Transformers Movies: Release Order

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2007 - 20237 Films16h 47m3.6 Average

The Transformers live-action franchise began with Michael Bay's 2007 blockbuster and expanded into a series of spectacular robot battles on Earth. Bay directed the first five films, creating a consistent visual style and tone focused on large-scale action and human characters caught in the war between Autobots and Decepticons.

This release order watch list includes two later films that function as both prequels and soft reboots. Bumblebee and Rise of the Beasts are set earlier chronologically but feature different character designs, tones, and storytelling approaches that don't always align perfectly with the established Bay continuity.

There is 1 other watch order available – see the link up above.

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Transformers poster

Transformers

20072h 24m3.9
Director: Michael Bay
Cast: Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Mark Ryan, Peter Cullen, Hugo Weaving

When teenager Sam Witwicky discovers he holds the key to unimaginable power, he becomes caught in an ancient war between two factions of alien robots that can transform into vehicles and other machines.

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Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen poster

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

20092h 30m3.4
Director: Michael Bay
Cast: Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Peter Cullen, Hugo Weaving, Tony Todd

Sam Witwicky tries to live a normal life away from the Autobots, but when mysterious symbols begin appearing in his mind, he becomes a target for the Decepticons and is pulled back into the ongoing war between the transforming robots.

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Transformers: Dark of the Moon poster

Transformers: Dark of the Moon

20112h 34m3.4
Director: Michael Bay
Cast: Shia LaBeouf, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Peter Cullen, Leonard Nimoy, John Turturro

The Autobots discover that the U.S. government has been hiding crucial secrets from them after finding a mysterious artifact in Chernobyl. As tensions rise, Optimus Prime and his team must confront both old enemies and new betrayals in this explosive third installment of the Transformers saga.

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Transformers: Age of Extinction poster

Transformers: Age of Extinction

20142h 45m3.2
Director: Michael Bay
Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Peter Cullen, Stanley Tucci, Kelsey Grammer, Nicola Peltz Beckham

After the battle of Chicago, humanity faces a new threat as a shadowy organization attempts to control history while an ancient menace targets Earth. Optimus Prime and the Autobots must team up with inventor Cade Yeager to confront their most dangerous challenge yet.

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Transformers: The Last Knight poster

Transformers: The Last Knight

20172h 34m3.3
Director: Michael Bay
Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Laura Haddock, Peter Cullen, Anthony Hopkins, Erik Aadahl

With Optimus Prime missing and humans at war with Transformers, an unlikely group including inventor Cade Yeager, Bumblebee, an English Lord, and an Oxford Professor must uncover the hidden history of Transformers on Earth to save the world.

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Bumblebee poster

Bumblebee

20181h 53m3.8
Director: Travis Knight
Cast: Dylan O'Brien, Hailee Steinfeld, John Cena, Jorge Lendeborg Jr., John Ortiz

In 1987, a teenage girl named Charlie discovers a battle-scarred Transformer named Bumblebee hiding in a junkyard and forms an unlikely friendship with the disguised yellow Volkswagen Beetle. Together they must evade dangerous enemies while Charlie learns that her new companion is far more than meets the eye.

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Transformers: Rise of the Beasts poster

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts

20232h 7m4.2
Director: Steven Caple Jr.
Cast: Anthony Ramos, Dominique Fishback, Peter Cullen, Ron Perlman, Peter Dinklage

When a planetary threat emerges, Optimus Prime and the Autobots join forces with the powerful Maximals, a new faction of Transformers. Humans Noah and Elena must help these robotic allies in an epic battle to save Earth from destruction.

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