If you’re a Marvel fan, you know how overwhelming it can be to decide which movie to watch first. With so many movies and TV shows in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), it can be confusing to figure out the proper order.
Fear not! In this article, we’ll guide you through the recommended order to watch all the Marvel movies.
The Chronological Order
The first option is to watch all the Marvel movies in chronological order. This means watching them in the order they occur within the MCU timeline. Here’s how it goes:
- Captain America: The First Avenger (1942 – 1945)
- Captain Marvel (1995)
- Iron Man (2010)
- The Incredible Hulk (2011)
- Iron Man 2 (2011)
- Thor (2011)
- The Avengers (2012)
- Iron Man 3 (2012)
- Thor: The Dark World (2013)
- Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 1 & Vol. 2 (2014 – 2017)
- Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
- Ant-Man (2015)
- Captain America: Civil War (2016)
- Spider-Man: Homecoming (2016)
- Doctor Strange (2016 – 2017)
- Black Panther (2017)
- Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
- Avengers: Infinity War (2017) – (2018)
- Ant-Man and The Wasp (2018) – (2020)
- Captain Marvel 2 (2022)
- The Avengers: Endgame (2018 – 2023)
- Spider-Man: Far From Home (2023)
The Release Order
The second option is to watch all the Marvel movies in the order they were released. This is the order that most fans followed, and it’s also a great way to experience the evolution of the MCU. Here’s how it goes:
- Iron Man
- The Incredible Hulk
- Iron Man 2
- Thor
- Captain America: The First Avenger
- The Avengers
- Iron Man 3
- Thor: The Dark World
- Captain America: The Winter Soldier
- Guardians of the Galaxy
- Avengers: Age of Ultron
- Ant-Man
- Captain America: Civil War
- Doctor Strange
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
- Spider-Man: Homecoming (following Civil War)
- Thor: Ragnarok
- Black Panther (following Civil War)
- Avengers: Infinity War
- Ant-Man and The Wasp
- Captain Marvel (1995)
- The Avengers: Endgame
- Spider-Man: Far From Home (following Endgame)
- Captain America: The First Avenger (1942 – 1945)
- Bonus Features for Captain America: The First Avenger (Marvel One-Shot: Agent Carter)
- Captain Marvel (1995)
- Bonus Features for Captain Marvel (S.H.I.E.L.D. Orientation)
- Iron Man
- Bonus Features for Iron Man (Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant)
- The Incredible Hulk
- Iron Man 2
- Bonus Features for Iron Man 2 (Marvel One-Shot: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor’s Hammer)
- Thor
- The Avengers
- Bonus Features for The Avengers (Marvel One-Shot: Item 47)
- Iron Man 3
- Thor: The Dark World
- Captain America: The Winter Soldier
- Bonus Features for Captain America: The Winter Soldier (Marvel One-Shot: All Hail the King)
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2014 – 2017)
- Bonus Features for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (Marvel One-Shot: Inferno) and Bonus Features for Avengers: Age of Ultron (Deleted Scene with Thor and Dr. Selvig)
- Avengers: Age of Ultron
- Ant-Man
- Captain America: Civil War
- Bonus Features for Doctor Strange (Marvel One-Shot: Team Thor)
- Doctor Strange
- Black Panther
- Spider-Man: Homecoming (2016)
- Thor: Ragnarok
- Bonus Features for Thor: Ragnarok (Marvel One-Shot: Team Darryl)
- Avengers: Infinity War
- Ant-Man and The Wasp
- Bonus Features for Ant-Man and The Wasp (Deleted Scene)
- Captain Marvel 2 (2022)
- Bonus Features for Avengers: Endgame (Deleted Scene with the Hulk)
- The Avengers: Endgame
- Bonus Features for Spider-Man: Far From Home (Deleted Scene with Nick Fury)
- Spider-Man: Far From Home
The Ultimate Order
The third option is to watch all the Marvel movies in what’s called the “Ultimate Order.” This order combines both chronological and release orders, allowing you to experience the MCU in a way that makes sense in terms of continuity while still having fun with Easter eggs and references that were meant for fans who watched them in their original release order. Here’s how it goes:
The Conclusion
Whichever order you choose to watch the Marvel movies, remember that every movie is important in its own way. Each one adds something new to the overall story, and watching them in order can help you better understand the MCU timeline. So, grab some popcorn, buckle up, and get ready to immerse yourself in the epic world of Marvel!