The Marvel Cinematic Universe Guide: The Order to Watch Each Movie & TV Show

With the upcoming release of Avengers: Endgame, the time to binge has finally come upon us. But where do you start?

Here’s how to watch the MCU movies in chronological order of events:

  1. Captain America: The First Avenger
  2. Captain Marvel
  3. Iron Man
  4. The Incredible Hulk
  5. Iron Man 2
  6. Thor
  7. Marvel’s The Avengers
  8. Iron Man 3
  9. Thor: The Dark World
  10. Captain America: The Winter Soldier
  11. Guardians of the Galaxy
  12. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
  13. Avengers: Age of Ultron
  14. Ant-Man
  15. Captain America: Civil War
  16. Black Widow
  17. Spider-Man: Homecoming
  18. Black Panther
  19. Doctor Strange
  20. Thor: Ragnarok
  21. Ant-Man and the Wasp
  22. Avengers: Infinity War
  23. Avengers: Endgame
  24. Spider-Man: Far From Home
  25. Eternals
  26. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
  27. Spider-Man: No Way Home
  28. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
  29. Thor: Love and Thunder

Release Order

MOVIE RELEASE DATE
Iron Man May 2, 2008
The Incredible Hulk June 13, 2008
Iron Man 2 May 7, 2010
Thor May 6, 2011
Captain America: The First Avenger July 22, 2011
Marvel’s The Avengers May 4, 2012
Iron Man 3 May 3, 2013
Thor: The Dark World November 8, 2013

Captain America: The Winter Soldier

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April 4, 2014
Guardians of the Galaxy August 1, 2014

Avengers: Age of Ultron

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May 1, 2015

Ant-Man

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July 17, 2015

Captain America: Civil War

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May 6, 2016

Doctor Strange

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November 4, 2016

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

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May 5, 2017

Spider-Man: Homecoming

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July 7, 2017

Thor: Ragnarok

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November 3, 2017
Black Panther February 16, 2018

The Avengers: Infinity War

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April 27, 2018

Ant-Man And The Wasp

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July 6, 2018
Captain Marvel March 8, 2019

Avengers: Endgame

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April 26, 2019

Spider-Man 2: Far From Home

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July 5, 2019
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 2020