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1) Iron Man (2008)
The movie that kicks off the whole franchise begins with Tony Stark. And it starts with a bang: When weapons manufacturer Tony Stark is captured in enemy territory, he develops his own super-powered super-suit that sets him on the path to heroism, rather than war profiteering.
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2) The Incredible Hulk (2008)
Even big Marvel fans tend to forget about or discount this one, because the star, Ed Norton, was replaced by Mark Ruffalo for the rest of the series. But yes, it is part of the MCU! At the moment, it's not on Disney+ — you'll need to head to HBO Max.
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5) Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
The MCU goes period with this movie, which mostly follows Steve Rogers as he helps the Allies during World War II — with the little help of a serum that makes him strong, fast and tough. Alan Menken, who's composed most of your favorite Disney songs, even wrote him a little wartime theme song.
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6) The Avengers (2012)
Once audiences were introduced to Iron Man, Hulk, Captain America, and Thor, the stage was set for their first team-up. In The Avengers, the heroes unite to stop extra-terrestrial beings from destroying New York City. But can they learn to work together?
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7) Iron Man 3 (2013)
Shane Black, the screenwriter behind movies like Lethal Weapon and The Monster Squad, switches to director-mode for the third installment in the Iron Man franchise, which pits Tony Stark against a threat known as "The Mandarin."
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8) Thor: The Dark World (2013)
In Thor's second film, he battles Malekith the Dark Elf (remember him?), and has to forge an unexpected alliance with his brother, Loki (yay!), to defeat him.
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9) Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
Captain America (and a few friends) work to expose a plot at S.H.I.E.L.D., with far-flinging consequences for the rest of the series. The filmmakers say they were influenced by '70s conspiracy movies, like Three Days of the Condor (which also shares a star, Robert Redford, with this film).
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10) Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
A group of intergalactic misfits come together, led by Peter Quill (aka Star-Lord), to keep a powerful stone out of the wrong hands — all while listening to '70s Lite-FM tunes. When it came out, the soundtrack to this movie also hit No. 1 on the Billboard charts.
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11) Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
Earth’s Mightiest Heroes need to band together once again to stop an A.I. that's hell-bent on destroying all humanity — an A.I. that was created by Tony Stark. Along the way, they meet twins Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch.
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13) Captain America: Civil War (2016)
If your favorite thing about the MCU is seeing the match-ups between different superheroes and their powers, this movie — about the rift that forms between Captain America and Iron Man after the events of Avengers: Age of Ultron — features one of the best, all-out superhero fights in the whole series. Bonus: It also has the introduction of Tom Holland's Spider-Man!
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16) Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
Many a Spider-Man have come before (Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield) but Spider-Man: Homecoming is the first Spider-Man movie that's officially a part of the MCU (though, confusingly, still not part of Disney+). He's briefly in Captain America: Civil War, but here he gets to star in a caper about what it's like to balance superhero duties with high school.
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17) Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
The God of Thunder heads to a planet where he encounters unexpected things — including his buddy, Hulk. But how will he get back to Asgard to defeat the villain Hela? It was directed by Taika Waititi, who was previously known for directing humorous indies like What We Do in the Shadows, and he brings that comedic sensibility with him.
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18) Black Panther (2018)
Director Ryan Coogler, who revitalized the Rocky franchise with Creed, hopped over to the MCU to create the country of Wakanda, a land that kept itself isolated until a world-spanning threat causes King T'Challa to step up and reach out beyond its borders. Sadly, star Chadwick Boseman died of cancer before he could return to play T'Challa in the sequel.
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20) Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)
The Ant-Man sequel, which follows his further adventures into the Quantum Realm, stays on the lighter side; director Peyton Reed says that one of its big inspirations was the delightful Barbra Streisand comedy What's Up, Doc?
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21) Captain Marvel (2019)
We won't complain about how it took Marvel Studios more than 20 movies to make a woman the title character (except a little). Instead, we'll focus on how Brie Larsen stars as a former Air Force pilot who has to return to Earth in the '90s to tangle with some space aliens.
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26) Eternals (2021)
For Eternals, the studio rounded up an ensemble cast that includes Angelina Jolie, Richard Madden, Salma Hayek, Kumail Nanjiani, Brian Tyree Henry, Gemma Chan, Don Lee and Kit Harington for a movie directed by Nomadland's Chloé Zhao. This film tells the story of a race of super-beings who were sent to protect planet Earth, and their adventures throughout history.
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27) Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
He's supposed to be a friendly, neighborhood Spider-Man, but somehow he becomes a friendly, multiverse-altering Spidey! After a run-in with Doctor Strange, Peter makes a mistake that pulls heroes and villains from other universes into his world. Can he set it right again?
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28) Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)
Once the multiverse has been toyed with, Doctor Strange is sent in a mission across universes to help a teenager, America Chavez, who can't yet control her universe-hopping powers and is being pursued by an unlikely villain. Here's another example of how all superhero movies are connected: After Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness lost its original director, they turned to Sam Raimi. Who is Raimi? He directed the Spider-Man films — the ones with Tobey Maguire. Full circle!
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29) Thor Love and Thunder (2022)
Thor may have hung up his hammer and taken a break from heroism, but when a "god killer" (played by Christian Bale) shows up and starts threatening Asgard's kids, he puts his cape back on. Only this time, there are other gods for him to team up with — if his ego doesn't get in the way.
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30) Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)
After Chadwick Boseman's passing, Marvel announced that they would not re-cast the role of T'Challa for the Black Panther sequel. Instead, his death is worked into the story of the film, which is mostly concerned with who will lead Wakanda after T'Challa's death, and what kind of leader they will be. The result has earned an Academy Award for Angela Bassett, who plays Queen Ramonda, in addition to nominations for Best Original Song, Best Makeup and Hairstyling, Best Costume Design and Best Visual Effects.
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31) Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023)
Just when you thought you were done with the Quantum Realm, they keep pulling you back! This time, the Pym family takes a trip to the Quantum Realm together, and learns about the dangers that might lurk beneath. This movie also has a role for Kang the Conqueror, who Loki fans will recognize as "He Who Remains."
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32) Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)
Release Date: May 5, 2023
After The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special, the gang is all together in Knowhere again. But when it falls under attack, Peter Quill leads a dangerous mission — no doubt scored to pop songs — to make it safe again. James Gunn, who was recently tapped to run the DCEU at Warner Bros., directs this as his final Guardians outing.
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33) The Marvels (2023)
Release Date: July 28, 2023
Nia DaCosta, director of the most recent Candyman film, will be on-hand to steer the next Captain Marvel movie. It'll also have a part for Ms. Marvel (Iman Vellani), who was introduced to MCU fans through the Disney+ series of the same name.
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34) Captain America: New World Order
Release Date: May 3, 2024
No, not that Captain America — we're talking about the current shield-holder, Sam Wilson (once known as Falcon). It'll be directed by Julius Onah, whose done tense movies like The Cloverfield Paradox and Luce.
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35) Thunderbolts
Release Date: July 26, 2024
In the comics, the Thunderbolts were a villain team-up. Not too many details about this have been released, apart from the director, Jake Schreier (Paper Towns), but it's fun to imagine what villains they'll get to join the squad.
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36) Blade
Release Date: September 6, 2024
While '90s kids think of Wesley Snipes when they hear the name "Blade," this time Moonlight's Mahershala Ali will put his own spin on the daywalking vampire. Delroy Lindo will also appear in the film.
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37) Fantastic Four
Release Date: November 8, 2024
Hasn't there been a recent-ish, big-screen Fantastic Four movie already? Yes there has been. Twice. But that doesn't mean there isn't room for another! And while everybody and their brother has been rumored to be directing or starring in this, no official announcements have been made.
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38) Avengers: The Kang Dynasty
Release Date: May 2, 2025
Comics fans know that Kang is another way to refer to "He Who Remains," so look for him to be the Big Bad looming over phases five and six.
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39) Avengers: Secret Wars
Release Date: November 7, 2025
Two Avengers movies in a row? When have we seen that before? Whether or not these will have the same intense one-two punch as Infinity War and Endgame, we can see that the MCU is definitely building to something with the end of phase six.
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40) Marvel Movies and TV Shows Releases
If you really want to make sure you're up-to-date with every corner of the MCU, here's a list of releases that include all the Marvel Studios shows. The exact premiere dates of the upcoming shows haven't been set yet, so the exact order may shift around some.
- Iron Man (2008)
- The Incredible Hulk (2008)
- Iron Man 2 (2010)
- Thor (2011)
- Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
- The Avengers (2012)
- Iron Man 3 (2013)
- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013)
- Thor: The Dark World (2013)
- Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
- Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
- Agent Carter (2015)
- Daredevil (2015)
- Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
- Ant-Man (2015)
- Jessica Jones (2015)
- Captain America: Civil War (2016)
- Luke Cage (2016)
- Doctor Strange (2016)
- Iron Fist (2017)
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
- The Defenders (2017)
- Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
- Inhumans (2017)
- Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
- The Punisher(2017)
- Runaways (2017)
- Cloak & Dagger (2018)
- 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)
- WandaVision (2021)
- The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021)
- Loki (2021)
- Black Widow (2021)
- What If...? (2021)
- Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)
- Eternals (2021)
- Hawkeye (2021)
- Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
- Moon Knight (2022)
- Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)
- Ms. Marvel (2022)
- She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (2022)
- Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)
- The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (2022)
- Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023)
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)
- Secret Invasion (2023)
- Echo (2023)
- The Marvels (2023)
- Ironheart (2023)
- Agatha: Coven of Chaos (2023)
- Daredevil: Born Again (2024)
- Captain America: New World Order (2024)
- Thunderbolts (2024)
- Blade (2024)
- Fantastic Four (2024)
- Avengers: The Kang Dynasty (2024)
- Avengers: Secret Wars (2024)
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There are so many movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe that, at re-watch time, you need this list to know how to watch the Marvel movies in the right order.
