Marvel’s ‘Avengers: Infinity War.'.Photo:Marvel/Disney/Kobal/Shutterstock
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Watching the entireMarvel Cinematic Universeis a mission of its own.
SinceIron Mankicked off the franchise in 2008, the MCU has expanded into a massive interconnected world.
More than 15 years later, there have been over three dozen films and numerous television series documenting the lives of everyone’s favorite superheroes and villains — and more to come with Phase Six in the works! The latest television addition,Daredevil: Born Again,premieres on Disney+ on March 4, adding yet another chapter to the ever-growing MCU lineup.
Watching the movies in release order is known to be the simplest way, as it gradually unveils larger storylines. Plus, most films include mid- or post-credit scenes teasing future installments. But for those looking for a more immersive viewing experience, opting for chronological viewing allows fans to understand the official timeline, from 1942 during World War II withCaptain America: The First Avengerall the way to 2026 withCaptain America: Brave New World, which hit theaters on Feb. 14.
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Phase Three
Phase Four
Phase Five
Captain America: The First Avenger
Chris Evans in ‘Captain America: The First Avenger’.Marvel/Paramount/Kobal/Shutterstock
Marvel/Paramount/Kobal/Shutterstock
Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) is a scrappy kid from Brooklyn, New York, hoping to enlist in the military during World War II, but he is continually rejected due to his poor health. After he is injected with a super serum and emerges as Captain America, Steve embarks on a nationwide tour to promote war bonds. But when his lifelong best friend, Sgt. James “Bucky” Barnes (Sebastian Stan), is captured, he goes behind enemy lines to rescue Bucky and the other soldiers from Hydra.
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Captain Marvel
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Iron Man
Robert Downey Jr. in ‘Iron Man’.Marvel/Paramount/Kobal/Shutterstock
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Iron Man 2
Scarlett Johansson ‘Iron Man 2’.Marvel/Paramount/Kobal/Shutterstock
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The Incredible Hulk
Edward Norton in ‘The Incredible Hulk’.Marvel Enterprises/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock
Bruce Banner (Edward Norton) is seeking a cure for the gamma radiation that has turned him into the Hulk. After an accident, he goes into hiding for years, still looking for a cure, but soon faces a new threat that’s even more powerful than he is. In subsequent films,Mark Ruffaloreplaced Norton as Bruce Banner, beginning withThe Avengers.
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Thor
Chris Hemsworth in ‘Thor’.Marvel/Paramount/Kobal/Shutterstock
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The Avengers
Jeremy Renner, Chris Evans, and Scarlett Johansson in ‘The Avengers’.Marvel Enterprises/Kobal/Shutterstock
Marvel Enterprises/Kobal/Shutterstock
After Loki steals a mysterious energy source called the Tesseract, Nick Fury activates the Avengers Initiative to fight back. Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Hulk, Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) and Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner) team up to defend New York from the Chitauri, an extraterrestrial warrior race attacking the city for Loki in exchange for the Tesseract.
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Thor: The Dark World
When a powerful weapon called the Aether takes over Jane Foster’s body, Thor brings her to Asgard to try and heal her. But the Dark Elves plot to capture her and use the Aether to destroy the Nine Realms during the Convergence, an alignment of the realms when the portals linking them randomly appear.
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Iron Man 3
Robert Downey Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow in ‘Iron Man 3’.Marvel/Paramount/Kobal/Shutterstock
A terrorist known as the Mandarin (Ben Kingsley) is claiming responsibility for several worldwide bombings, one of which injured Tony Stark’s close friend Happy Hogan (Jon Favreau). After surviving an attack at his Malibu, California, pad, Stark winds up in rural Tennessee while the world believes him to be dead. With help from an unlikely companion, Tony is determined to discover who is behind the Mandarin’s attacks.
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Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Captain America is working for S.H.I.E.L.D. and living in Washington, D.C., where he makes a new friend, Sam Wilson, a.k.a. Falcon (Anthony Mackie). When a group of attackers pursues Nick Fury, Cap is labeled a fugitive and goes on the run with the help of Black Widow and Falcon to find the real enemy.
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Guardians of the Galaxy
‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’.Marvel Studios/Kobal/Shutterstock
Marvel Studios/Kobal/Shutterstock
Peter Quill (Chris Pratt), a.k.a. Star-Lord, steals a mysterious orb but soon has bounty hunters and the forces of Ronan the Accuser (Lee Pace) on his tail. After being detained in prison, Quill bands together with an unlikely group of outlaws: Gamora (Zoe Saldaña), Drax the Destroyer (Dave Bautista), Rocket (Bradley Cooper) and Groot (Vin Diesel) to stop Ronan from destroying the planet Xandar.
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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
‘Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2’.Marvel Studios/Kobal/Shutterstock
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Avengers: Age of Ultron
Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Elizabeth Olsen in ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’.Shutterstock
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The Avengers encounter a powerful set of twins, Pietro (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) and Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen), when they raid a Hydra facility in Sokovia. Things go further downhill after Stark and Banner complete the “Ultron” global defense program — only for Ultron to turn on them with a plot to destroy all humans.
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Ant-Man
Paul Rudd in ‘Ant-Man’.Marvel Studios/Walt Disney Studios/Kobal/Shutterstock
Marvel Studios/Walt Disney Studios/Kobal/Shutterstock
After getting out of jail, petty thief Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) moves in with his former cellmate. The pair team up to commit a burglary, and Lang takes what he believes is a motorcycle suit — which turns out to be equipped with intense strength, the ability to shrink and the power to control an ant army.
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Captain America: Civil War
Captain America (Chris Evans) and Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr) in Captain America: Civil War.Marvel Studios
The Avengers are bitterly divided into two teams as the government pushes to hold them accountable for their actions in Sokovia. Captain America is against government interference in their activities, while Iron Man leads the half for oversight. Team Cap consists of Falcon, Bucky, Hawkeye, Wanda and Ant-Man, while Team Iron Man is War Machine, Black Widow, Vision and newcomers Black Panther (Chadwick Boseman) and Spider-Man (Tom Holland).
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Black Widow
Scarlett Johansson in ‘Black Widow’.Disney/THA/Shutterstock
Disney/THA/Shutterstock
After the events ofCaptain America: Civil War, Natasha is on the run and reunites with Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh), her undercover younger sister who also trained in the Red Room. When she learns that the program, which turns young girls into assassins, is still up and running, Natasha vows to put an end to things once and for all with the help of Yelena and their surrogate parents Alexei Shostakov (David Harbour) and Melina Vostokoff (Rachel Weisz).
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Black Panther
Michael B. Jordan and Chadwick Boseman in ‘Black Panther’.Marvel/Disney/Kobal/Shutterstock
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Spider-Man: Homecoming
Tom Holland in ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’.Chuck Zlotnick/Columbia/Kobal/Shutterstock
Chuck Zlotnick/Columbia/Kobal/Shutterstock
After fighting alongside Iron Man in Germany, Peter Parker resumes his normal life as a teenager in New York City while sneaking around to fight crime as Spider-Man. Stark saves Peter from dangerous arms dealers — including Adrian Toomes (Michael Keaton) — and warns him not to get involved. Despite Stark’s objections, Peter decides Spider-Man is the hero to stop Toomes.
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Doctor Strange
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After neurosurgeon Dr. Stephen Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) loses the use of his hands in a car accident, he searches for experimental treatments in the mysterious Kamar-Taj. Instead, he discovers a world of alternate dimensions, magic and dark forces.
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Thor: Ragnarok
Tessa Thompson and Chris Hemsworth in ‘Thor: Ragnarok’.J Boland/Marvel Studios/Kobal/Shutterstock
J Boland/Marvel Studios/Kobal/Shutterstock
The fire demon Surtur is holding Thor hostage and warns him of the impending apocalypse Ragnarok. Believing that he has beaten the prophecy after defeating Surtur, Thor sets out to find his father, who is missing from Asgard, and instead discovers a dark family secret.
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Ant-Man and the Wasp
Ant Man and The Wasp.Marvel Studios
Scott Lang is on house arrest after violating the Sokovia Accords but finds himself quantumly entangled with Janet Van Dyne (Michelle Pfeiffer), who went missing in the Quantum Realm years earlier. With Dr. Hank Pym (Michael Douglas) and his daughter Hope Van Dyne (Evangeline Lilly), a.k.a. the Wasp, they build a tunnel to find Janet. But they’re not the only ones looking for her.
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Avengers: Infinity War
Scene from Marvel Studios’ ‘Avengers: Infinity War.'.Marvel Studios
Thanos (Josh Brolin) and his crew intercept a ship of survivors from Asgard, taking control of the Space Stone — one of the six Infinity Stones that hold ultimate power over a different element. He battles the Avengers along the way, aiming to complete the full gauntlet on his hand with the remaining stones.
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Avengers: Endgame
‘Avengers: Endgame’.Marvel/Disney/Kobal/Shutterstock
Five years afterInfinity War, Scott Lang emerges from the Quantum Realm believing only five hours have passed. The team travel through time in an effort to capture the Infinity Stones from Thanos.
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Spider-Man: Far From Home
Spider-Man: Far from Home.J Whilden/Columbia/Marvel/Kobal/Shutterstock
J Whilden/Columbia/Marvel/Kobal/Shutterstock
Peter Parker is ready to enjoy a class trip to Europe and tell MJ (Zendaya) how he really feels, but Nick Fury needs him for a new mission. Peter and Mysterio (Jake Gyllenhaal), a superhero from another timeline, team up to defeat the Elementals before they destroy the world.
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Spider-Man: No Way Home
Peter’s world is turned upside down after he is revealed to be Spider-Man, and he turns to Dr. Strange for help in getting the world to forget his identity. But when the spell goes awry, foes of Spider-Man from across the multiverse are on the hunt for him. While trying to locate Peter, Ned and MJ find two other Peters (Tobey MaguireandAndrew Garfield) who also need to return home.
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Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
shang chi and the legend of the ten rings.Marvel
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Eternals
Eternals.Sophie Mutevelian/Marvel Studios
After exterminating the invasive Deviants, the Eternals, a group of ancient heroes with unique powers, separate for 500 years. But when a new threat presents itself, the group reunites to figure out their mission and prevent Earth’s destruction.
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Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Elizabeth Olsen in ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’.Courtesy Marvel Studios
Courtesy Marvel Studios
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Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.Marvel Studios
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Thor: Love and Thunder
Thor Love and Thunder.Jasin Boland/Marvel Studios 2022
Jasin Boland/Marvel Studios 2022
Thor’s retirement is interrupted when he learns that Gorr the God Butcher (Christian Bale) is targeting New Asgard, the Norwegian village where his people settled after the Snap. To protect the Asgardians and truly find peace, Thor enlists the help of New Asgard’s leader Valkyrie (Tessa Thompson), Kronan warrior Korg (Taika Waititi) and his ex Jane Foster, who now wields Mjölnir as the Mighty Thor.
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Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
ANT-MAN AND THE WASP: QUANTUMANIA.Marvel Studios
Ant-Man is sucked into the Quantum Realm with his teenage daughter Cassie (Kathryn Newton), Pym, Janet and Hope. The group work to find their way home but are introduced to a mysterious new foe, Kang the Conqueror (Jonathan Majors).
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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
The Guardians are disjointed after the loss of Gamora but band together when one of their own is attacked and nearly killed. As they learn more of Rocket’s traumatic origin story, the group races against the clock to save his life before it’s too late.
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The Marvels
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Captain Marvel’s powers become intertwined with Kamala Khan, a.k.a. Ms. Marvel (Iman Vellani), and Monica Rambeau (Teyonah Parris). Together, they must team up to fight Dar-Benn (Zawe Ashton), the new leader of the Kree.
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Deadpool & Wolverine
Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool/Wade Wilson and Hugh Jackman as Wolverine/Logan in 20th Century Studios/Marvel Studios' ‘Deadpool & Wolverine.'.Jay Maidmen/ © 2024 20th Century Studios
Jay Maidmen/ © 2024 20th Century Studios
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Captain America: Brave New World
Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson/Captain America in Marvel Studios’ ‘Captain America: Brave New World.'.Eli Adé/Marvel
Eli Adé/Marvel
After meeting with President Thaddeus Ross (Harrison Ford), Sam is thrust into an international crisis — but first, he must decide where his loyalties lie: with the U.S. government or with his duties as the new Captain America?
As time runs out, Sam tackles an even greater enemy than he ever expected.
Captain America: Brave New Worldis currently in theaters.
source: people.com
