Cube - Watch Order: Story Timeline
This chronological watch order focuses on the connected American trilogy and follows the timeline of events within the Cube universe. Cube Zero serves as a prequel that reveals backstory and origins, while the original Cube and Cube 2: Hypercube follow in sequence.
Viewing in story timeline order provides a different narrative experience than release order, offering context and background information upfront rather than preserving the mystery elements as originally intended by the filmmakers. We strongly recommend that newcomers to the franchise watch in the release order instead!
Cube Zero
A young programmer whose job is to watch over the reality-warping Cube defies orders to rescue an innocent mother trapped in one of its rooms.
Cube
A group of strangers find themselves trapped in a maze-like prison. It soon becomes clear that each of them possesses the peculiar skills necessary to escape, if they don't wind up dead first.
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