Marvel Cinematic Universe Movies Watch Order | How to Watch All The MCU Movies

 

Marvel Cinematic Universe has been expanding ever since the very first movie, Iron Man got released in 2008. At that time, no one had any idea as to what Kevin Feige was planning, that is, until the release of The Avengers in 2012. This movie was maybe one of the reason of the increased popularity of MCU movies at that time. Of course, Marvel was already popular enough even before the release of Iron Man, but The Avengers movies contributed in Marvel reaching even more audience.

Now, let's talk about how we should go around watching the MCU movies right from the start. There are mainly 2 orders in how you should be watching the MCU movies; Chronological Order and Release Order. But, before that, I want to make sure that now that all the Marvel movies have been shown to be connected, you will have to watch all of the movies and series to understand and enjoy everything perfectly. But, don't worry, if you just want to follow only main marvel movies, this blog is for you. 

This blog will only cover the original MCU movies watch order, so it is to be understood that there won't be X-Men movies and Marvel's Netflix Series, and there won't be Spider-Man (Sam Raimi Trilogy) or TASM also. For the watching guide of the above movies, refer to the link embedded below. 

Table of Content:

• Watch in Release Order 

1. Phase One
2. Phase Two
3. Phase Three
4. Phase Four
5. Phase Five
6. Phase Six

• Watch in Chronological Order

Also Read: Every Marvel and X-men Movies and Series Watch Order: The Ultimate Watchig Guide

Release Order

Till date, there are 31 movies and 8 series. These movies are divided into parts, known as Phase. There are currently five phases, with the fifth phase having only one movie. The very first movie of the MCU is Iron Man (2008). The number of movies in each phase is as:

• Phase One (2008 - 2012) - 6 Movies
• Phase Two (2013 - 2015) - 6 Movies
• Phase Three (2016 - 2019) - 11 Movies
• Phase Four (2021 - 2022) - 7 Movies, 8 Series and 2 Specials
• Phase Five (2023 - ) - 2 Movies so far 

So let's dive into the enigmatic sea of Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Phase One

1. Iron Man (May, 2008)
2. The Incredible Hulk (June, 2008)
3. Iron Man 2 (May, 2010)
4. Thor (May, 2011)
5. Captain America: The First Avenger (July 22, 2011)
6. The Avengers (May 4, 2012)

Phase Two

1. Iron Man 3 (May, 2013)
2. Thor: The Dark World (November, 2013)
3. Captain America: The Winter Soldier (April, 2014)
4. Guardians of the Galaxy (August, 2014)
5. Avengers: Age of Ultron (May, 2015)
6. Ant-Man (July, 2015)

Phase Three

1. Captain America: Civil War (May, 2016)
2. Doctor Strange (November, 2016)
3. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 (May, 2017)
4. Spider-Man: Homecoming (July, 2017)
5. Thor: Ragnarok (November, 2017)
6. Black Panther (February, 2018)
7. Avengers: Infinity War (April, 2018)
8. Ant-Man and the Wasp (July, 2018)
9. Captain Marvel (March, 2019)
10. Avengers: Endgame (April, 2019)
11. Spider-Man: Far From Home (July, 2019)

Phase Four 

1. WandaVision [9 Episodes] (January, 2021)
2. Falcon and the Winter Soldier [6 Episodes] (March, 2021)
3. Loki [6 Episodes] (June, 2021)
4. Black Widow (July, 2021)
5. What If...? [9 Episodes] (August, 2021)
6. Shang-Chi and the Legend of Ten Rings (September, 2021)
7. Eternals (November, 2021)
8. Hawkeye [6 Episodes] (November, 2021)
9. Spider-Man: No Way Home (December, 2021)
10. Moon Knight [6 Episodes] (March, 2022)
11. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (May, 2022)
12. Ms. Marvel [6 Episodes] (June, 2022)
13. Thor: Love and Thunder (July, 2022)
14. She-Hulk [9 Episodes] (August, 2022)
15. Werewolf by Night (October, 2022)
16. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (November, 2022)
17. Guardians of the Galaxy: Holiday Special (November, 2022)

Phase Five

1. Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (February, 2023)
2. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 (May 5, 2023)
3. Secret Invasion [Series] (June 21, 2023)
4. Loki S2 [Series] (October 6, 2023)
5. The Marvels (November 10, 2023)
6. Echo [Series] (November 29, 2023)
7. X-Men '97 [Series] (2023)
8. Ironheart [Series] (2024)
9. Agatha: Coven of Chaos [Series] (2024)
10. Spider-Man: Freshman Year [Series] (2024)
11. Marvel Zombies [Series] (2024)
12. Daredevil S4: Born Again [Series] (Spring, 2024)
13. Deadpool 3 (May 3, 2024)
14. Captain America: Brave New World (July 26, 2024)
15. Thunderbolts (December 20, 2024)
16. Blade (February 14, 2025)

Phase Six

1. Fantastic Four (May 2, 2025)
2. Armor Wars (TBA)
3. Avengers: The Kang Dynasty (May 1, 2026)
4. Avengers: Secret Wars (May 7, 2027)

Marvel often changes release dates, so it may vary, but apart from that, everything is in correct order. 

Chronological Order

Chronological order means watching movies based on the order in which the events within a movie takes place and not by the release date. Personally, I would not recommend you to watch MCU movies chronologically. It would spoil all the fun. And besides, the director and producers are not dumb that they will release movies in an order which is not correct. So, your first priority should be to watch movies in the release order. But, if you still want to know the chronological order, then be it, I shall tell you. 

1. Captain America: The First Avenger (1942)
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 Galax Vol 2 (2014)
13. Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
14. Ant-Man (2015)
15. Captain America: Civil War (2016)
16. Spider-Man: Homecoming (2016)
17. Doctor Strange (2016-17)
18. Black Widow (2017)
19. Black Panther (2017)
20. Thor Ragnarok (2017)
21. Ant-Man and the Wasp (2017)
22. Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
23. Avengers: Endgame (2023)
24. Loki (2012/2023)
25. What If...? (Different timelines, but it can be seen that it takes place after Loki)
26. WandaVision (2023)
27. Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2023)
28. Spider-Man: Far From Home (2023)
29. Shang-Chi and the Legend of Ten Rings (September, 2021)
30. Eternals (November, 2021)
31. Spider-Man: No Way Home (2024)
32. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2024)
33. Hawkeye (2024)
34. Moon Knight (2025)
35. She-Hulk (2025)
36. Ms. Marvel (2025)
37. Thor: Love and Thunder (July, 2022)
38. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2025)
39. Werewolf by Night (2025)
40. Guardians of the Galaxy: Holiday Special (2025)
41. Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2025)
42. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. III (2025)