List of Dragon Ball movies in order

By Alex Wiggan

In 1984, Japanese manga artist and character designer, Akira Toriyama created Dragon Ball. The series followed the adventures of Son Goku – Earth’s mightiest warrior.

Originally appearing in Japan’s Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine, Goku made his debut in the opening chapter, ‘Bulma and Son Goku‘. From here he would continue to thrill readers in further Dragon Ball chapters, before the series made the leap to anime and then movies.

The first Dragon Ball movie arrived in 1986 under the title, Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies. This was followed in 1987 by Dragon Ball: Sleeping Princess in Devil’s Castle, with further movies arriving on an annual and bi-annual basis.

But how many Dragon Ball movies are there? For all the details, keep reading.

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List of Dragon Ball movies

To date, between animated and live-action, there are 22 Dragon Ball movies. The films were released in this order:

01) Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies (1986)
02) Dragon Ball: Sleeping Princess in Devil’s Castle (1987)
03) Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure (1988)
04) Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone (1989)
05) Dragon Ball Z: The World’s Strongest (1990)
06) Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might (1990)
07) Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug (1991)
08) Dragon Ball Z: Cooler’s Revenge (1991)
09) Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler (1992)
10) Dragon Ball Z: Super Android 13! (1992)
11) Dragon Ball Z: Broly – The Legendary Super Saiyan (1993)
12) Dragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound (1993)
13) Dragon Ball Z: Broly – Second Coming (1994)
14) Dragon Ball Z: Bio-Broly (1994)
15) Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn (1995)
16) Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon (1995)
17) Dragon Ball: The Path to Power (1996)
18) Dragonball Evolution (2009)*
19) Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods (2013)
20) Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’ (2015)
21) Dragon Ball Super: Broly (2018)
22) Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero (2022)

*Please note: All of the above movies are animated, with the exception of Dragonball Evolution which is a live-action film.

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Who are the directors of the Dragon Ball movies?

The Dragon Ball movies are the work of the following:

Daisuke Nishio directed Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies, Dragon Ball: Sleeping Princess in Devil’s Castle, Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone, Dragon Ball Z: The World’s Strongest, Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might, Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler, and Dragon Ball Z: Super Android 13!
Kazuhisa Takenouchi directed Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure
Mitsuo Hashimoto directed Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug, Dragon Ball Z: Cooler’s Revenge, and Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon
Shigeyasu Yamauchi directed Dragon Ball Z: Broly – The Legendary Super Saiyan, Dragon Ball Z: Broly – Second Coming, Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn, and Dragon Ball: The Path to Power
Yoshihiro Ueda directed Dragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound, and Dragon Ball Z: Bio-Broly
James Wong directed Dragonball Evolution
Masahiro Hosoda directed Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods
Tadayoshi Yamamuro directed Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’
Tatsuya Nagamine directed Dragon Ball Super: Broly
Tetsurō Kodama directed Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero

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Which is the best Dragon Ball movie?

According to IMDb, the Dragon Ball movies are rated as follows:

Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies (1986) – 6.7/10
Dragon Ball: Sleeping Princess in Devil’s Castle (1987) – 6.5/10
Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure (1988) – 6.8/10
Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone (1989) – 6.7/10
Dragon Ball Z: The World’s Strongest (1990) – 6.6/10
Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might (1990) – 6.7/10
Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug (1991) – 6.5/10
Dragon Ball Z: Cooler’s Revenge (1991) – 7.0/10
Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler (1992) – 6.9/10
Dragon Ball Z: Super Android 13! (1992) – 7.0/10
Dragon Ball Z: Broly – The Legendary Super Saiyan (1993) – 7.4/10
Dragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound (1993) – 7.1/10
Dragon Ball Z: Broly – Second Coming (1994) – 6.5/10
Dragon Ball Z: Bio-Broly (1994) – 5.8/10
Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn (1995) – 7.6/10
Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon (1995) – 7.4/10
Dragon Ball: The Path to Power (1996) – 7.2/10
Dragonball Evolution (2009) – 2.5/10
Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods (2013) – 7.1/10
Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’ (2015) – 7.1/10
Dragon Ball Super: Broly (2018) – 7.7/10
Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero (2022) – 7.1/10

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Writer/Editor/Super Saiyan

Alex Wiggan

Alex is a writer, editor, and blogger specialising in movies, TV, comics, retro toys, and general geekery. He is a championing voice in nerd content, an expert in pop culture, and a trusted movie critic who publishes new reviews on a weekly basis. After graduating with a degree in film & television studies from the University of Derby in the UK, Alex went on to study journalism in Sheffield, before acquiring NCTJ accreditation. Prior to a career in blogging, Alex was a magazine editor, a senior copywriter, a features writer, and a freelancer.

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