Toy Story watch order
All the Toy Story films, in the order they came out, with the Lightyear spin-off marked optional. It is the same order the emberslate app uses for its Toy Story saga.
Updated · By emberfold labs
The short answer
Watch in release order: Toy Story, Toy Story 2, 3 and 4, then Toy Story 5. Lightyear is a spin-off and is optional. The six films take about 10 hours.
- Titles
- 6 films, 0 series
- Everything
- about 10 hours
- Core path
- about 8 hours
- Films only
- about 10 hours
Release order
Toy Story in release order
The order they came out.
- 01
01CoreToy Story (1995)
Film · 1h 21mCore
- 02
02CoreToy Story 2 (1999)
Film · 1h 32mCore
- 03
03CoreToy Story 3 (2010)
Film · 1h 43mCore
- 04
04CoreToy Story 4 (2019)
Film · 1h 40mCore
- 05
05OptionalLightyear (2022)
Film · 1h 45mOptional
Spin-off. Its place in the timeline is disputed. Optional.
- 06
06CoreToy Story 5 (2026)
Film · 1h 42mCore
One order
The Toy Story films follow one story, so release order is the order. Watch them one after another, starting with Toy Story (1995).
Where Lightyear fits
Lightyear (2022) is a spin-off, and its place in the Toy Story timeline is disputed. It is optional, and the main films can be followed without it.
What you can skip
Anything not marked core can wait. The main story does not need it, so watch it whenever you like.
Lightyear (2022)
Spin-off. Its place in the timeline is disputed. Optional.
Track it
Track the Toy Story saga in emberslate
The Sagas tab in the emberslate app has this exact order. Mark the next step watched, and see how far through you are. It is free on Android.
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Toy Story watch order questions
What order should I watch the Toy Story movies in?
Release order: Toy Story, Toy Story 2, Toy Story 3, Toy Story 4 and Toy Story 5. Lightyear is optional.
Do I need to watch Lightyear?
No. It is a spin-off, and its place in the timeline is disputed. The main Toy Story films do not depend on it.
Do I need to watch all the Toy Story films in order?
Yes, ideally. Each one builds on the last, and Toy Story 3 and Toy Story 4 especially lean on what came before.
How long does it take to watch all of Toy Story?
About 10 hours for all six films, including Lightyear.
The order and the core, optional and save-for-later marks are the ones the emberslate app uses for this saga. Titles, years and runtimes come from TMDB; series runtimes count aired episodes only and are rounded. First published .