Grindhouse - Watch Order: Core Double Feature
The original Grindhouse theatrical experience as intended by Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino. This watch order presents the two films that formed the core double feature: a zombie action-horror and a slasher-thriller.
Planet Terror and Death Proof are completely separate stories with no shared characters or continuity, designed as loving tributes to different subgenres of exploitation cinema. Together, they capture the authentic grindhouse movie experience that inspired all the subsequent spin-offs.
Planet Terror
Two doctors find their graveyard shift inundated with townspeople ravaged by sores. Among the wounded is Cherry Darling, a dancer whose leg was ripped from her body. As the invalids quickly become enraged aggressors, Cherry and her ex-boyfriend El Wray lead a team of accidental warriors into the night.
Death Proof
Austin's hottest DJ, Jungle Julia, sets out into the night to unwind with her two friends Shanna and Arlene. Covertly tracking their moves is Stuntman Mike, a scarred rebel leering from behind the wheel of his muscle car, revving just feet away.
Other Film Series
Alien
Humanity's terrifying encounters with a perfect killing organism across centuries of space exploration.
Phantasm
A surreal horror franchise following young Mike Pearson and ice cream vendor Reggie in their ongoing battle against the interdimensional Tall Man and his deadly silver spheres.
Romero's Living Dead
George A. Romero's groundbreaking zombie saga, featuring classic horror films and several reboots.
The Prophecy
A supernatural horror series exploring angelic warfare and humanity's role in the celestial conflict between good and evil.
The Purge
A dystopian horror franchise set in an America where all crime is legal for 12 hours once a year during an annual event called The Purge.
Underworld
A gothic action series following the centuries-old war between vampires and Lycans (werewolves), centered on vampire Death Dealer Selene.