Twilight Movies: All Five Films in the Saga

The Twilight movies are a five film romance and fantasy saga about a teenager, Bella Swan, and the vampire she falls for, Edward Cullen. The story begins in Forks, Washington, a rainy town where Bella moves in with her father Charlie, the local police chief. At her new school she notices the Cullens, a group of unusually pale adopted siblings, and Edward soon behaves strangely around her.

The saga is easiest to follow as one long story rather than five separate ones. Twilight (2008), directed by Catherine Hardwicke, sets up the central couple. The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009), directed by Chris Weitz, follows Bella through a painful separation after the Cullens leave Forks. The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010), directed by David Slade, brings in a growing army of newborn vampires and puts Bella in a hard spot between Edward and Jacob Black. The final two films, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 (2011) and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 (2012), were both directed by Bill Condon and shot back to back as one story split in two.

How big did the saga get? The money tells most of it. Twilight (2008) earned $405 million worldwide on a $37 million budget, according to Box Office Mojo. New Moon then earned $710 million, Eclipse $698 million and Breaking Dawn Part 1 $732 million. The final film, Breaking Dawn Part 2, reached about $889 million worldwide on a $120 million budget. Added together, the five films come to roughly $3.4 billion, and each figure is broken down in our Twilight box office guide.

The director's chair changed often. Hardwicke directed the first film, and Screen Daily reported in December 2008 that Weitz had taken over the sequel. Each film also has a different composer, from Lizzy Pattinson on Twilight (2008) to Alexandre Desplat on New Moon, Howard Shore on Eclipse and Carter Burwell on both Breaking Dawn films. The soundtrack for the first film topped the Billboard 200, with Paramore's Decode among its best known tracks, and the full track story sits in our Twilight soundtrack guide.

What does the production history say about the series? Looked at side by side, the five films show a small romance that became a studio priority. The budget rose from $37 million on Twilight (2008) to $50 million on New Moon, $68 million on Eclipse, $110 million on Breaking Dawn Part 1 and $120 million on Breaking Dawn Part 2. The first film's story of a girl and a boy in a school parking lot, with Edward stopping that sliding van, was a modest, forest-and-rain drama. By New Moon the scale had widened to Montepulciano in Italy, where the Volturi scenes were filmed around the Piazza Grande fountain, according to Visit Tuscany. Eclipse moved production to Vancouver, with filming announced in August 2009, as Screen Daily reported. Breaking Dawn is the most unusual case: Condon shot both parts together, with Baton Rouge filming wrapping around February 2011, according to the Business Report. In my opinion, that back to back approach is why Part 2 feels like a direct continuation instead of a fresh sequel, and Renesmee shows the cost of the ambition, since the production used CGI and face mapping on Mackenzie Foy after dropping an animatronic doll, as Bustle reported.

All five films carry a PG-13 rating in the US. In the UK each is rated 12A, and in Australia four are rated M while Breaking Dawn Part 1 is rated MA15+. If you are choosing for a younger teenager, that Australian classification is the one to check. For how the stories compare with Stephenie Meyer's novels, see Twilight books vs movies, and the Cullen family page explains who the vampires in Forks are.

Is everything in the saga a movie? No. Twilight: Midnight Sun is an animated series ordered by Netflix, so it is television and not part of the five film count. You can follow the films in story order on the Twilight timeline, see who plays whom in the Twilight cast guide, and read Twilight movies ranked for an opinion on which film is best. Twilight reviews and Twilight merchandise cover verdicts and collectibles.

All five Twilight movies stream on Netflix in the US and the UK, and in Australia Stan carries the full set. The availability below comes from JustWatch data through TMDB, checked on November 3, 2026, and streaming catalogs change often.

In the US, Netflix lists Twilight (2008), New Moon, Eclipse, Breaking Dawn Part 1 and Breaking Dawn Part 2 as included with a subscription. Each film can also be rented or bought from Amazon Video, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Pluto TV also lists Eclipse as a free, ad supported title.

In the UK, Netflix again has all five, and ITVX Premium and HBO Max also list the full set as subscription titles. Tubi and ITVX offer the films with ads, and the movies can be rented or bought from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store, Rakuten TV and YouTube.

In Australia, the picture is slightly different. Stan streams all five, while Netflix has only the first three, Twilight (2008), New Moon and Eclipse. Breaking Dawn Part 1 and Breaking Dawn Part 2 are on Stan and can be rented or bought from Apple TV, Amazon Video, YouTube and Fetch TV. If you want the services listed film by film, our where to watch Twilight page has the full table.