If you are a newcomer to Marvel Cinematic Universe and confused, wondering about what is the correct order to watch Marvel movies, TV shows, you’ve come to the right place!
Based on Marvel Comics, there are so many superhero movies and series produced by Marvel Studios. They released them in 4 Phases and 5th phase is starting soon where you will see more Marvel movies with epic characters. According to some reports, there will be Phase 6 too.
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Marvel Cinematic Universe managed to make successful films without any reboots and remakes. Marvel movie marathon is the perfect way to enjoy your time. These superhero movies can be watched with friends, kids, family, and are a perfect way to get entertained.
To understand all the concepts and superhero stories in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, you should watch MCU movies in order. This will give you a better understanding of Phase 4.
For beginners, who have never watched this Infinity Saga, a proper Marvel Cinematic Universe viewing order is the best way to enjoy these superhero movies.
How to Watch Marvel Movies in Order of Story, Timeline?
So how do you watch Marvel movies in order? If you want to watch Marvel movies in release order, then it starts in 2008 with Iron Man. But if you want to watch movies in chronological order then it starts in World War 2, with Captain America: The First Avenger.
So in what order do you watch Marvel movies? We have made the best guide, an updated chronological order of 30+ MCU movies for you. It is based on the timeline, Marvel events, how those events unfold stories, etc. Also, we have made a Marvel movie list by release date, you can check it in the article below. Let’s start the Marvel Movie Marathon!
Chronological Order of Marvel Movies
With the chronological order of Marvel movies, you’ll get a better understanding of the MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe) timeline. This way, you will understand how it all started, important Marvel events from the past to the present. This is the correct Marvel movie marathon order:
- Captain America: The First Avenger (Takes Place In World War II)
- Captain Marvel (Takes Place In 1995)
- Iron Man (Takes Place In 2010)
- The Incredible Hulk (Time Unspecified, Pre-Avengers)
- Iron Man 2 (Takes Place After Iron Man)
- Thor (Time Unspecified, Pre-Avengers)
- The Avengers (Takes Place In 2012)
- Iron Man 3 (Takes Place Six Months After The Avengers)
- Thor: The Dark World (Post-Avengers, Pre-Ultron)
- Captain America: Winter Soldier (Post-Avengers, Pre-Ultron)
- Guardians of the Galaxy (Sometime In 2014)
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (After Guardians)
- Avengers: Age of Ultron (Takes Place In 2015)
- Ant-Man (Takes Place In 2015)
- Captain America: Civil War (Post-Ultron, Pre-Infinity War)
- Spider-Man: Homecoming (Post-Civil War, Pre-Infinity War)
- Doctor Strange (Takes Place In 2016)
- Black Panther (Takes Place In 2017)
- Black Widow (Post Civil War, Pre-Infinity War)
- Thor: Ragnarok (Post-Ultron, Pre-Infinity War)
- Avengers: Infinity War (Takes Place In 2017)
- Ant-Man and The Wasp (Ambiguous, Fits Nicely Between Infinity War and Endgame)
- Avengers: Endgame (Starts In 2017, Ends In 2022)
- Loki (Timeline up to The Avengers, Then Splits in 2012)
- Spider-Man: Far From Home (Post-Endgame)
- Thor: Love and Thunder
- The Eternals (Excluding Flashbacks)
- Hawkeye (Post-Endgame)
- The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (Post-Endgame)
- WandaVision (Post-Endgame)
- Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (Set in the present day of the MCU)
Marvel Movies In Order Of Release
In release date order, Marvel movies begin with Iron Man (2008). These movies got released in 4 phases. Let’s see the Marvel movies release order list:
Phase One
- Iron Man (2008)
- The Incredible Hulk (2008)
- Iron Man 2 (2010)
- Thor (2011)
- Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
- The Avengers (2012)
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Phase Two
- Iron Man 3 (2013)
- Thor: The Dark World (2013)
- Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
- Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
- Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
- Ant-Man (2015)
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Phase Three
- Captain America: Civil War (2016)
- Doctor Strange (2016)
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
- Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
- Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
- Black Panther (2018)
- Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
- Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)
- Captain Marvel (2019)
- Avengers: Endgame (2019)
- Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)
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Phase Four
- WandaVision (Disney+ Series)
- Loki (Disney+ Series)
- The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
- What If…?
- Black Widow
- Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
- The Eternals
- Spider-Man: No Way Home
- Dr. Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
- Thor: Love and Thunder
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Upcoming Movies Of Marvel Cinematic Universe
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (November, 2022)
- The Marvels (February, 2023)
- Blade (2023)
- Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (July 2023)
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (May 2023)
- She-Hulk (TV Show)
- Moon Knight
- Ironheart
- Untitled Fantastic Four film (TO BE DECLARED)
Marvel Movies on Disney+
Disney Plus subscribers can watch Marvel movies on-demand from their TV, laptop, tablet, phone, or gaming console. As Marvel is owned by Disney, now you can watch Marvel superhero movies on Disney Plus! Disney Plus streaming service gives access to these movies in the USA, UK, Australia region.
Disney Plus is adding the most recent entry in the MCU. Check out the list of all Marvel movies available on Disney Plus:
- Iron Man
- Iron Man 2
- Iron Man 3
- Thor
- Thor: The Dark World
- Thor: Ragnarok
- Captain America: The First Avenger
- Captain America: The Winter Soldier
- Captain America: Civil War
- Captain Marvel
- The Avengers
- Avengers: Age of Ultron
- Avengers: Infinity War
- Avengers: Endgame
- Guardians of the Galaxy
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
- Ant-Man
- Ant-Man and the Wasp
- Doctor Strange
- Black Panther
- Black Widow
- The Eternals
- Ms Marvel
- The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
- WandaVision
- Moon Knight
- Loki
- Hawkeye
- She-Hulk
- Eternals
- Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Frequently asked questions:
MCU stands for Marvel Cinematic Universe. It is a series of superhero films produced by Marvel Studios in the USA.
If you want to understand event timelines, stories, character development then you have to watch Marvel movies in chronological order.
In release order, you’ll enjoy the films with suspense, surprises. If you want to understand the story, details, events, timeline, characters’ development in Marvel Universe then you should watch it in chronological order.
Yes, it is the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).
Robert Downey Jr.’s Tony Stark had a cool cameo in The Incredible Hulk – and tie-in comics explain his relationship with Thunderbolt Ross.
Dr. Bruce Banner is the real name of Hulk.
Yes, Venom is part of the MCU. Marvel is already planning for a crossover of Spiderman and Venom in Marvel’s “Multiverse”.
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