REC Movies: Release Order
The REC franchise combines Spanish found footage horror with American remake interpretations, creating a comprehensive collection of infection outbreak films. The original Spanish series follows reporter Ángela Vidal through a terrifying demonic infection that spreads across Barcelona, while the Quarantine films offer American reinterpretations of the same concept.
This complete release order watch list includes both the Spanish originals and their English-language counterparts. The Spanish films maintain narrative continuity and escalating intensity, while the American timeline diverges from the original canon after the first adaptation.
There are 4 other watch orders available - see the links up above.
REC
A television reporter and cameraman follow emergency workers into a dark apartment building and find themselves trapped inside with a terrifying threat.
Quarantine
A television reporter and her cameraman become trapped inside a building under CDC quarantine when a mysterious virus outbreak turns residents into violent killers.
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[REC]²
A medical officer and SWAT team equipped with video cameras enter the quarantined apartment building from the first film to contain the ongoing supernatural outbreak.
Quarantine 2: Terminal
When a mysterious virus takes over a passenger plane, the aircraft is placed under strict quarantine upon landing, forcing a group of survivors to work together to escape the deadly outbreak.
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[REC]³ Genesis
A couple's wedding reception turns into a nightmare when guests become infected by a zombie virus, forcing the newlyweds to fight for survival.
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[REC]⁴ Apocalypse
Ángela Vidal, the television reporter who survived the infected building, is taken to a quarantine facility on an isolated oil tanker. However, she may still carry the mysterious infection that could threaten everyone aboard.
Other Film Series
Benson-Moorhead Universe
An interconnected indie sci-fi/horror universe from filmmaking duo Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead.
Chernobyl
Feature films exploring the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster and its lasting impact on the exclusion zone.
Cults
Films exploring the manipulation, devotion, and darkness of religious and psychological cults.
H.P. Lovecraft
Feature film adaptations directly based on the works of horror author H.P. Lovecraft.
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Four films exploring alien pod people replacing humans, each updating the concept for different eras and anxieties.
Silent Hill
Horror films based on the acclaimed video game franchise, exploring the nightmarish town of Silent Hill through interconnected and standalone stories.