Are you a huge superhero fan? With the arrival of Disney+, now is the time to start watching the films of the Marvel Cinematic Universe in their entirety. Maybe you’ve watched the marvel movies in order that they’ve been released over the years but did you know that that isn’t the correct chronological order that they take place in the MCU timeline? Let’s look at the list of the films and TV shows you should be watching and in what order you should be watching them to see the story develop.
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The Films
Let’s look at the Marvel movies in order that they happen in the MCU universe, not the order in which they were released. They are also split into different ‘phases’ so we’ll divide them accordingly with that as well.
Phase One
- Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
- Captain Marvel (2019)
- Iron Man (2008)
- Iron Man 2 (2010)
- The Incredible Hulk (2008)
- Thor (2011)
- Avengers Assemble (2012)
Phase Two
- Iron Man 3 (2013)
- Thor: The Dark World (2013)
- Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
- Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 (2017)
- The Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
- Ant-Man (2015)
Phase Three
- Captain America: Civil War (2016)
- Spiderman: Homecoming (2017)
- Doctor Strange (2016)
- Black Panther (2018)
- Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
- Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)
- Black Widow (due out in 2020)
- Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
- Avengers: Endgame (2019)
- Spiderman: Far From Home (2019)
Phase Four
We’re at the point where phase four will continue the MCU as we know it but there are plenty of other stories to tell which might fit in and around as they are released. Movies we’ve got to look forward to include The Eternals, Doctor Strange in the Multitude of Madness and Thor: Love and Thunder.
Add In The Marvel TV Shows
There are loads of Marvel TV shows as well which you can add to the list of Marvel movies in order. From Agent Carter to The Punisher, check out the list below which includes the TV series.
- Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
- Marvel’s Agent Carter Season 1 (2015) (TV)
- Marvel’s Agent Carter Season 2 (2016) (TV)
- Captain Marvel (2019)
- Iron Man (2008)
- Iron Man 2 (2010)
- The Incredible Hulk (2008)
- Thor (2011)
- The Avengers (2012
- Iron Man 3 (2013)
- Thor: The Dark World (2013)
- Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
- Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D Season 1 (2013) (TV)
- Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
- Daredevil Season 1 (2015) (TV)
- Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
- Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D Season 2 (2014) (TV)
- Ant-Man (2015)
- Jessica Jones Season 1 (2015) (TV)
- Daredevil Season 2 (2016) (TV)
- Captain America: Civil War (2016)
- Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D Season 3 (2015) (TV)
- Luke Cage Season 1 (2016) (TV)
- Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
- Doctor Strange (2016)
- Black Panther (2018)
- Iron Fist Season 1 (2017) (TV)
- Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D Season 4 (2016) (TV)
- The Defenders Season 1 (2017) (TV)
- The Inhumans Season 1 (2017) (TV)
- Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
- The Punisher Season 1 (2017) (TV)
- Jessica Jones Season 2 (2018) (TV)
- Luke Cage Season 2 (2018) (TV)
- Cloak and Dagger Season 1 (2018) (TV)
- The Runaways Season 1 (2017) (TV)
- Daredevil Season 3 (2018) (TV)
- The Punisher Season 2 (2019) (TV)
- Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D Season 5 (2017) (TV)
- Iron Fist Season 2 (2018) (TV)
- Ant-Man and The Wasp (2018)
- Black Widow (2020) (due out in 2020)
- Avengers Infinity War (2018)
- Avengers: Endgame (2019)
- Spiderman: Far From Home (2019)
Cinematic Conclusion
So know you know how to watch the Marvel movies in order to get the full story as it develops. Who’s your favourite superhero? What’s your favourite movie from the MCU? Let us know on Twitter.
