The Best Way to Watch the Marvel Movies in Order
If you’re like me, you’ve watched some of the Marvel movies and loved them, but have no idea what order to watch them in. With so many superhero movies out now, it can be hard to keep track of what happens when and which ones lead into one another. Luckily, I did some research and found the best way to watch the Marvel movies in order, because why wouldn’t you want to watch as many as possible?
Phase 1 (Iron Man, Incredible Hulk, Iron Man 2, Thor)
The first phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe includes Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Iron Man 2, and Thor. These four movies lay the foundation for the Avengers team that will eventually come together to save the world. While you can watch these movies in any order, we recommend watching them in chronological order of release. This way, you can get a sense of how the story unfolds and how each movie builds upon the last. Once you’ve watched Phase 1, go on to Phase 2 (Captain America: The First Avenger, Iron Man 3, Thor: Dark World). In this phase, Captain America becomes part of the Avengers crew while Tony Stark deals with post-traumatic stress disorder following his experience in New York during The Avengers. Thor’s adventure continues as he finds himself battling an ancient enemy to save his home planet of Asgard.
Phase 2A (Captain America: The First Avenger, Agent Carter One-Shot, Iron Man 3, Thor: The Dark World)
If you want to watch the Marvel movies in order, you should start with Phase 2A. This phase includes Captain America: The First Avenger, Agent Carter One-Shot, Iron Man 3, and Thor: The Dark World. You can watch them in any order you want, but we recommend starting with Captain America: The First Avenger. It will tell you how Steve Rogers became Captain America and show you his origins. Next, watch Agent Carter One-Shot which is a short film that has some spoilers for season one of Agents of Shield if watched before it. After that, finish off Phase 2A by watching Iron Man 3 followed by Thor: The Dark World (you can also watch these in any order). In Phase 2B, you’ll find Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 1 and Ant-Man (2015), which take place after all of Phase 2A, so they don’t need to be watched first. In Phase 3, Avengers: Age of Ultron takes place after all other phases so this phase does not need to be watched first.
Phase 2B (Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers: Age of Ultron)
Phase 2B of the MCU features some of the most fan-favorite movies. To get the most out of these films, watch them in this order: Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Guardians of the Galaxy, and Avengers: Age of Ultron. If you want to know what happens after that, read on for phase 3!
Phase 3 (Ant-Man, Doctor Strange, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2):
Ant-Man is followed by Doctor Strange and then by Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 because they all take place around the same time period as each other – in between Captain America: Civil War and Avengers: Infinity War Part 1.
Phase 4 (Black Panther, Avengers: Infinity War Part 1):
Black Panther is next because it’s another stand-alone movie set in a different universe from other Marvel movies; then we jump back into the Infinity Wars with Part 1 which will eventually lead up to part two next year. So plan accordingly if you want to watch those movies back to back – or else be prepared for spoilers about part one halfway through part two!
Phase 3 (Ant-Man, Captain America: Civil War, Doctor Strange)
Now that you’ve made it through Phase 2 of the MCU, it’s time to move on to Phase 3. This phase includes some of the most highly anticipated films, including Ant-Man, Captain America: Civil War, and Doctor Strange. Here’s the best way to watch these movies (and trust us, they’re all worth watching):
1) Iron Man (2008)
2) The Incredible Hulk (2008)
3) Iron Man 2 (2010)
4) Thor (2011)
Wrap Up
The Marvel Cinematic Universe is one of the most popular movie franchises of all time. With so many movies, it can be hard to know where to start. This guide will help you watch the Marvel movies in order, so you can enjoy them the way they were meant to be enjoyed—in chronological order. 1) Iron Man 2) Iron Man 2 3) Thor 4) The Incredible Hulk 5) Captain America: The First Avenger 6) Iron Man 3 7) Thor: The Dark World 8) Captain America: Winter Soldier 9) Guardians of the Galaxy 10) Avengers: Age of Ultron 11) Ant-Man 12) Captain America: Civil War 13)… Doctor Strange 14) Spider-Man: Homecoming 15) Black Panther 16) Spider-Man: Far From Home 17) Doctor Strange 18 )Thor: Ragnarok 19) Black Panther 20 )Spider-man Homecoming 21 )Captain Marvel 22 )Avengers Endgame 23) Spider-man Far From Home 24) Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.3 25) Spider-man: Far From Home 26) Black Widow 27) Ant-Man and the Wasp 28) Captain Marvel 29 )Doctor Strange 30 )Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.3 31)
