Release OrderRecommended
0 / 3 watchedAnimated first, then Burton's pair.
- 1 Alice in Wonderland (1951) Animated fall classic.
- 2 Alice in Wonderland (2010) Burton grown return.
- 3 Alice Through the Looking Glass Time rewind sequel.
About Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland began with Disney's 1951 animated film about Alice chasing the White Rabbit through the croquet court. Burton's Alice in Wonderland (2010) returns a grown Alice with Depp's Hatter against the Red Queen, grossing over a billion worldwide. Through the Looking Glass (2016) from James Bobin rewinds time with Sacha Baron Cohen's Time.
Each version resets Wonderland and the Hatter with no shared timeline, so every film starts clean. The 2016 outing closed Burton's run below expectations, and no new Alice has been announced, keeping the rabbit hole quiet.
Good to know
Watch the 1951 original first for the classic songs and the trial, then Burton's pair as their own grown-Alice run. The 2016 film assumes the 2010 return directly, so keep those two together. Earlier live-action Alices from 1903 onward work as history extras with no required placement for the Disney run.
