Asterix - Watch Order: Release Order

1967 - 202315 Films22h 29m3.5 Average

The Asterix films span over five decades of French cinema, adapting the beloved comic books created by René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo. This franchise includes both animated and live-action adaptations, each telling standalone adventures of the clever Gaul Asterix and his super-strong friend Obelix as they resist Roman occupation with the help of a magic potion.

The release order watch list includes all films from the original 1967 animated feature through the 2023 live-action entry. While there's no continuing storyline between films, this order shows the evolution of the franchise across different animation styles and the transition into live-action cinema, with frequent cast changes and varying approaches to the source material.

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Asterix the Gaul poster

Asterix the Gaul

19671h 8m3.6
Director: Ray Goossens
Cast: Roger Carel, Jacques Morel, Pierre Tornade, Lucien Raimbourg, Pierre Trabaud

In the year 50 BC, Gaul is occupied by the Romans - nearly. But the small village of Asterix and his friends still resists the Roman legions with the aid of their druid's magic potion, which gives superhuman strength. Learning of this potion, a Roman centurion kidnaps the druid to get the secret formula out of him.

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Asterix and Cleopatra poster

Asterix and Cleopatra

19681h 12m4
Director: René Goscinny
Cast: Roger Carel, Jacques Morel, Micheline Dax, Jacques Balutin, Jacques Bodoin

Popular animated hero Asterix and his faithful sidekick Obelix travel to ancient Egypt to help Cleopatra build a new summer home. Cleopatra and Julius Caesar have made a bet, with Caesar wagering the project cannot be completed in a few weeks time. With the help of a magic potion, Asterix comes to the rescue of the Queen of the Nile as Caesar and an angry architect plot against them.

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The Twelve Tasks of Asterix poster

The Twelve Tasks of Asterix

19761h 22m4.3
Director: René Goscinny
Cast: Roger Carel, Jacques Morel, Jean Martinelli, Henri Virlogeux, Pierre Tornade

Asterix and Obelix depart on an adventure to complete twelve impossible tasks to prove to Caesar that they are as strong as the Gods. You'll roar with laughter as they outwit, outrun, and generally outrage the very people who are trying to prove them "only human".

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Asterix vs. Caesar poster

Asterix vs. Caesar

19851h 19m3.7
Director: Gaëtan Brizzi
Cast: Roger Carel, Pierre Tornade, Pierre Mondy, Serge Sauvion, Henri Labussière

Obelix falls for a new arrival in his home village in Gaul, but is heartbroken when her true love arrives to visit her. However, the lovers are kidnapped by Romans; Asterix and Obelix set out to rescue them on a dangerous journey that will involve gladiators, slavers and beauracracy - and a personal encounter with the Emperor himself, Julius Caesar...

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Asterix in Britain poster

Asterix in Britain

19861h 19m3.8
Director: Pino Van Lamsweerde
Cast: Roger Carel, Pierre Tornade, Graham Bushnell, Pierre Mondy, Maurice Risch

One little ancient British village still holds out against the Roman invaders. Asterix and Obelix are invited to help. They must face fog, rain, warm beer and boiled boar with mint sauce, but they soon have Governor Encyclopaedius Britannicus's Romans declining and falling. Until a wild race for a barrel of magic potion lands them in the drink.

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Asterix and the Big Fight poster

Asterix and the Big Fight

19891h 21m3.5
Director: Philippe Grimond
Cast: Roger Carel, Pierre Tornade, Julien Guiomar, Marie-Anne Chazel, Henri Labussière

Due to an unfortunate accident involving Obelix throwing a menhir, Getafix the druid not only loses his memory, but goes completely mad. Now deprived of the wisdom of their beloved druid and the protection provided by his magic potion, the Armorican village falls prey to a proclaimed soothsayer who comes with ominous predictions and overweening ambitions. It's up to Asterix to keep his villager friends within reason and hopefully get Getafix to remember the magic potion's recipe before the impending Roman attack.

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Asterix Conquers America poster

Asterix Conquers America

19941h 25m3.4
Director: Gerhard Hahn
Cast: Peer Augustinski, Ottfried Fischer, Ralf Wolter, Jürgen Scheller, Kristiane Backer

When marauding Romans capture - and catapult - their pal Getafix into lands unknown, the shrewd and cunning Asterix and his able sidekick Obelix spring into action! But their journey leads them to a strange and dangerous new world, where they must face a tribe of Indians, a stampeding herd of buffalo and a medicine man with designs on their magic potion!

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Asterix & Obelix Take on Caesar poster

Asterix & Obelix Take on Caesar

19991h 49m3.2
Director: Claude Zidi
Cast: Christian Clavier, Gérard Depardieu, Roberto Benigni, Michel Galabru, Gottfried John

Set in 50 B.C., Asterix and Obelix are living in a small but well-protected village in Gaul, where a magic potion concocted by Druids turns the townsfolk into mighty soldiers. When Roman troops carve a path through Gaul to reach the English Channel, Caesar and his aide de camp Detritus discover the secret elixir and capture the Druid leader who knows its formula, and Asterix and Obelix are sent off to rescue them.

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Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra poster

Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra

20021h 48m4.3
Director: Alain Chabat
Cast: Christian Clavier, Gérard Depardieu, Jamel Debbouze, Claude Rich, Alain Chabat

The Egyptian Queen Cleopatra bets against the Roman Emperor, Julius Caesar, that her people are still great, even if the times of the Pharaohs has long passed. She vows (against all logic) to build a new palace for Caesar within three months. Since all her architects are either busy otherwise or too conservative in style, this ambivalent honor falls to Edifis. He is to build the palace and be covered in gold or, if not, his fate is to be eaten by crocodiles. Edifis calls upon an old friend to help him out: The fabulous Druid Getafix from Gaul, who brews a fantastic potion that gives supernatural strength. In order to help and protect the old Druid, Asterix and Obelix accompany him on his journey to Egypt. When Julius Caesar gets wind of the project succeeding, he has the building site attacked by his troops in order to win the bet and not lose face. But just like the local pirates, he hasn't counted on Asterix and Obelix.

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Asterix and the Vikings poster

Asterix and the Vikings

20061h 18m3.3
Director: Stefan Fjeldmark
Cast: Roger Carel, Lorànt Deutsch, Sara Forestier, Jacques Frantz, Stéphane Fourreau

Asterix and Obelix have been given a tough mission: Transform the chief's lazy nephew Justforkix into a warrior. When the Vikings abduct him and bring him back to their homeland, Asterix and Obelix must travel to Norway to rescue Justforkix.

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Asterix at the Olympic Games poster

Asterix at the Olympic Games

20081h 56m2.6
Director: Thomas Langmann
Cast: Gérard Depardieu, Clovis Cornillac, José Garcia, Franck Dubosc, Stéphane Rousseau

Astérix and Obélix have to win the Olympic Games in order to help their friend Alafolix marry Princess Irina. Brutus uses every trick in the book to have his own team win the game, and get rid of his father Julius Caesar in the process.

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Asterix & Obelix: God Save Britannia poster

Asterix & Obelix: God Save Britannia

20121h 50m2.5
Director: Laurent Tirard
Cast: Édouard Baer, Gérard Depardieu, Guillaume Gallienne, Vincent Lacoste, Valérie Lemercier

Asterix crosses the channel to help second-cousin Anticlimax face down Julius Caesar and invading Romans.

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Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods poster

Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods

20141h 25m3.9
Director: Alexandre Astier
Cast: Roger Carel, Alexandre Astier, Lionnel Astier, Serge Papagalli, François Morel

In order to wipe out the Gaulish village by any means necessary, Caesar plans to absorb the villagers into Roman culture by having an estate built next to the village to start a new Roman colony.

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Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion poster

Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion

20181h 25m3.9
Director: Alexandre Astier
Cast: Christian Clavier, Guillaume Briat, Alex Lutz, Alexandre Astier, Élie Semoun

Following a fall during mistletoe picking, Druid Getafix decides that it is time to secure the future of the village. Accompanied by Asterix and Obelix, he undertakes to travel the Gallic world in search of a talented young druid to transmit the Secret of the Magic Potion.

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Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom poster

Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom

20231h 52m2.3
Director: Guillaume Canet
Cast: Guillaume Canet, Gilles Lellouche, Vincent Cassel, Jonathan Cohen, Julie Chen

Gallic heroes and forever friends Asterix and Obelix journey to China to help Princess Sa See save the Empress and her land from a nefarious prince.

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