REC - Watch Order: Story Timeline

2007 - 20144 Films5h 37m3.4 Average

This chronological watch order follows the Spanish films according to the timeline of events within the story universe. REC 3: Genesis begins during the events of REC but extends beyond them, making this the most narratively coherent sequence for understanding the outbreak's progression.

Note that watching REC 3 between the tightly connected REC and REC 2 may feel disruptive, as REC 2 picks up immediately where REC ends with the same characters. However, this order respects the internal chronology where the wedding outbreak unfolds parallel to and slightly beyond the apartment building incident before Ángela's story continues.

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REC

20071h 18m4.2
Director: Jaume Balagueró
Cast: Manuela Velasco, Ferrán Terraza, Martha Carbonell, David Vert, Carlos Lasarte

A television reporter and cameraman follow emergency workers into a dark apartment building and are quickly locked inside with something terrifying.

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[REC]³ Genesis

20121h 20m2.7
Director: Paco Plaza
Cast: Leticia Dolera, Diego Martín, Ismael Martínez, Àlex Monner, Borja González Santaolalla

A pair of newlyweds must fight to survive when their wedding reception descends into chaos and carnage when their guests become infected by a virus that turns them into hungry zombies.

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[REC]²

20091h 24m3.7
Director: Paco Plaza
Cast: Manuela Velasco, Jonathan D. Mellor, Óscar Zafra, Ariel Casas, Alejandro Casaseca

The action continues from [REC], with the medical officer and a SWAT team outfitted with video cameras are sent into the sealed off apartment to control the situation.

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[REC]⁴ Apocalypse

20141h 35m2.9
Director: Jaume Balagueró
Cast: Manuela Velasco, Paco Manzanedo, Héctor Colomé, Ismael Fritschi, Críspulo Cabezas

Ángela Vidal, the young television reporter who entered the building with the firemen, manages to make it out alive. But what the soldiers don't know is that she carries the seed of the strange infection. She is to be taken to a provisional quarantine facility, a high-security installation where she will have to stay in isolation for several days. An old oil tanker, miles off shore and surrounded by water on all sides, has been especially equipped for the quarantine.

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