What is the best order to watch the Robert Langdon movies?

In 2000, author Dan Brown published his novel Angels & Demons. The book – a mystery thriller – featured the lead character Robert Langdon, a professor of symbology at Harvard University.

Langdon would become the primary character in follow-up novels, The Da Vinci Code (2003), The Lost Symbol (2009), Inferno (2013), Origin (2017), and The Secret of Secrets (2025). And due to the popularity of the character, as well as the popularity of the books, a series of big budget, feature-length adaptations were produced to accompany the printed stories.

These movies featured Tom Hanks in the lead role of Robert Langdon and proved fairly successful at the box office. But what are all the Robert Langdon movies and what is the best order to watch them in?

For all the details and more, keep reading.

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The Robert Langdon movies in order

The Da Vinci Code (2006)

The first Robert Langdon book to be adapted for the big screen was The Da Vinici Code, which arrived in theatres in 2006. In this movie, Tom Hanks took on the role of Langdon for an adventure involving murder, priceless paintings, and a religious mystery. (149 mins)

Angels & Demons (2009)

Upon release, The Da Vinci Code was a financial success and led to a follow-up film in the shape of 2009’s Angels & Demons. Hanks reprised the role of Langdon for this second instalment, which this time saw him team up with a nuclear physicist to solve a murder and prevent a terrorist act against the Vatican. (138 mins)

Inferno (2016)

Once again, Angels & Demons proved to be a financial hit and this led to a third adaptation – 2016’s Inferno. Hanks reprised the role of Langdon for a third time, while the plot revolved around a deadly virus with the potential to wipe out half of the population of Earth. (121 mins)

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The Robert Langdon movies in order

If you wish to watch the Robert Langdon movies in order, watch them as follows:

• The Da Vinci Code (2006)
• Angels & Demons (2009)
• Inferno (2016)

The Robert Langdon novels in order

And should you wish to go back to the original novels, then you should read Dan Brown’s Robert Langdon books* in this order:

• Angels & Demons (2000)
• The Da Vinci Code (2003)
• The Lost Symbol (2009)
• Inferno (2013)
• Origin (2017)
• The Secret of Secrets (2025)

*Please note: The original books were not adapted in the order they were published. As such, the timelines of the film and book series differ.

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Who are the cast of the Robert Langdon movies and are the films the work of the same director?

The cast of the Robert Langdon movies include Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou, Ian McKellen, Alfred Molina, Jean Reno, Paul Bettany, Jürgen Prochnow, Rita Davies, Ewan McGregor, Stellan Skarsgård, Ayelet Zurer, Felicity Jones, Irrfan Khan, and Ben Foster.

In terms of the director, all three films are the work of Ron Howard.

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Which is the best Robert Langdon movie?

According to IMDb, the Robert Langdon movies are rated as follows:

• The Da Vinci Code (2006) – 6.6/10
• Angels & Demons (2009) – 6.7/10
• Inferno (2016) – 6.2/10

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Writer/Editor/Mystery Solver

Alex Wiggan

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