VOD News | On 25, May 2025

This month, New Line Cinema’s bloody, successful franchise returned to cinemas for the latest instalment in the long-running Final Destination series.

The movies began in 2000 with a film based on a script that was first written as a potential episode of The X-Files. Since then, it has spawned five films, two comic books and ten books. The newest chapter – the sixth film in the franchise – takes audiences back to the very beginning of Death’s twisted sense of justice. Plagued by a violent recurring nightmare, college student Stefanie heads home to track down the one person who might be able to break the cycle and save her family from the grisly demise that inevitably awaits them all.

But how did it first start? And which films should you watch, revisit or skip as you catch up on the series to date? Here’s our rundown of each film – ranked in order of sheer scariness and entertainment value.

5. The Final Destination (2009)

A thrilling final act doesn’t quite rescue this graphic but misjudged fourth outing for the horror franchise. Read our review.

4. Final Destination 3 (2006)

Final Destination’s bigger, nastier third outing ups the spectacle but loses the suspense. Read our review.

3. Final Destination (2000)

This inventive and understated franchise-starter is a killer concept, chillingly executed. Read our review.

2. Final Destination 2 (2003)

Upping the carnage with clockwork precision, this spooky sequel is a tense but grounded expansion of the Final Destination franchise. Read our review.

1. Final Destination 5 (2011)

A gory marriage of blood and brains, this fifth Final Destination delivers a killer twist on the films’ premise – and turns out to be the best in the franchise. Read our review.

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