The order of the Final Destination movies by release date is how most viewers originally saw it and this is the route for the movie completionist. Watching in this order makes it easier to observe how the nuanced rules of Death evolved from the first installment to the last. New rules surrounding Death's order are suggested, tested, confirmed, or disproved throughout the five Final Destination movies. Then, the next film (even if not the next chronologically) tests these new rules further ... Here's how to watch the Final Destination movies in order, whether you want to go by release date or chronological order. Final Destination is an American horror franchise owned by Warner Bros. Entertainment through New Line Cinema. It includes six films, ten novels, and two comic books. It is based on an unused spec script by Jeffrey Reddick, originally written for the television series The X-Files. A list of six movies from the Final Destination series, ranked by their release dates and timeline events. See the plot summaries, directors, stars and ratings of each movie, from Final Destination 5 to Final Destination: Bloodlines.