Here’s a clear way to watch all the Naruto movies in order so they actually fit into the story instead of feeling random filler. 🌀

Best simple movie order

If you just want to know how to watch Naruto movies in order without stressing about exact episode numbers, follow this:

  1. Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow
  1. Naruto the Movie: Legend of the Stone of Gelel
  1. Naruto the Movie: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom
  1. Naruto Shippuden the Movie
  1. Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Bonds
  1. Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Will of Fire
  1. Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Lost Tower
  1. Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Blood Prison
  1. Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie
  1. The Last: Naruto the Movie
  1. Boruto: Naruto the Movie

Watch them in that sequence and you’ll be going from classic Naruto to Shippuden to the bridge into Boruto in a smooth timeline-like flow.

Chronological with the anime (recommended)

If you’re watching the series plus movies and want them slotted into the story more accurately, many fans follow something like this structure:

Naruto era

  • Watch Naruto episodes 1–101
  • Then: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow
  • Naruto episodes 102–160
  • Then: Legend of the Stone of Gelel
  • Naruto episodes 161–196
  • Then: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom
  • Naruto episodes 197–220 (end of classic Naruto)

Shippuden era

A commonly used placement pattern (exact ranges differ slightly by guide, but the idea is the same):

  • Naruto Shippuden episodes 1–32 → then Naruto Shippuden the Movie
  • Episodes 33–71 → then Bonds
  • Episodes 72–126 → then The Will of Fire
  • Episodes 127–143 → then The Lost Tower
  • Episodes 144–196 → then Blood Prison
  • Episodes 197–251 → then Road to Ninja
  • Episodes 252–493 → then The Last: Naruto the Movie
  • Episodes 494–500 to finish Shippuden

Then you can watch Boruto: Naruto the Movie , followed by the Boruto anime.

Release order vs “story order”

Here’s a quick table comparing the two main ways fans talk about how to watch Naruto movies in order.

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Approach What it means Pros Cons
Release order Watch movies in the order they originally came out in Japan. Simplest; matches real-world hype at the time. Some movies won’t line up perfectly with where the anime story is.
Chronological/story order Insert each movie where its events best fit into the anime timeline. More coherent character development and fewer weird power- level jumps. You have to track episode ranges and pause the show for movies.

Forum & fan discussion vibes

Anime forums and communities tend to agree on a few things about how to watch Naruto movies in order :

  • The movies are mostly side stories, so you won’t break the main plot if you miss one, but watching them near their intended arcs feels better.
  • Many first-time viewers are recommended to follow a “core episodes + movies + skip filler” style guide to save time.
  • The two most “essential-feeling” films for the overall saga are often cited as The Last: Naruto the Movie and Boruto: Naruto the Movie , since they bridge Naruto → Boruto.

In recent years, guides on “how to watch Naruto in order with movies” keep trending any time a new wave of fans starts the series or when it cycles onto major streaming platforms again.

Quick TL;DR

  • If you just want the movies in order : watch 1 → 11 in the list at the top.
  • If you’re marathoning the whole thing: follow the chronological placements with the episodes for the most story-consistent experience.

Bottom note: Information gathered from public forums or data available on the internet and portrayed here.