Bridget Jones - Watch Order: Release Order

2001 - 20254 Films7h 32m3.6 Average

The Bridget Jones series is a British romantic comedy franchise that follows the charming and relatable misadventures of Bridget Jones, brilliantly portrayed by Renée Zellweger throughout all four films. Based on Helen Fielding's novels, the series chronicles Bridget's journey from a single woman in her thirties navigating the complexities of modern dating to a widow and mother finding her way through grief and new beginnings.

This Release Order watch list presents the films in their natural chronological progression, as each installment picks up where the previous one left off, following Bridget through different stages of her life. The series maintains a clean continuity, with each film building directly on the character development and relationships established in earlier entries, making this the only correct viewing order for experiencing Bridget's complete story.

Linear Timeline: Release Order = Story Order

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Bridget Jones's Diary poster

Bridget Jones's Diary

20011h 37m3.8
Director: Sharon Maguire
Cast: Renée Zellweger, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant, Jim Broadbent, Gemma Jones

Bridget Jones is an average woman struggling against her age, her weight, her job, her lack of a man, and her various imperfections. As a New Year's resolution, Bridget decides to take control of her life, starting by keeping a diary in which she will always tell the complete truth. The fireworks begin when her charming though disreputable boss takes an interest in the quirky Miss Jones. Thrown into the mix are Bridget's band of slightly eccentric friends and a rather disagreeable acquaintance into whom Bridget cannot seem to stop running or help finding quietly attractive.

ComedyRomanceDrama
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Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason poster

Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason

20041h 48m3.4
Director: Beeban Kidron
Cast: Renée Zellweger, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant, Jacinda Barrett, Jim Broadbent

Bridget Jones is working as a TV host and still dating her new love, barrister Mark Darcy, for a perfect six weeks. But Bridget is jealous of the time Mark spends with a gorgeous co-worker Rebecca and, despite a vacation meant to smooth things over, ends their relationship. On assignment in Thailand with her disreputable ex, Daniel Cleaver - claiming to be a reformed man - they have a short dalliance, and she is arrested at the airport and temporarily jailed on the false accusation of drug smuggling before Mark, seemingly indifferent, comes to the rescue.

ComedyRomance
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Bridget Jones's Baby poster

Bridget Jones's Baby

20162h 3m3.6
Director: Sharon Maguire
Cast: Renée Zellweger, Colin Firth, Patrick Dempsey, Jim Broadbent, Gemma Jones

After breaking up with Mark Darcy five years earlier, Bridget Jones' happily-ever-after hasn't quite gone according to plan. Fortysomething and single again, she decides to focus on her job as top news producer and surround herself with old friends and new. For once, Bridget has everything completely under control. Then her love life takes a turn - while a weekend away at a music festival, she meets a dashing American named Jack, who is everything Mark is not, and spends a night with him. A week later, she runs into newly-separated Mark, and has a one-night dalliance. In an unlikely twist, she finds herself pregnant, but with one hitch - she's not sure of the identity of her baby's father - Mark or Jack.

DramaComedyRomance
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Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy poster

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy

20252h 4m3.7
Director: Michael Morris
Cast: Renée Zellweger, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Leo Woodall, Hugh Grant, Jim Broadbent

Bridget Jones navigates life as a widow and single mum with the help of her family, friends, and former lover, Daniel. Back to work and on the apps, she's pursued by a younger man and maybe – just maybe – her son's science teacher.

RomanceComedyDrama