Madagascar Movies: Release Order
The Madagascar series follows a group of zoo animals from New York's Central Park Zoo as they embark on unexpected adventures around the globe. What begins as an escape attempt leads Alex the lion, Marty the zebra, Melman the giraffe, and Gloria the hippopotamus on a journey that takes them from Madagascar to Europe.
This release order watch list includes the complete trilogy chronicling the main characters' adventures, followed by Penguins of Madagascar, a spin-off film focusing on the popular penguin characters Skipper, Kowalski, Rico, and Private in their own globe-trotting mission.
Linear Timeline: Release Order = Story Order
Madagascar
Four zoo animals from New York's Central Park Zoo accidentally find themselves stranded on the wild island of Madagascar, where they must learn to survive outside of captivity.
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
When the zoo animals from Madagascar crash-land in Africa, they encounter members of their own species for the first time and must decide whether the wild continent is better than their former Central Park home.
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
Alex, Marty, Melman, and Gloria continue their journey home to New York's Central Park Zoo, but find themselves detoured to Europe where they must hide out in a traveling circus while being pursued by a determined French animal-control officer.
Penguins of Madagascar
The four penguin operatives from the Madagascar films team up with an elite animal spy organization to stop a villainous octopus from carrying out his world-threatening scheme.
Other Film Series
Asterix
French comic book adaptations following the adventures of Asterix and Obelix in ancient Gaul, spanning both animated and live-action films over five decades.
Despicable Me
A popular animated franchise following supervillain-turned-father Gru and his loyal Minions through heartwarming adventures, including prequel films that explore the Minions' origins.
Ice Age
A family-friendly animated series following prehistoric friends Manny, Sid, and Diego through various ice age adventures.
Pixar
Pioneering animation studio behind groundbreaking computer-animated films from Toy Story to modern masterpieces.
The Land Before Time
An animated dinosaur franchise following young dinosaurs on their adventures, beginning with Don Bluth's acclaimed 1988 film.
Toy Story
Pixar's groundbreaking animated franchise following the secret lives of toys and their adventures with their human owners.