Frozen Movies: Every Film, Short and the Next Release

The Frozen franchise is a Walt Disney Animation Studios series about two sisters in the kingdom of Arendelle, and it currently stands at two feature films and three shorts. In Frozen (2013), directed by Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee, Elsa is born with magical ice powers and accidentally hits her younger sister Anna with a blast of ice. Trolls heal Anna and erase her memory of the magic, the king and queen shut the castle gates, and the girls grow distant. When their parents die in a shipwreck, the sisters are left alone in the closed off castle. That setup drives the rest of the series, which is as much about two siblings finding their way back to each other as it is about ice and magic.

Frozen II (2019), directed by Jennifer Lee and Chris Buck, picks up some years after Elsa became queen. Life in Arendelle is peaceful until Elsa hears a strange singing voice that calls to her, and her use of her powers wakes the elemental spirits of nature. Arendelle has to evacuate, the troll leader Pabbie tells the sisters they must find out what happened in the past, and Elsa, Anna, Olaf, Kristoff and Sven head north to the Enchanted Forest, a place sealed off by a wall of mist. The first film runs 102 minutes and the second runs 103, so both fit comfortably into a single family evening. You can browse every release on the how many Frozen movies page.

The three shorts are small additions rather than required viewing. Frozen Fever (2015), directed by Jennifer Lee and Chris Buck, runs 8 minutes and takes place at Anna's birthday party, where Elsa wants to give her sister the best party she has ever had while hiding a cold. It played before Cinderella in theaters on March 13, 2015. Olaf's Frozen Adventure (2017), directed by Stevie Wermers-Skelton and Kevin Deters, runs about 22 minutes and sends Olaf across the kingdom with Sven and Kristoff's sleigh to collect holiday traditions for Anna and Elsa. Once Upon a Snowman (2020), directed by Dan Abraham and Trent Correy, is a 7 minute Disney Plus short about Olaf's first steps after Elsa brings him to life.

If you are choosing a film for children, the official ratings help. Frozen (2013) is rated PG in the US, the UK and Australia. Frozen II is rated PG in the US and Australia and U in the UK. All three shorts are rated G in the US.

The look of the series comes from real places. For the first film, the Disney team researched Norway and Quebec, and D23 lists Sami influence, rosemaling and an Oslo castle among the inspirations. For Frozen II, the filmmakers made a research trip and set the story in autumn, and Disney produced a Northern Sámi version with the Sámi Parliamentary Council and the Saami Council. Christophe Beck composed the score for both features, and the songs are covered on the Frozen soundtrack page. Frozen (2013) won two Oscars, Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song for Let It Go, and the people who made it are listed on the Frozen cast page.

Was the second film a hit or a flop? Frozen (2013) earned $1.31 billion worldwide on a $150 million budget, according to Box Office Mojo (The Numbers lists a lower worldwide figure of about $1.27 billion). Frozen II earned $1.45 billion worldwide on the same $150 million budget, so it out-grossed the first film by roughly $143 million. The full breakdown sits on the Frozen box office page, and anyone who wants a verdict on which film is best can read Frozen movies ranked.

All five Frozen titles, both features and all three shorts, stream on Disney Plus in the US, the UK and Australia, according to JustWatch data on TMDB checked on November 3, 2026. That makes Disney Plus the single place to watch the whole series without paying extra.

If you would rather rent or buy, the options depend on the country. In the US, Frozen (2013) and Frozen II can be rented or bought through Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. In the UK, both features can be rented or bought through Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video and Sky Store, and YouTube lists a purchase option. In Australia, the two features are listed for purchase through Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube and, for the features only, Fetch TV, with no rental option shown.

The shorts are more limited outside Disney Plus. Frozen Fever and Olaf's Frozen Adventure are listed for purchase in the US, and in the UK Rakuten TV also lists a rental for Frozen Fever. Streaming catalogs change often, so the live table by country is on the where to watch Frozen page. If you are building a collection around the films, the Frozen merchandise page covers collectibles, and the Frozen reviews page gathers our verdicts as they are written.