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The Conjuring Watch Order
Watch The Conjuring Universe in release order, starting with The Conjuring (2013) and finishing with The Conjuring: Last Rites (2025). In story order you would start with The Nun (2018) instead. All 9 films run about 17 hours in total.
Release order keeps every twist and reveal intact. Best for a first watch.
1.The Conjuring
2013 · 1h 52m
The anchor of the whole universe, introducing the Warrens and the case files behind the spinoffs.
2.Annabelle
2014 · 1h 39m
OptionalAn optional spinoff about the doll, safe to skip since the mainline films never rely on it.
3.The Conjuring 2
2016 · 2h 14m
The second core film, following the Warrens to a new case and introducing the Nun.
4.Annabelle: Creation
2017 · 1h 50m
OptionalAn optional prequel to the first Annabelle, watchable on its own without the mainline films.
5.The Nun
2018 · 1h 36m
OptionalAn optional spinoff built around a figure from The Conjuring 2, not needed for the main story.
6.Annabelle Comes Home
2019 · 1h 46m
OptionalAn optional entry set in the Warrens' artifact room, closest of the spinoffs to the core films.
7.The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It
2021 · 1h 51m
The third core film, taking the Warrens out of the haunted-house format into a courtroom case.
8.The Nun II
2023 · 1h 50m
A direct sequel to The Nun, following the same demon four years later in France.
9.The Conjuring: Last Rites
2025 · 2h 16m
The latest mainline entry, intended as the closing chapter of the Warrens' story.
Which order is right for you
Release order vs story order
The Conjuring Universe is best watched in release order, since the mainline Conjuring films anchor the story and the spinoffs were made to expand it afterward. Several spinoffs, including the Annabelle prequel and The Nun, take place earlier in the timeline. For a first watch, follow release order.
Release order follows the real-world dates the films came out. It is usually the safest choice for a first watch, because every reveal, cameo, and callback lands the way audiences experienced it at the time.
Story order follows the in-universe timeline instead, so prequels and period-set entries jump forward in the list. For The Conjuring Universe that means starting with The Nun (2018) rather than The Conjuring (2013). Switching orders moves 7 of the 9 titles. It is a good second pass once you already know the saga.
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