How to watch the Universal Soldier films in order
There are 6 Universal Soldier films, about 8.1 hours in total. The first was released in 1992, the latest in 2012. Watching in release order is the safest way to meet the story as audiences did.
The Universal Soldier film series concerns soldiers who kill each other in Vietnam but are reanimated in a secret Army project along with a large group of other previously dead soldiers. This premise furnishes the plot framework for all the sequels.
- 1
Universal Soldier (1992)
10 Jul 1992 · 103 min
An American soldier who had been killed during the Vietnam War is revived 25 years later by the military as a semi-android, UniSols, a high-tech soldier of the future. After the failure of the initiative to erase all the soldier's memories, he begins to experience flashbacks that are forcing him to recall his past.
- 2
Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms (1998)
27 Sep 1998 · 92 min
With the UniSol program budget cut by the government, a gang of mercenaries takes control of the new line of Universal Soldiers for their own nefarious ends. In doing so, they clash with Luc Deveraux, survivor of the first incident with the UniSols, alongside his long-lost and newly-resurrected brother Eric and reporter Veronica Roberts.
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Universal Soldier III: Unfinished Business (1998)
28 Oct 1998 · 95 min
When reporter Veronica Roberts unwillingly gets involved in a hostage situation and is forced to escape, she and Luc Devereaux go into hiding. Meanwhile, Dr. Walker and Mentor get set with a powerful new Universal Soldier and a lethal plan.
- 4
Universal Soldier: The Return (1999)
5 Aug 1999 · 82 min
Luc Deveraux, the heroic former Universal Soldier, is about to be thrown into action once again. When SETH, the supercomputer-controlled ultra-warrior, decides to take revenge and destroy its creators, only Luc can stop it. All hell breaks loose as Luc battles SETH and a deadly team of perfect soldiers in a struggle that pits man against machine and good against evil.
- 5
Universal Soldier: Regeneration (2010)
23 Feb 2010
When terrorists threaten nuclear catastrophe at Chernobyl, the world's only hope is to reactivate decommissioned Universal Soldier Luc Deveraux. Rearmed and reprogrammed, Deveraux must take on his nemesis from the original Universal Soldier and a next-generation "UniSol" that seems almost unstoppable.
- 6
Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning (2012)
4 Oct 2012 · 114 min
After his wife and daughter are murdered in a home invasion, a widower named John now finds himself up against an army of Universal Soldiers in relentless pursuit, led by a mysterious leader who promises to set UniSols free from their conditioning.
Order and dates from TMDB collection data. Unreleased entries are added once they get a release date.