Marvel Watch order

If you want to watch The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and Non-MCU Marvel Movies in order, there are two main ways to do it:

1. Chronological Order (Story Timeline)

This follows the events in the MCU timeline, not the release dates.

1. Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) – (Takes place in the 1940s)
2. Captain Marvel (2019) – (Set in 1995)
3. Iron Man (2008) – (Takes place in 2008)
4. Iron Man 2 (2010) – (Takes place in 2010)
5. The Incredible Hulk (2008) – (Happens at the same time as Iron Man 2)
6. Thor (2011) – (Also set in 2010)
7. The Avengers (2012) – (Set in 2012)
8. Iron Man 3 (2013) – (Set in 2013)
9. Thor: The Dark World (2013) – (Set in 2013)
10. Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) – (Set in 2014)
11. Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) – (Set in 2014)
12. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) – (Shortly after Vol. 1)
13. Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) – (Set in 2015)
14. Ant-Man (2015) – (Set in 2015)
15. Captain America: Civil War (2016) – (Set in 2016)
16. Black Widow (2021) – (Takes place right after Civil War)
17. Black Panther (2018) – (Set in 2016)
18. Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) – (Set in 2016, after Civil War)
19. Doctor Strange (2016) – (Set in 2016-2017)
20. Thor: Ragnarok (2017) – (Set in 2017)
21. Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018) – (Mostly set before Infinity War)
22. Avengers: Infinity War (2018) – (Set in 2018)
23. Avengers: Endgame (2019) – (Starts in 2018, then jumps to 2023)
24. Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) – (Set in 2023, after Endgame)
25. Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) – (Picks up after Far From Home)
26. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) – (Set in 2023)
27. Eternals (2021) – (Mostly in 2023)
28. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) – (After No Way Home)
29. Thor: Love and Thunder (2022) – (Set after Endgame)
30. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) – (Set in 2024)
31. Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023) – (Kicks off Phase 5)
32. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)
33. The Marvels (2023)

2. Release Order (How Fans Originally Watched)

If you want the experience people had when the movies came out:

Phase 1:

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 2: 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 Ultron (2015)
12. Ant-Man (2015)

Phase 3: 13. Captain America: Civil War (2016)
14. Doctor Strange (2016)
15. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
16. Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
17. Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
18. Black Panther (2018)
19. Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
20. Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)
21. Captain Marvel (2019)
22. Avengers: Endgame (2019)
23. Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)

Phase 4 & Beyond: 24. Black Widow (2021)
25. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)
26. Eternals (2021)
27. Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
28. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)
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)

Non-MCU Marvel Movies (Order by Release Date)

These movies aren’t connected to the MCU story but are still based on Marvel Comics characters.

X-Men Universe

1. X-Men (2000)
2. X2: X-Men United (2003)
3. X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
4. X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
5. X-Men: First Class (2011)
6. The Wolverine (2013)
7. X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
8. Deadpool (2016)
9. X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)
10. Logan (2017)
11. Deadpool 2 (2018)
12. Dark Phoenix (2019)
13. The New Mutants (2020)

Fantastic Four Universe

1. Fantastic Four (2005)
2. Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)
3. Fantastic Four (2015)

Spider-Man (Sony)

1. Spider-Man (2002)
2. Spider-Man 2 (2004)
3. Spider-Man 3 (2007)
4. The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
5. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)
6. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) (Animated)
7. Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
8. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) (Animated)

Venom (Sony)

1. Venom (2018)
2. Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021)
3. Morbius (2022)
4. Madame Web (2024)
5. Kraven the Hunter (2025 – upcoming)

Other Marvel Films

1. Ghost Rider (2007)
2. Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2012)
3. Daredevil (2003)
4. Elektra (2005)
5. The Punisher (2004)
6. Punisher: War Zone (2008)
7. Blade (1998)
8. Blade II (2002)
9. Blade: Trinity (2004)