The movies can be seen in release order after that, except for 2021’s Black Widow, which is set in the aftermath of 2016’s Captain America: Civil War. And then it’s time to hit the start with Iron Man and RDJ’s world-making turn as Tony Stark. The next movie set in the timeline is Captain Marvel, the blockbuster with a Blockbuster, set in 1995 with Brie Larson starring as the cosmic Carol Danvers. There, we’re also first fully introduced to the Tessarect, an energy cube that initializes the Infinity Saga, climaxing in 2019’s Avengers: Endgame. That’s because Evans’ origin story as Captain America in The First Avenger takes action in 1942. So while Iron Man, set and released in 2008, can claim the banner as the first of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, within its story, Chris Evans has got Robert Downey Jr. You can check out our regular feature on all upcoming Marvel movies with key details! Now, on to if you want to watch the MCU chronologically in-universe.

Avengers: The Kang Dynasty(May 2, 2025).

Captain America: New World Order (May 3, 2024).

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania(February 17, 2023).

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (November 11, 2022).

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (May 6, 2021).

Spider-Man: No Way Home (December 17, 2021).

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (September 3, 2021).

The Multiverse Saga: Phase Four (2021-2022)

Spider-Man: Far From Home (July 2, 2019).

Avengers: Infinity War (April 27, 2018).Captain America: Civil War (May 6, 2016).Guardians of the Galaxy (August 1, 2014).Captain America: The Winter Soldier (April 4, 2014).Thor: The Dark World (November 8, 2013).Marvel’s The First Avengers (May 4, 2012).Captain America: The First Avenger (July 22, 2011).

If you want to see the Marvel and Avengers movies in order as they happened, starting with the World War II-set Captain America: The First Avenger, we’ve listed all the MCU movies and series in chronological order, in one guide!īut first, if you just want an overview of the Marvel Cinematic Universe by release date, we have that right here, as split up by the separate Phases:

Marvel Movies In Order: How To Watch All MCU Movies and Series Chronologically

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