National Lampoon's Vacation: watch order

The movies in the series, sorted by release date. Total runtime: 6 h 24 min. This collection of movies features everyone's favorite family, the Griswolds! It includes National Lampoon's Vacation (1983), National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985), National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989), and Vegas Vacation (1997).

1. 
   Movie 1

   National Lampoon's Vacation (1983)

   1 h 39 min · ★ 7.1

   Clark Griswold is on a quest to take his family to the Walley World theme park for a vacation, but things don't go exactly as planned.

2. 
   Movie 2

   National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985)

   1 h 35 min · ★ 6.2

   The Griswolds win a vacation to Europe on a game show, and so pack their bags for the continent. They do their best to catch the flavor of Europe, but they just don't know how to be be good tourists. Besides, they have…

3. 
   Movie 3

   National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)

   1 h 37 min · ★ 7.2

   It's Christmastime, and the Griswolds are preparing for a family seasonal celebration. But things never run smoothly for Clark, his wife Ellen, and their two kids. Clark's continual bad luck is worsened by his obnoxious…

4. 
   Movie 4

   Vegas Vacation (1997)

   1 h 33 min · ★ 6.0

   The Griswold family hits the road again for a typically ill-fated vacation, this time to the glitzy mecca of slots and showgirls—Las Vegas.