Alvin and the Chipmunks: watch order

The movies in the series, sorted by release date. Total runtime: 6 h. Alvin and the Chipmunks is a 2007 American live-action comedy film directed by Tim Hill. Based on the characters of the same name created by Ross Bagdasarian, Sr., the film stars Jason Lee, David Cross, and Cameron Richardson with the voices of Justin Long, Matthew Gray Gubler and Jesse McCartney. The first film was followed by three sequels: Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel, released on December 23, 2009, Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked, released on December 16, 2011 and Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip, released on December 18, 2015.

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   Movie 1

   Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007)

   1 h 32 min · ★ 5.8

   A struggling songwriter named Dave Seville finds success when he comes across a trio of singing chipmunks: mischievous leader Alvin, brainy Simon, and chubby, impressionable Theodore.

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   Movie 2

   Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009)

   1 h 29 min · ★ 5.7

   Pop sensations Alvin, Simon and Theodore end up in the care of Dave Seville's twenty-something nephew Toby. The boys must put aside music super stardom to return to school, and are tasked with saving the school's music…

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   Movie 3

   Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (2011)

   1 h 27 min · ★ 5.7

   Playing around while aboard a cruise ship, the Chipmunks and Chipettes accidentally go overboard and end up marooned in a tropical paradise. They discover their new turf is not as deserted as it seems.

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   Movie 4

   Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip (2015)

   1 h 32 min · ★ 6.0

   Through a series of misunderstandings, Alvin, Simon and Theodore come to believe that Dave is going to propose to his new girlfriend in New York City - and dump them. They have three days to get to him and stop the…