You can’t kill Michael Myers, and you can’t kill the Hallowe’en franchise, neither. The horror series has been repeatedly rebooted and reimagined since the 1978 original, and continues. Here’s how to stream all Hallowe’en films.
Update, 6/23/23: After reviewing our guide, we can confirm that all of our movie links work.
Hallowe’en (1978)
Director John Carpenter kicked off the franchise and pretty much invented the slasher subgenre with this horror classic. Jamie Lee Curtis stars as teenage babysitter Laurie Strode in the quiet suburb of Haddonfield, Illinois, terrorized by escaped murderer Michael Myers on Halloween night. This film establishes Michael’s eerily empty white mask, dirty overalls, and silent, relentless demeanor. It is filled with iconic horror imagery, created by Carpenter with limited resources and boundless imagination.
Hallowe’en is streaming on AMC+ ($8.99 per month after a seven-day free trial), IndieFlix ($4.99 per month after a seven-day free trial), and Shudder ($5.99 per month after a seven-day free trial), and free with ads on Redbox.
Halloween II (1981)
This sequel picks up right where the first movie left off, on the same night, when teenager Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) is being treated at the local hospital for her injuries, and psychiatrist Dr. Loomis (Donald Pleasence) is still searching for her. Michael. Myers. John Carpenter returns as co-writer and producer, ensuring a smooth transition from the previous film, with Rick Rosenthal now directing. Halloween II it establishes more key elements of Michael Myers’ personality, including his annoying resistance to being killed.
Halloween II is available for digital purchase ($11.99+) and rental ($3.99) on iTunes, Amazon, Google Play, Vudu, and other digital outlets.
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Halloween III: Season of the Witch
Believing that the Michael Myers story had run its course, producer John Carpenter attempted to anthology the Halloween series with this film without Michael. season of the witch centers on a doctor (played by Tom Atkins) who investigates possibly evil Halloween masks, which he believes may possess children who trick-or-treat. It’s more mystical than gory, and while the public pushed back against Michael Myers’ departure at the time, season of the witch It has become a cult classic.
Halloween III: Season of the Witch is available for digital purchase ($11.99+) and rental ($3.99) on iTunes, Amazon, Google Play, Vudu, and other digital outlets.
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
Even John Carpenter couldn’t kill off Michael Myers, who returns here after taking off the third movie. With Carpenter and Jamie Lee Curtis missing, Michael is now targeting his young niece Jamie Lloyd (Danielle Harris), along with several other Haddonfield residents. Donald Pleasence’s Dr. Loomis is still on his trail, a decade after the events of the first two films. Harris becomes the emotional anchor of the series, while the filmmakers begin to add even more history and mythology to the character of Michael.
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers is streaming on AMC+ ($8.99 per month after a seven-day free trial) and Shudder ($5.99 per month after a seven-day free trial), and is available for digital purchase ($9.99) and rental ($2.99+) from iTunes , Amazon , Google Play, Vudu and other digital outlets.
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Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
Danielle Harris returns as Jamie Lloyd, once again stalked by her uncle Michael Myers, in the fifth Hallowe’en movie. Following directly from the events of the fourth film, Halloween 5 deepens and complicates the sometimes confusing Myers mythology, as Michael is revived and released once more. The film is held together by Harris as Jamie and Donald Pleasence as Dr. Loomis, who continue to do everything they can to stop Michael’s latest murder spree in Haddonfield.
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers is streaming on AMC+ ($8.99 per month after a seven-day free trial) and Shudder ($5.99 per month after a seven-day free trial), and is available for digital purchase ($9.99) and rental ($2.99+) from iTunes , Amazon , Google Play, Vudu and other digital outlets.
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
With the final appearance of Donald Pleasence as Dr. Loomis, the sixth Hallowe’en The film concludes the increasingly convoluted story that began in Halloween 4. Jamie Lloyd is sent out early on and Danielle Harris doesn’t show up. But Paul Rudd appears in one of his first roles as the adult version of one of the children Laurie babysat in the original film. Signs of the troubled production can be seen in the disjointed end result, which was poorly received by fans and critics.
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers it streams on Paramount+ ($4.99+ per month after a seven-day free trial) and for free through local libraries on Hoopla. It’s also available for digital purchase ($15.99+) and rental ($2.99+) on iTunes, Amazon, Google Play, Vudu, and other digital outlets.
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Halloween H20
Jamie Lee Curtis returns as Laurie Strode for this film that serves as a direct sequel to Halloween II, ignoring the events of the previous three films. After faking her death, Laurie has been living in hiding under an assumed name for 20 years, raising a teenage son played by Josh Hartnett. But of course, Michael returns from her and tracks her down at the boarding school where she works. H20 it’s more grounded and streamlined than the previous three films, and Curtis gives the series some much-needed respectability back.
Halloween H20 is streaming on Paramount+ ($4.99+ per month after a seven-day free trial). It’s also available for digital purchase ($12.99+) and rental ($2.99+) on iTunes, Amazon, Google Play, Vudu, and other digital outlets.
Halloween: Resurrection
Following the goodwill generated by the new start of Halloween H20, the upcoming film reverts to a generic slasher template, killing off Jamie Lee Curtis’ Laurie Strode in the opening minutes. Michael then shifts the focus from him to a reality show being filmed at the dilapidated Myers family home, making his way through the various contestants. It’s an effort to bring Michael into the internet age, but even the return of Halloween II director Rick Rosenthal can’t do much for the concept.
Halloween: Resurrection it streams on Paramount+ ($4.99+ per month after a seven-day free trial) and for free through local libraries on Hoopla. It’s also available for digital purchase ($12.99+) and rental ($2.99+) on iTunes, Amazon, Google Play, Vudu, and other digital outlets.
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Hallowe’en (2007)
Filmmaker Rob Zombie takes over the franchise for a complete reboot, with a movie serving as an extended origin story for Michael Myers and a remake of the original for John Carpenter. Scout Taylor-Compton takes on the role of Laurie Strode, with Malcolm McDowell as Dr. Loomis and former professional wrestler Tyler Mane as a massive version of Michael. Zombie combines his love of seedy exploitation movies with familiar elements of the Hallowe’en series for a remake that does more than copy the original.
Hallowe’en it streams for free with ads on Freevee, Pluto TV, The Roku Channel, and Tubi. It’s also available for digital purchase ($12.99) and rental ($3.99) on iTunes, Amazon, Google Play, Vudu, and other digital outlets.
Halloween II (2009)
Rob Zombie returns to direct a sequel to his new version, with more freedom to follow his own artistic style. The result is a surreal and haunting exploration of the psyches of Laurie Strode and Michael Myers, as Laurie deals with the trauma of being a Final Girl in a horror movie. It’s still bloody and terrifying, but the Zombie movie is also mind-blowing and experimental in ways no other movie in the franchise has tried. Zombie builds on the plot of his previous film as he takes the series to a new place.
Halloween II it streams for free with ads on Freevee, Pluto TV, Redbox, and The Roku Channel. It’s also available for digital purchase ($9.99+) and rental ($3.99) from iTunes, Amazon, Google Play, Vudu, and other digital outlets.
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Hallowe’en (2018)
After Rob Zombie left the franchise, the producers decided to return to familiar characters and themes. Once again, this movie ignores most of what came before, instead serving as a direct sequel to the original. Hallowe’en. John Carpenter is on board as executive producer to guide director and co-writer David Gordon Green. Jamie Lee Curtis returns as Laurie Strode, who has been living as a recluse since her meeting with Michael 40 years ago. After being locked up all this time, Michael escapes to go after Laurie and her family.
Hallowe’en is available for digital purchase ($11.99+) and rental ($3.99) on iTunes, Amazon, Google Play, Vudu, and other digital outlets.
halloween kills
The second film in David Gordon Green’s trilogy picks up right where the first film left off, after Laurie’s epic battle with Michael. Chaos engulfs the entire town of Haddonfield, including returning characters from the original 1978 film. Green weaves together flashbacks to the events of that film, building the backstory for multiple residents hoping to bring Michael down. The film reaches its climax when an angry mob goes after Michael one last time.
halloween kills is streaming on HBO Max ($9.99+ per month).
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end halloween
David Gordon Green concludes his trilogy and the entire Hallowe’en franchise, at least for now, with a movie set four years later halloween kills. Michael has been in hiding and Laurie has moved on, but the Haddonfield residents have not. Without Michael, they have turned their attention to teenager Corey Cunningham (Rohan Campbell), who becomes an outcast after being held responsible for the death of a child. Michael eventually returns for a final showdown with Laurie, but the movie focuses as much on the legacy of violence as on Michael himself.
end halloween is streaming on Amazon Prime Video ($8.99+ per month).
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