How to watch Marvel Movies in Order?

The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) movies are a series of American superhero movies produced by Marvel Studios, hung on characters that appear in publications by Marvel Comics. The MCU is the shared universe in which all the movies are set. The movies have been in production since 2007, and in that time Marvel Studios has produced and released 27 movies, with at least 12 further in colorful stages of development. It's the topmost-grossing film enfranchisement of all time, having grossed over$25.3 billion at the across-the-board box office. This includes Avengers Endgame, which came the topmost-grossing film of all time upon release.

Phase One:

1. Iron Man (2008)
2. The Incredible Hulk (2008)
3. Iron Man 2 (2010)
4. Thor (2011)
5. Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
6. The Avengers (2012)

Phase Two:

7. Iron Man 3 (2013)
8. Thor: The Dark World (2013)
9. Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
10. Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
11. Avengers: Age of U l t r o n (2015)
12. Ant-Man (2015)

Phase Three:

Phase Four:

24. WandaVision (Disney Plus series)
25. Falcon and the Winter Soldier (Disney Plus series)
26. Loki season 1 (Disney Plus series)
27. Black Widow (2021)
28. What If...? (Disney Plus series)
29. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)
30. Eternal (2021)
31. Hawkeye (Disney Plus series)
32. Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)

Phase Four (and beyond):

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness – May 6, 2022
Thor: Love and Thunder – July 8, 2022
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – November 11, 2022
Moon Knight – 2022 (Disney Plus series)
She Hulk – 2022 (Disney Plus series)
Ms. Marvel – 2022 (Disney Plus series)
The Marvels (AKA Captain Marvel 2) – February 17, 2023,
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 – May 5, 2023
Ant-Man and the Wasp: 3 – July 28, 2023
Blade (TBA)
Captain America 4 (TBA)
Fantastic Four (TBA)
Untitled Mutants movie (TBA)

Best for: MCU veterans looking for a new way to watch.

Want to experience the MCU in a more complicated, yet still viable way? Then you'll perhaps want to know how to watch the Marvel movies in chronological order.

This one's a little more complicated than the above list. Luckily, Marvel has revealed the official year in which each movie takes place. That goes right up to Falcon and the Winter Soldier, which fits snugly in-between Endgame and Far From Home. Loki's place on the timeline remains to be seen.

First Over, then, is how to watch the Marvel pictures in release order. Marvel flicks, we should note, are resolved into phases, with the end of a Phase generally indicating a natural end to a story bow. The morning of a Phase, thus, signals the preface of new, important characters. Below, we go through Phases 1 to 4 in release order. Yes, that includes WandaVision/ Falcon and The Winter Soldier/ Loki. No, they are not technically pictures, but the MCU is changing so fleetly that the Disney Plus shows are now just as important.

1- Captain America: The First Avenger (1942-1943)
2. Captain Marvel (1995)
3. Iron Man (2010)
4. Iron Man 2 (2011)
5. The Incredible Hulk (2011)
6. Thor (2011)
7. The Avengers (2012)
8. Iron Man 3 (2012)
9. Thor: The Dark World (2013)
10. Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
11. Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
12. Guardians of the Galaxy 2 (2014)
13. Avengers: Age of U l t r o n (2015)
14. Ant-Man (2015)
15. Captain America: Civil War (2016)
16. Spider-Man: Homecoming (2016)
17. Doctor Strange (2016-2017)
18. Black Widow (2017)
19. Black Panther (2017)
20. Thor: Ragnarök (2017)
21. Ant-Man and the Wasp (2017)
22. Avengers: Infinity War (2017)
23. Avengers: Endgame (2018-2023)
24. Loki (outside our conception of time, but around here!)
25. What If...? (also outside our conception of time!)
26. WandaVision (2023)
27. Shang-Chi and The Legend of the Ten Rings (2023-2024)
28. Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2023-2024)
29. Spider-Man: Far From Home (2024)
30. Spider-Man: No Way Home (2024)
31. Eternal (2024)
32. Hawkeye (Christmas 2024)