem for a fresh, energetic entry point, or go back to the beloved 1990 original and its sequels. Watch each continuity as its own set rather than mixing them. If you want just one live-action pair, the 2014 and 2016 films connect directly.

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