Robert Langdon Movies: Release Order
The Robert Langdon film series follows Harvard professor of religious symbology Robert Langdon, portrayed by Tom Hanks, as he deciphers ancient codes and uncovers world-shaking secrets. Directed by Ron Howard, these globe-trotting thrillers blend art history, religious iconography, and conspiracy theories into propulsive mysteries.
While based on Dan Brown's bestselling novels, the films were produced in a different order than the books were published. The cinematic series begins with The Da Vinci Code, then backtracks to adapt Angels & Demons (actually the first Langdon novel), before concluding with Inferno. Despite this reordering, the films work as a chronological narrative experience, with each adventure taking Langdon to iconic locations, where he must race against time to prevent catastrophe.
Linear Timeline: Release Order = Story Order
The Da Vinci Code
A murder in Paris’ Louvre Museum and cryptic clues in some of Leonardo da Vinci’s most famous paintings lead to the discovery of a religious mystery. For 2,000 years a secret society closely guards information that — should it come to light — could rock the very foundations of Christianity.
Angels & Demons
Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is recruited by the Vatican to investigate the apparent return of the Illuminati – a secret, underground organization – after four cardinals are kidnapped on the night of the papal conclave.
Inferno
After waking up in a hospital with amnesia, professor Robert Langdon and a doctor must race against time to foil a deadly global plot.
Other Film Series
Dan Brown
Film adaptations of bestselling thriller novels by Dan Brown, featuring symbologist Robert Langdon.
Escape Plan
An action trilogy following security expert Ray Breslin as he infiltrates and escapes from increasingly dangerous high-tech prisons.
Jason Bourne
An amnesiac CIA assassin discovers his deadly past while being hunted by his former agency.
Millennium
Film adaptations of Stieg Larsson's bestselling novels featuring journalist Mikael Blomkvist and hacker Lisbeth Salander, spanning Swedish and Hollywood productions with different casts and continuities.
Multiple Perspectives
Films that tell the same story through different characters' viewpoints, exploring how perspective shapes truth and memory.
Vengeance
Park Chan-wook's acclaimed thematic trilogy exploring the moral complexities and devastating consequences of revenge through three standalone Korean films, plus an American remake.