Where to Watch Every ‘Avatar’ Movie

The call of Pandora is impossible to ignore.

Released in 2009 during a major economic downturn, Avatar defied expectations and soared to more than $2.9 billion at the global box office, becoming the highest-grossing film of all time.

Directed by James Cameron and featuring an all-star cast — including Sigourney Weaver, Zoë Saldaña and Sam Worthington — Avatar follows humanity as they harvest resources on the planet Pandora. But the planet is already inhabited by the Na’vi, a giant species of blue humanoids who live in harmony with nature, rather than trying to exploit and control it.

Filmed using cutting-edge motion capture and CGI technology, Avatar was a visual spectacle that created a colorful and larger-than-life alien world. On top of its visual accomplishments, the movie also became known for its messaging on environmentalism and imperialism. After the movie’s success, Cameron said that Avatar would become a franchise with an entire saga of films creating a cinematic universe around Pandora.

A sequel, Avatar: The Way of Water, premiered in 2022 and became an equally successful smash hit, also crossing the $2 billion mark at the box office, per Box Office Mojo. The franchise’s third chapter, Avatar: Fire and Ash, arrived in theaters on Dec. 19.

Cameron has also signaled that Pandora’s story isn’t over yet. Two additional sequels are planned, with the fourth and fifth Avatar films slated for release on Dec. 21, 2029, and Dec. 19, 2031, respectively, according to Variety.

Here’s where to watch all three Avatar movies, plus two related documentaries.

Where can I watch Avatar?

In Cameron’s 2009 epic, audiences meet the Na’vi for the first time in a story that parallels Disney’s Pocahontas. But taking place on a vibrant alien planet filled with cutting-edge graphics, Avatar was also a dazzling cinematic experience that moviegoers had never seen before.

Avatar can be streamed on Disney+. The movie can also be rented or purchased on Prime Video.

Where can I watch Avatar: The Way of Water?

In the 2022 sequel, audiences discover a new clan of Na’vi, the Metkayina, who live on the planet’s remote islands and spend much of their lives in harmony with the surrounding ocean.

Many of the original stars returned for Avatar: The Way of Water, and the cast gained some new faces as well, including Kate Winslet, Jack Champion and Edie Falco, among others.

The Way of Water is streaming on Disney+ and can be rented or purchased on Prime Video.

Where can I watch Avatar: Fire and Ash?

The third installment sees Marine-turned-Na’vi leader Jake Sully (Worthington) and his partner Neytiri (Saldaña) dealing with the grief of losing their son as new threats emerge that challenge their family and the future of Pandora. Together, they must confront a fierce new Na’vi faction known as the Ash People, led by the formidable Varang (Oona Chaplin), whose aggressive approach threatens the fragile peace. 

Avatar: Fire and Ash is now playing in theaters.

Where can I watch documentaries about Avatar?

For fans who want to dive deeper into Avatar and its production, there are two making-of documentaries: a full-length 20/20 special Avatar: The Deep Dive, which chronicles the making of The Way of Water, and the shorter 9-minute featurette Building the World of Pandora, which follows Cameron and his team as they create the lore and history of Avatar.

Avatar: The Deep Dive is available to stream on Hulu, while Building the World of Pandora is streaming on Disney+.

Are there any other Avatar movies or TV shows?

Avatar has been adapted into both a comic series and a trilogy of graphic novels, and in December 2023, Ubisoft released the video game Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora. The game allows players to step into the role of a Na’vi who awakens from suspended animation, only to discover that Pandora is under attack.

For a fully immersive exploration of Avatar, Disney’s Animal Kingdom park in Orlando, Fla., has an entire section dedicated to Avatar called Pandora – The World of Avatar, complete with rides, themed experiences, Na’vi cuisine and more.

Disney also announced that an Avatar-themed experience is coming to Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif., though an official opening date has not yet been set.