If one is not a Marvel fan, one will become a Marvel movie fan after watching all of the movies of Marvel. Marvel Studios has created something unique when they have made their single whole franchise of all the Marvel comic book superheroes.
Earlier it was seen that each character has its own separate movies but recently for a few years an approach to combine all of them has been seen, and miraculously it has clicked very nicely and the audiences are just loving it. Marvel Studios is now one of the best movie makers under a single banner.
Therefore for all the fans, we have bought you the one-stop solution to watch Marvel movies in a proper order, so that no one misses any chronological sequence of the movie.
Table of Contents
Here we present all Marvel movies in the chronological order as of 2025:-
1. Iron Man (2008)
Iron Man is a 2008 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. The Marvel movie stars Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark / Iron Man alongside Terrence Howard, Jeff Bridges, Shaun Toub, and Gwyneth Paltrow.
2. The Incredible Hulk (2008)
The Incredible Hulk is a 2008 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character the Hulk. The movie stars Edward Norton as Bruce Banner alongside Liv Tyler, Tim Roth, Tim Blake Nelson, Ty Burrell, and William Hurt.
3. Iron Man 2 (2010)
Iron Man 2 is a 2010 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Iron Man. This Marvel movie is the sequel to Iron Man (2008). The film stars Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark / Iron Man alongside Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Scarlett Johansson, Sam Rockwell, Mickey Rourke, and Samuel L. Jackson.
4. Thor (2011)
Thor is a 2011 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. The movie stars Chris Hemsworth as the title character alongside Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Stellan Skarsgård, Colm Feore, Ray Stevenson, Idris Elba, Kat Dennings, Rene Russo, and Anthony Hopkins.
5. Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
Captain America: The First Avenger is a 2011 American superhero movie based on the Marvel Comics character Captain America. It stars Chris Evans as Steve Rogers / Captain America alongside Tommy Lee Jones, Hugo Weaving, Hayley Atwell, Sebastian Stan, Dominic Cooper, Neal McDonough, Derek Luke, and Stanley Tucci.
6. The Avengers (2012)
Marvel’s The Avengers is a 2012 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team of the same name. The Marvel movie stars Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, and Jeremy Renner as the Avengers, alongside Tom Hiddleston, Clark Gregg, Cobie Smulders, Stellan Skarsgård, and Samuel L. Jackson.
7. Iron Man 3 (2013)
Iron Man 3 is a 2013 American superhero movie based on the Marvel Comics character Iron Man. It is the sequel to Iron Man (2008) and Iron Man 2 (2010). The movie stars Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark / Iron Man alongside Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Guy Pearce, Rebecca Hall, Stéphanie Szostak, James Badge Dale, Jon Favreau, and Ben Kingsley.
8. Thor: The Dark World (2013)
Thor: The Dark World is a 2013 American superhero movie based on the Marvel Comics character Thor, it is the sequel to Thor (2011). It stars Chris Hemsworth as Thor alongside Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Anthony Hopkins, Stellan Skarsgård, Idris Elba, Christopher Eccleston, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Kat Dennings, Ray Stevenson, Zachary Levi, Tadanobu Asano, Jaimie Alexander, and Rene Russo.
9. Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
Captain America: The Winter Soldier is a 2014 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Captain. It is the sequel to Captain America: The First Avenger (2011). It stars Chris Evans as Steve Rogers / Captain America alongside Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie, Cobie Smulders, Frank Grillo, Emily VanCamp, Hayley Atwell, Robert Redford, and Samuel L. Jackson.
10. Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
Guardians of the Galaxy is a 2014 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team of the same name. The film stars Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldaña, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, and Bradley Cooper as the titular Guardians, along with Lee Pace, Michael Rooker, Karen Gillan, Djimon Hounsou, John C. Reilly, Glenn Close, and Benicio del Toro.
11. Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
Avengers: Age of Ultron is a 2015 American superhero movie based on the Marvel Comics superhero team the Avengers. It is the sequel to The Avengers (2012). The film stars Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Don Cheadle, and many more.
12. Ant-Man (2015)
Ant-Man is a 2015 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics characters of the same name: Scott Lang and Hank Pym. It stars Rudd as Scott Lang / Ant-Man alongside Evangeline Lilly, Corey Stoll, Bobby Cannavale, Michael Peña, Tip “T.I.” Harris, Anthony Mackie, Wood Harris, Judy Greer, David Dastmalchian, and Michael Douglas as Hank Pym.
13. Captain America: Civil War (2016)
Captain America: Civil War is a 2016 American superhero movie based on the Marvel Comics character Captain America. It is the sequel to Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) and Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014). The Marvel movie stars Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie, Don Cheadle, Jeremy Renner, Chadwick Boseman, Paul Bettany, Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Rudd, Emily VanCamp, Tom Holland, Frank Grillo, William Hurt, and Daniel Brühl.
14. Doctor Strange (2016)
Doctor Strange is a 2016 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. The movie stars Benedict Cumberbatch as neurosurgeon Stephen Strange along with Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rachel McAdams, Benedict Wong, Michael Stuhlbarg, Benjamin Bratt, Scott Adkins, Mads Mikkelsen, and Tilda Swinton.
15. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is a 2017 American superhero movie based on the Marvel Comics superhero team Guardians of the Galaxy. It is the sequel to Guardians of the Galaxy (2014. The Marvel movie stars Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldaña, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Michael Rooker, and many more.
16. Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
Spider-Man: Homecoming is a 2017 American superhero movie based on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man. It is the second Spider-Man film reboot and the 16th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The movie stars Tom Holland stars as Peter Parker / Spider-Man, alongside Michael Keaton, Jon Favreau, Gwyneth Paltrow, Zendaya, Donald Glover, and many more.
17. Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
Thor: Ragnarok is a 2017 American superhero movie based on the Marvel Comics character Thor. It is the sequel to Thor (2011) and Thor: The Dark World (2013). The Marvel movie stars Chris Hemsworth as Thor alongside Tom Hiddleston, Cate Blanchett, Idris Elba, Jeff Goldblum, Tessa Thompson, Karl Urban, Mark Ruffalo, and Anthony Hopkins.
18. Black Panther (2018)
Black Panther is a 2018 American superhero movie based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. The movie stars Chadwick Boseman as T’Challa / Black Panther alongside Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira, Martin Freeman, Daniel Kaluuya, Letitia Wright, Winston Duke, Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker, and Andy Serkis.
19. Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
Avengers: Infinity War is a 2018 American superhero movie based on the Marvel Comics superhero team the Avengers. It is the sequel to The Avengers (2012) and Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015). The movie casts Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Benedict Cumberbatch, Don Cheadle, Tom Holland, Chris Pratt, and many more.
20. Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)
Ant-Man and the Wasp is a 2018 American superhero movie based on Marvel Comics featuring the characters Scott Lang / Ant-Man and Hope Pym / Wasp. It is the sequel to Ant-Man (2015). The Marvel movie stars Rudd as Lang and Evangeline Lilly as Hope van Dyne, alongside Michael Peña, Walton Goggins, Bobby Cannavale, Judy Greer, Tip “T.I.” Harris, David Dastmalchian, and many more.
21. Captain Marvel (2019)
Captain Marvel is a 2019 American superhero movie based on Marvel Comics featuring the character Carol Danvers / Captain Marvel. Brie Larson stars as Carol Danvers, alongside Samuel L. Jackson, Ben Mendelsohn, Djimon Hounsou, Lee Pace, Lashana Lynch, Gemma Chan, Annette Bening, Clark Gregg, and Jude Law.
22. Avengers: Endgame (2019)
Avengers: Endgame is a 2019 American superhero movie based on the Marvel Comics superhero team the Avengers. The Marvel movies Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Don Cheadle, Paul Rudd, Brie Larson, and many more.
23. Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)
Spider-Man: Far From Home is a 2019 American superhero movie based on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man. This movie is the sequel to Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017). The movie stars Tom Holland as Peter Parker / Spider-Man, alongside Samuel L. Jackson, Zendaya, Cobie Smulders, Jon Favreau, and many more.
24. Black Widow (2021)
Black Widow is a 2021 American superhero movie based on Marvel Comics featuring the character of the same name. The Marvel movie stars Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow alongside Florence Pugh, David Harbour, O-T Fagbenle, Olga Kurylenko, William Hurt, Ray Winstone, and Rachel Weisz.
25. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is a 2021 American superhero movie based on Marvel Comics featuring the character Shang-Chi. The Marvel movie stars Simu Liu as Shang-Chi alongside Awkwafina, Meng’er Zhang, Fala Chen, Florian Munteanu, Benedict Wong, Michelle Yeoh, Ben Kingsley, and Tony Leung.
26. Eternals (2021)
Eternals is a 2021 American superhero movie based on the Marvel Comics race of the same name. The Marvel movie stars Gemma Chan, Richard Madden, Kumail Nanjiani, Lia McHugh, Brian Tyree Henry, Lauren Ridloff, Barry Keoghan, Don Lee, Harish Patel, Kit Harington, Salma Hayek, and Angelina Jolie.
27. Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
Spider-Man: No Way Home is a 2021 American superhero movie based on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man. This Marvel movie is the sequel to Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) and Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019). The Marvel movie stars Tom Holland as Peter Parker / Spider-Man alongside Zendaya, Benedict Cumberbatch, Jacob Batalon, Jon Favreau, Jamie Foxx, Willem Dafoe, Alfred Molina, Benedict Wong, Andrew Garfield, Tobey Maguire, and many more.
28. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2021)
29. Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)
30. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)
31. Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023)
32. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)
33. The Marvels (2023)
34. Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)
35. Captain America: New World Order (2025)
FAQs
Is there a single, definitive order to watch all MCU movies?
There are two main approaches: release order (when the movies came out in theaters) and chronological order (the order in which the stories take place). Both have their merits! This FAQ focuses on chronological order.
What’s the first movie in the MCU’s chronological order?
Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) takes us back to World War II and introduces Steve Rogers before he becomes Captain America.
What other movies follow Captain America: The First Avenger chronologically?
Here’s a general timeline, noting some movies might have flashbacks or mid-credits scenes that alter the viewing order slightly:
Captain Marvel (2019) (though set earlier, Captain Marvel’s post-credits scene connects it to later films)
Iron Man (2008) – Tony Stark becomes Iron Man
Iron Man 2 (2010) – Tony Stark faces new challenges
The Incredible Hulk (2008) – Bruce Banner grapples with the Hulk
Thor (2011) – The God of Thunder arrives on Earth
The Avengers (2012) – Earth’s Mightiest Heroes assemble
How many MCU movies are there in total (as of June 27, 2024)?
There are currently over 25 MCU movies, with more on the way!
How can I find a complete list of MCU movies in chronological order?
Many websites and resources compile the MCU movie list chronologically. Be sure the list you consult is up-to-date, as the MCU continues to expand.
Should I watch the movies in chronological order for the first time?
Some fans recommend the release order for a first-time viewing, as it reflects the order the stories were originally intended to be experienced. However, chronological order can also work well, especially for viewers familiar with the characters.
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