Release OrderRecommended
0 / 10 watchedEvery major theatrical version in release order, grouped by era. Each stands alone, so feel free to jump around.
Silent era
- 1 Robin Hood Fairbanks swashbuckler that set the template. Optional for completists.
Golden age
- 2 The Adventures of Robin Hood Flynn and de Havilland in the definitive classic. The essential starting point.
- 3 The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men Disney live-action take with Richard Todd as Robin.
Animated
- 4 Robin Hood Disney animated version with Robin as a fox. A childhood favorite for many.
Revisionist years
- 5 Robin and Marian Connery and Hepburn as aging lovers reuniting twenty years on.
The 1990s
- 6 Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves Costner blockbuster with Rickman stealing scenes as the Sheriff.
- 7 Robin Hood: Men in Tights Mel Brooks parody of the 1938 and 1991 films. Watch after those two.
Modern era
- 8 Robin Hood Ridley Scott origin story with Crowe and Blanchett.
- 9 Robin Hood Egerton and Foxx in a gritty reboot that flopped theatrically.
- 10 The Death of Robin Hood Jackman plays an aging outlaw facing his past. Released June 19, 2026.
The Essentials
0 / 5 watchedFive films that cover the legend at its best, funniest, and darkest.
Essentials
- 1 The Adventures of Robin Hood The definitive classic. If you watch one, make it this.
- 2 Robin Hood The beloved animated version.
- 3 Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves The nineties blockbuster peak.
- 4 Robin Hood: Men in Tights The parody that punctures all the rest.
- 5 The Death of Robin Hood The grim closing chapter from 2026.
About Robin Hood films
Robin Hood has been retold on film in every era, from the Fairbanks silent of 1922 and the Flynn classic of 1938 to the Costner epic of 1991 and the Jackman elegy of 2026.
Each film is a standalone retelling with no shared continuity, so release order is simply a tour of how each generation reshaped the legend.
Good to know
The Death of Robin Hood premiered June 12, 2026 and reached US theaters June 19, 2026, and it is included below. The MGM+ Robin Hood series that began in 2025 is a separate TV continuity and sits outside this film list.
