The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) Films in Order

The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is a shared media franchise that focuses on superheroes. Although the characters are based on their original comic book counterparts, the MCU is an adaptation that crosses over common plot elements, cast, settings, and characters. The MCU spans films, television series, shorts, digital series, and literature.

Marvel Studios has continuously been releasing films and general media in groups, called “Phases”, that form part of the larger plotline. The Infinity Saga forms the first three phases, and The Multiverse Saga forms the following phases.

Release Order

The Infinity Saga

Phase 1 (2008-2012)

• Iron Man (2008)
• The Incredible Hulk (2008)
• Iron Man 2 (2010)
• Thor (2011)
• Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
• The Avengers (2012)

Phase 2 (2013-2015)

• Iron Man 3 (2013)
• Thor: The Dark World (2013)
• Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
• Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
• Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
• Ant-Man (2015)

Phase 3 (2016-2019)

• Captain America: Civil War (2016)
• Doctor Strange (2016)
• Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
• Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
• Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
• Black Panther (2017)
• Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
• Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)
• Captain Marvel (2019)
• Avengers: Endgame (2019)
• Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)

The Multiverse Saga

Phase 4 (2021-2022)

• Black Widow (2021)
• Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)
• Eternals (2021)
• Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
• Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness (2022)
• Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)
• Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)

Phase 5 (2023-2024)

• Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023)
• Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)
• The Marvels (2023)
• Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)
• Captain America: New World Order (2025)
• Thunderbolts (2025)

Phase 6 (2025-2027)

• The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025)
• Avengers: Doomday (2026)
• Avengers: Secret Wars (2027)

Chronological Order

1. Captain America: The First Avenger (011)
2. Captain Marvel (2019)
3. Iron Man (2008)
4. Iron Man 2 (2010)
5. The Incredible Hulk (2008)
6. Thor (2011)
7. The Avengers (2012)
8. Thor: The Dark World (2013)
9. Iron Man 3 (2013)
10. Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
11. Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
12. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
13. Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
14. Ant-Man (2015)
15. Captain America: Civil War (2016)
16. Black Widow (2021)
17. Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
18. Black Panther (2018)
19. Doctor Strange (2016)
20. Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
21. Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)
22. Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
23. Avengers: Endgame (2019)
24. Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)
25. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)
26. Eternals (2021)
27. Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
28. Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023)
29. The Marvels (2023)
30. Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)