How to watch the Marvel movies in order

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Watching the Curiosity movies in order is a breeze with Disney Plus, which volition presently include the nigh recent entry in the MCU. The latest MCU movie to hit the service is Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, which arrived on Disney Plus Day (November. 12). Eternals' Disney Plus engagement is too confirmed, then get ready to carve out 2.5+ hours if yous haven't seen it yet.

Our complete guide for how to watch the Marvel movies in order lays out the 2 principal ways: yous can relive the theatrical experience and sort by release date or take hold of them in guild of chronological timeline events to follow the Avengers on their own paths. Before long enough, you lot'll have soared from Tony Stark beta testing his outset suits to Spider-Man'south almost recent trip abroad.

Oh, and Disney is almost to consolidate the MCU even further, as Sony Pictures and Disney drew upwards a deal that will (among other things) volition bring all the Spider-Man movies (with Maguire, Garfield and Holland) to the streaming service. While the recently released MCU films and shows all accept identify around the same time, we've done our best to figure out a chronological order of events.

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Plus, we've likewise figured out when WandaVision and Falcon and Winter Soldier take identify, and then yous tin slot information technology into the chronological listing of Marvel movies in gild. Information technology's merely i big happy (or unhappy, if we're talking Ultron) MCU.

And while Disney Plus is domicile to (nigh of the) MCU, though Disney doesn't ain all of the films (some may forever stay far from home). Besides exercise proceed in mind that Disney Plus makes it tricky to watch post-credit scenes in Marivel movies, which tin be frustrating.

So, for those who take already seen them all in gild of theatrical release, nosotros've gone above and across. Oh, and every bit for the MCU films coming in the future? While we continue this story updated with the latest release dates, our upcoming Marvel movies and Disney Plus shows calendar is a consummate guide to when your favorite superheroes volition next wing to the large screen. And that includes Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, which just got a chip of casting news.

Starting time off, we've organized the Curiosity movies in order of the events that take place in the Infinity Saga. It'south weird, right, that the films weren't released in that guild, but the same is true for the Star Wars trilogies. This order isn't exactly perfect either, with flashbacks here and in that location that intermission the strict narrative arc, but you've got what it takes to grok the twists in the road from Tony Stark to Groot.

Re-watching the Disney Marvel movies in gild (and looking at other studio's Marvel movies every bit well) is the ideal way to spend time while you lot look for the next Falcon and Winter Soldier ep to drop. We're not going to spoil anything here, merely this bear witness is about to break new ground in what's going on in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

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Marvel movies in chronological club (and shows too)

Marvel movies in order: Captain America: The First Avenger — (Paradigm credit: Jay Maidment/Paramount)

If you've seen most or all of the movies and you want to switch things up a bit, chronologically rewatching the Marvel movies in order, to see the events as they took place (with flashbacks thrown in merely to throw you off), is a fun experiment. Since most of the Marvel movies are on Disney Plus, we're saving the breakdown of what'due south there and what's not to down below.

Some plot points might become stronger, while some plot holes might seem more than obvious, merely for a decade-plus-long story, it'due south bound to be impressive. And after going from 2022'south Captain America: The Showtime Avenger to 2022's Captain Curiosity, the rest will surely seem more sensical.

One notation: WandaVision and The Falcon and The Winter Soldier are non Marvel movies, but we tin can identify them chronologically in the MCU. Because Monica Rambeau rejoins S.W.O.R.D. three weeks after she was snapped back into reality because of the results of Avengers: Endgame (which takes place in 2023), nosotros can identify WandaVision betwixt Endgame and Spider-Man: Far From Dwelling.

Similarly, The Falcon and The Winter Soldier takes place three months after the blip brought everyone back, placing information technology after WandaVision but before Far From Home (which is eight months after Endgame).

Loki, though? Information technology starts in Avengers and Avengers: Endgame at the same time, and includes events from other points in time. Simply put, it'south best watched after you've seen Endgame.

And "later Endgame" is where we can sort virtually of the MCU movies that were released after Endgame. A lot of them seem very close to each other in fourth dimension, only we do know that Spider-Man: Far From dwelling house comes earlier Spider-Man: No Way Home, and that Eagle happens slightly after that.

As for Black Widow, information technology is set after Captain America: Civil War, and then that'southward where nosotros're placing it in the beneath list. Except, technically, it too takes place after Endgame.

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is post-Blip, putting it after Endgame but also before Far From Home (which takes place during summer 2024). That puts Shang-Chi in a like fourth dimension period every bit TFATWS. Neither gives us enough proof that information technology'south ahead of the other.

Captain America: The First Avenger (World War II)
Captain Curiosity (1995)
Fe Human (2010)
Atomic number 26 Man 2
The Incredible Hulk (occurs prior to The Avengers)
Thor (occurs prior to The Avengers)
Marvel'southward The Avengers (2012)
Atomic number 26 Man 3 (six months subsequently The Avengers)
Thor: Dark Earth
Captain America: Winter Soldier (later The Avengers, before Age of Ultron)
Guardians of the Milky way (ca. 2022)
Guardians of the Milky way Vol. two
Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
Pismire-Human (2015)
Captain America: Civil War
Black Widow (with a scene that happens later Endgame)
Spider-Man: Homecoming
Md Strange (2016)
Black Panther (2018)
Thor: Ragnarok
Avengers: Infinity State of war (2017)
Ant-Man and The Wasp
Avengers: Endgame (2017 - 2022)
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Spider-Man: Far From Home
Loki
WandaVision
The Falcon and The Winter Soldier
Eternals (on Disney Plus January 12)
Spider-Homo: No From Home (no streaming appointment nonetheless)
Hawkeye

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Marvel movies in release order (and shows too)

Marvel movies in order: Iron Man — (Image credit: Credit: Zade Rosenthal/Paramount)

We recommend watching the Marvel movies in lodge of their release for a few reasons. Information technology's fun to see how the special effects and actors evolve over the years, you won't feel as bad well-nigh skipping around if y'all don't want to do a complete rampage-spotter and, quite bluntly, the release guild tells a stronger narrative — watching a pic like Captain Curiosity out of release club might be more confusing than enjoyable.

Yous'll see below that we've broken them out into Curiosity'southward three Phases, the groupings it uses to bear witness the major chapters of The Infinity Saga. This is the natural fashion to organize your own Curiosity pic marathon.

Stage One

Iron Man (May 2, 2008)
The Incredible Blob (June 13, 2008)
Iron Man 2 (May seven, 2022)
Thor (May 6, 2022)
Captain America: The First Avenger (July 22, 2022)
Marvel'southward The Avengers (May 4, 2022)

Stage Ii

Fe Human being 3 (May iii, 2022)
Thor: The Dark Earth (November eight, 2022)
Helm America: The Wintertime Soldier (April 4, 2022)
Guardians of the Galaxy (Baronial one, 2022)
Avengers: Age of Ultron (May 1, 2022)
Emmet-Human being (July 17, 2022)

Phase Three

Helm America: Ceremonious War (May 6, 2022)
Doctor Strange (November 4, 2022)
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (May 5, 2022)
Spider-Man: Homecoming (July 7, 2022)
Thor: Ragnarok (November three, 2022)
Black Panther (February 16, 2022)
Avengers: Infinity State of war (April 27, 2022)
Emmet-Man and the Wasp (July half dozen, 2022)
Helm Curiosity (March eight, 2022)
Avengers: Endgame (Apr 26, 2022)
Spider-Man: Far From Home (July 2, 2022)

Phase Four

WandaVision (Jan fifteen, 2022)
The Falcon and The Winter Soldier (March nineteen, 2022)
Loki (June 9, 2022)
Black Widow (July 9, 2022)
What If...? (Baronial 11, 2022)
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the X Rings (September 3, 2022)
The Eternals (November 5, 2022)
Eagle (Nov. 24, 2022)

Marvel movies in 2022 and across (and shows too)

The list of Stage 4 release dates keeps changing, equally COVID-xix halts production for movies around the world and keeps many multiplexes at bay.

The biggest news regarding the side by side MCU movies is that Tom Holland'southward third Spider-Homo movie volition reportedly also characteristic other Spider-Men. Yes, Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield (forth with Alfred Molina and Kirsten Dunst) are coming back. Smells similar a live-activeness Spider-Poetry to us.

Speculation based on below list of movies has some wondering where the Avengers volition discover their next leader. Some think Carol Danvers herself will be taking the reins of the team, simply nosotros'll take to expect for July 2022 to run into if there's any merit to that fan theory. Here is the short calendar of when to expect upcoming Marvel movies (in guild of theatrical release).

Phase iv

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (May half-dozen, 2022)
Thor: Love and Thunder (July 8, 2022)
Ms. Marvel (Summertime 2022)
Moon Knight (2022)

Phase 5

Black Panther two: Wakanda Forever (November xi, 2022)
The Marvels aka Helm Marvel ii (February 17, 2023)
Blade (To be announced)
Avengers 5 (To exist announced)
Untitled Marvel Studios film (May v, 2023)
Untitled Marvel Studios picture (July 28, 2023)
Untitled Curiosity Studios film (November iii, 2023)

The best Curiosity movies to sentinel

Say yous don't want to watch every movie, merely just the cracking ones. Sure, in that location are some gems out there — critics loved Blackness Panther and Thor: Ragnarok — but for every Endgame there'south also a The Incredible Blob (remember the pre-Ruffalo Hulk?). Then, for those trying to find the all-time MCU films, nosotros have your dorsum.

We've organized the Marvel movies in society of their Rotten Tomatoes scores, which requite us a wealth of insight into how these movies were critically received.

Blackness Panther (2018) – RT score: 97%
Avengers: Endgame (2019) – RT score: 94%
Atomic number 26 Homo (2008) – RT score: 94%
Thor: Ragnarok (2017) - RT score: 93%
Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) – RT score: 92%
Helm America: Civil State of war (2016) – RT score: 91%
Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) – RT score: 91%
The Avengers (2012) – RT score: 91%
Spider-Human being: Far From Home (2019) – RT score: 90%
Helm America: The Winter Soldier (2014) – RT score: ninety%
Doctor Strange (2016) – RT score: 89%
Pismire-Man and the Wasp (2018) – RT score: 88%
Avengers: Infinity War (2018) – RT score: 85%
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) – RT score: 84%
Pismire-Man (2015) – RT score: 83%
Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) - RT score: fourscore%
Iron Human 3 (2013) – RT score: 79%
Captain Marvel (2019) – RT score: 78%
Thor (2011) – RT score: 78%
Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) – RT score: 75%
Iron Man 2 (2010) - RT score: 73%
Thor: The Nighttime World (2013) - RT score: 67%
The Incredible Hulk (2008) - RT score: 67%

Curiosity movies on Disney Plus

Marvel movies in order: Endgame on Disney Plus — (Image credit: Hereafter)

All merely three of the MCU Marvel movies are on Disney Plus, the streaming service that near MCU fans volition want to have when they get the itch to rewatch the Avengers. On tiptop of that, all Disney Plus movies tin be saved for offline, in case you're going on a trip any time shortly.

Captain America: The Start Avenger
Captain America: The Wintertime Soldier
Captain America: Civil War
Captain Marvel
Fe Human being
Iron Man 2
Atomic number 26 Man 3
Thor
Marvel's The Avengers
Thor: Dark World
Guardians of the Galaxy
Guardians of the Milky way Vol. two
Avengers: Historic period of Ultron
Pismire-Man
Doctor Foreign
Black Panther
Thor: Ragnarok
Avengers: Infinity War
Emmet-Man and The Wasp
Avengers: Endgame
Black Widow
Shang-Chi and the Fable of the Ten Rings

While nosotros wish all 23 MCU movies will streamable on Disney Plus eventually, there's reason to suspect that The Incredible Blob and both Spider-Man films won't brand it, due to being owned past Sony and Universal, respectively.

Interestingly, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse just left Netflix and didn't land on a different streaming service.

For more than, read our full Disney Plus review .

Curiosity movies not on Disney Plus

MJ and Spider-Man in Far From Home. — (Image credit: JoJo Whilden)

The Incredible Hulk (2008) isn't available on whatsoever streaming service library, and so you'll want to hire or buy on Amazon, Apple tree and various other sites
Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) is bachelor as a video on demand motion picture from DirecTV, Sling Television receiver and FXNow.
Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019) is also on DirecTV and Starz.
Spider-Human: No way Home (2021) in theaters only

The Incredible Hulk isn't available on any streaming service library, and so you'll want to hire or buy on Amazon, Apple and various other sites.

We believe Spider-Man: Homecoming and Far from Habitation volition come up to Disney Plus shortly, per Sony and Disney's deal, but they're not there yet. Homecoming is available equally a video on need motion-picture show from DirecTV, Sling Telly and FXNow, while Spider-Human being: Far from Home is besides on DirecTV and Starz.

At this betoken, people who don't desire to add together Disney's monthly billing will plough to rent the rest through iTunes or Amazon for $1.99–$3.99 each.

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