Marvel MCU Watch Order

Tony Stark builds a powered armor suit and becomes Iron Man. The film that launched the MCU.

Bruce Banner hunted by the military while searching for a cure for his gamma radiation condition.

Tony Stark faces Ivan Vanko and Justin Hammer while dealing with the arc reactor's toll on his health.

The Asgardian god of thunder is banished to Earth and must prove himself worthy to reclaim his hammer Mjolnir.

Steve Rogers becomes the super-soldier Captain America to fight the Nazi-backed organization HYDRA during WWII.

Nick Fury assembles a team of superheroes — Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Hulk, Black Widow, and Hawkeye — to stop Loki.

Tony Stark faces the Mandarin and the Extremis virus in a stripped-back personal story.

Thor battles Malekith and the Dark Elves who seek to plunge the universe into darkness using the Reality Stone.

Steve Rogers and Black Widow uncover a massive conspiracy within S.H.I.E.L.D. while facing the mysterious Winter Soldier.

A group of unlikely cosmic misfits — Star-Lord, Gamora, Drax, Rocket, and Groot — band together to protect the galaxy.

Peter Quill and the Guardians uncover the mystery of his father, Ego the Living Planet.

Tony Stark's AI program Ultron goes rogue and the Avengers must defeat him before he destroys humanity.

Scott Lang becomes Ant-Man using a suit that allows him to shrink while gaining superhuman strength.

The Avengers split into two factions over the Sokovia Accords. Introduces Black Panther and Spider-Man to the MCU.

T'Challa returns home to Wakanda to take his rightful place as king after the death of his father.

Peter Parker balances high school life as he discovers his limits as Spider-Man, mentored by Tony Stark.

Neurosurgeon Stephen Strange discovers the world of the mystic arts after a career-ending accident.

Thor must escape the planet Sakaar and stop Hela, the goddess of death, from destroying Asgard. Fan-favorite MCU film.

Thanos collects the Infinity Stones to wipe out half of all life in the universe. The Avengers must stop him at all costs.

Scott Lang teams with Hope van Dyne to rescue her mother from the Quantum Realm, set just before Infinity War's snap.

Carol Danvers becomes one of the universe's most powerful heroes. Set in the 1990s — watch before Endgame.

The remaining Avengers travel through time to undo Thanos's snap in the most epic conclusion in superhero film history.

The epilogue to Phase 3 — Peter Parker tries to move on from Tony Stark's death on a school trip to Europe.

Disney+ series. Wanda Maximoff and Vision live in a series of television-inspired alternate realities. Essential before Doctor Strange 2.

Disney+ series. Sam Wilson and Bucky Barnes deal with the legacy of Captain America's shield in a post-Blip world.

Disney+ series. A variant of Loki is recruited by the Time Variance Authority and discovers a vast multiverse conspiracy. Essential for later MCU films.

Set after Civil War, Natasha Romanoff confronts the darker parts of her ledger when a dangerous conspiracy surfaces.

Shang-Chi is drawn into the world of the Ten Rings organization and must confront his father, Wenwu.

A group of immortal beings, secretly living on Earth for thousands of years, reunite to battle the malevolent Deviants.

Disney+ series. Clint Barton tries to return home for Christmas but must face his past as the vigilante Ronin. Introduces Kate Bishop.

Peter Parker's secret identity is revealed, leading him to ask Doctor Strange for help — with multiverse-shattering consequences.

Strange teams with newcomer America Chavez to face Wanda Maximoff as the Scarlet Witch across the multiverse. Watch WandaVision first.

Thor enlists the help of Valkyrie, Korg, and Mighty Thor (Jane Foster) to face Gorr the God Butcher.

Wakanda mourns the death of King T'Challa and faces a new threat from the underwater kingdom of Talokan.

The Ant-Man family is sucked into the Quantum Realm and must confront Kang the Conqueror, the MCU's next major villain.

The Guardians embark on a mission to protect Rocket from his past — a deeply emotional conclusion to the trilogy.

Carol Danvers, Kamala Khan, and Monica Rambeau have their powers entangled and must work together to save the universe.

Wade Wilson teams up with an alternate universe Wolverine in the first R-rated MCU film, bridging Fox's X-Men into the MCU.

Sam Wilson's first solo outing as Captain America, as President Ross faces a conflict involving a new Red Hulk.

A team of Marvel antiheroes and villains are assembled for a dangerous mission. Stars Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova.