Ever since 2008ās Iron Man kicked off the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel Studios has created or co-created dozens of MCU movies. And if you so desire, you can watch them in release order. Thatās perfectly fine. However, if you want to watch all the Marvel movies in chronological order, thatās a little trickier ā but weāre here to give you a hand with the list below.
You Donāt Need the Time Stone to Watch All the Marvel Movies in Chronological Order
So, why is it a little tricky? Because some of the MCU movies jump back and forth in time. Iron Man 2, for example, was released well before Captain America: The First Avenger, but the latter takes place years before Tony Stark realized that mass-producing weapons of annihilation might not be a good idea. And Captain Marvel, though released directly after Ant Man and the Wasp, takes place in the ā90s.
The Incredible Hulkās position on the timeline has been the subject of some debate. Our take on it, shared by a significant portion of Marvel viewers, is that it takes place after Iron Man 2. You could argue about it till youāre green in the face, but we think that makes the most sense.
You can watch the vast majority of these on Disney+, though depending on your region, The Incredible Hulk and the three Tom Holland Spider-Man movies may be absent. Why? Because while Disney literally owns Marvel Comics, it doesnāt currently possess the movie rights to Spider-Man or the Hulk.
Itās a complicated and slightly confusing situation that dates back to the days when Marvel was happy to farm out its movies to other companies. Spider-Man: No Way Home, for example, is co-produced with Columbia Pictures and distributed by Sony Pictures, which still holds those rights. Otherwise, any recently released MCU movie can be safely expected to arrive on Disney+ eventually.
With that in mind, if youāre prepared for an MCU movie marathon, here is a list of all the Marvel movies in chronological order:
- Captain America: The First Avenger
- Captain MarvelĀ
- Iron ManĀ
- Iron Man 2
- The Incredible Hulk
- ThorĀ
- The AvengersĀ
- Thor: The Dark WorldĀ
- Iron Man 3Ā
- Captain America: The Winter SoldierĀ
- Guardians of the GalaxyĀ
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2Ā
- Avengers: Age of UltronĀ
- Ant-ManĀ
- Captain America: Civil WarĀ
- Spider-Man: Homecoming
- Black WidowĀ
- Black Panther
- Doctor Strange
- Thor: RagnarokĀ
- Ant-Man and the WaspĀ
- Avengers: Infinity WarĀ
- Avengers: EndgameĀ
- Spider-Man: Far From Home
- Spider-Man: No Way Home
- Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten RingsĀ
- EternalsĀ
- Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
- Thor: Love and Thunder / Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Thor: Love and Thunder and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever take place at roughly the same time according to Wakanda Forever producer Nate Moore. Now, if Marvel Studios could just splice every single scene from every single MCU movie into one massive movie with correct chronological order, thatād be great. No hurry.
Published: Nov 29, 2022 09:40 pm