The Re-Animator movies in order

There are 3 Re-Animator films, about 3 hours in total. The first was released in 1985, the latest in 2003. Watching in release order is the safest way to meet the story as audiences did.

Re-Animator is an American-Spanish science fiction horror comedy film series based on H. P. Lovecraft's short story.

1. 1

   Re-Animator (1985)

   18 Oct 1985 · 86 min

   Conducting clandestine experiments within the morgue at Miskatonic University, scientist Herbert West reveals to a fellow graduate student his groundbreaking work concerning the re-animation of fresh corpses.

2. 2

   Bride of Re-Animator (1990)

   1 Sep 1990 · 96 min

   Unperturbed by the disastrous outcome of his previous meddling with the dead, Dr. West continues his research into the phenomenon of re-animation; only this time, he plans to create life – starting with the heart of his young protégé Dan's dearly deceased Meg Halsey.

3. 3

   Beyond Re-Animator (2003)

   4 Apr 2003

   Once again tampering with mother nature to disastrous results, Dr. Herbert West continues his research while serving time in a maximum security prison for his previous exploits. West's limited prison-cell experiments are suddenly interrupted by the arrival of a new prison doctor and the brother of the girl who suffered from West's experiments 13 years earlier.

Order and dates from TMDB collection data. Unreleased entries are added once they get a release date.