There are 11 Naruto movies, but only two of those are considered canon—here's why. Between Naruto, commonly known as Part One, and Naruto Shippuden, Part Two, there are 720 anime episodes of Naruto. However, as is common with hit manga adaptations, Naruto was not restricted to the anime series only, and it received OVAs, movies, and video games.
Another common thing for anime based on the manga is the existence of a lot of non-canon material, including several episodes from the series itself, the fillers. While that is not so common in more Dragon Ball Z. The concept of filler is not restricted to episodes of a show, and it can also be applied for movies and OVAs.
With the exception of The Last: Naruto the Movie (2014) and Boruto: Naruto the Movie (2015), the other nine Naruto films are considered fillers. That means none of those nine movies had any direct input from the creator of Naruto, Masashi Kishimoto, much less adapted any existing material from the manga. Instead, they are original stories created for the films alone. While the films acknowledge the chronology and the events of the Naruto series, neither Naruto nor Naruto Shippudden acknowledged the events of the movies. That was the case for every Naruto movie, from Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow (2004) to Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie (2012), until The Last broke the tradition. The 2014 film was based on a story by Masashi Kishimoto, and it served as an epilogue to Naruto Shippuden. Similarly, Boruto: Naruto the Movie was co-written by Kishimoto, and it served to introduce audiences to Naruto’s next generation before the Boruto manga was released.
Unlike later examples, such as the Demon Slayer movie Mugen Train, there was never a Naruto arc adapted from the manga to a movie, and all of the canon events were restricted to the anime series. However, after the end of Naruto Shippuden, the creators found in the theatrical releases of The Last: Naruto the Movie and Boruto: Naruto the Movie a chance to promote, on a global scale, a new beginning for the saga. That said, the fact that the previous nine Naruto movies are not canon does not mean that they are not entertaining. For example, Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow is an emotional story about how Naruto inspired a princess to fight to save her land, while Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie is a fun “what if?” story that places the viewer in an alternate Naruto reality. Obviously, the canon Naruto movies have a bigger production value, with stories that can feel better paced because of how they connect with the events from the shows, such as the attacks from Naruto Shippuden’s Otsutsuki.
It can take a while for someone to catch up on all of Naruto and Naruto Shippuden, and those who are only interested in the canon stories can skip all the movies but The Last: Naruto the Movie and Boruto: Naruto the Movie. That is enough to wrap up the story of Naruto and Sasuke in the original series and to get familiar with the new characters. As of now, there are no talks for another Naruto or Boruto movie.
