Reading and watching order

Before trilogy order

Release order is also the story order, so first-time viewers can simply follow the three films by year.

Best starting point

First-time order

Release order is also the story order, so first-time viewers can simply follow the three films by year.

Only titles and basic continuity are shown here.

release order

Release order is also the story order, so first-time viewers can simply follow the three films by year.

1
film / 1995
Before Sunrise
Meet Jesse and Celine in Vienna.
2
film / 2004
Before Sunset
Return to them nine years later.
Sequel
3
film / 2013
Before Midnight
See what their relationship has become after another nine years.
Sequel

What to know: This keeps the character and story developments in the order the films reveal them.

Sources

Last reviewed: 2026-08-05