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The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

edited 2026-06-14

A complete viewing order for The Texas Chain Saw Massacre franchise — all nine films from Tobe Hooper's 1974 original through the 2022 Netflix film. The series splits into three incompatible continuities (the original Hooper-era series, the 2003 remake line, and the alternate sequel line that follows only the 1974 film), so each timeline is broken out separately alongside full release order.

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01FILM
1974Tobe Hooper's 1974 independent horror film, which launched the franchise and introduced Leatherface. Five young travellers — Sally Hardesty…
1h 23m
02FILM
1986Tobe Hooper's 1986 sequel, set roughly twelve years after the original. Radio DJ Vanita "Stretch" Brock (Caroline Williams) becomes a target…
1h 41m
03FILM
1990The 1990 sequel directed by Jeff Burr, the first entry produced after New Line Cinema acquired the franchise. A couple driving across Texas,…
1h 25m
04FILM
1995Written and directed by Kim Henkel, co-writer of the 1974 original, and originally titled The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre. On prom…
1h 35m
05FILM
2003The 2003 remake directed by Marcus Nispel and produced by Michael Bay's Platinum Dunes, beginning a self-contained new continuity. Set in Au…
1h 38m
06FILM
2006The 2006 prequel to the 2003 remake, directed by Jonathan Liebesman. Opening with Leatherface's birth in a Texas slaughterhouse in 1939, the…
1h 31m
07FILM
2013The 2013 film directed by John Luessenhop, a direct sequel to the 1974 original that disregards every prior sequel and the 2003 remake line.…
1h 32m
08FILM
2017The 2017 origin film directed by Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo, a prequel within the line that treats only the 1974 original as canon.…
1h 30m
09FILM
2022The 2022 Netflix film directed by David Blue Garcia, set roughly fifty years after the original massacre. Young entrepreneurs arrive in the…
1h 23m