All Marvel Movies in Order (Films Only)

By Rafael Ortega · Updated October 21, 2026

This list covers every MCU film, released or dated, in story order and leaves the TV series out. It is the cleanest way to follow the MCU if you only want movies, and it flags the few shows worth slipping in.

All Marvel movies in order, stretch by stretch

A full run of MCU films is a lot to scan, so here they are grouped into the stretches they naturally fall into. Read across each row, then move down.

The first four rows hold the 23 films of the Infinity Saga plus Black Widow, which was released later but is set between Civil War and Infinity War. Everything after that belongs to the Multiverse Saga.

How to watch Marvel movies in order: story or release?

This page uses story order, so period films come first and a few sequels shift position. Iron Man appears after the two period films rather than at the top, and Black Widow sits between Civil War and Black Panther because that is when her story happens.

Release order is the other popular choice. It starts with Iron Man, keeps every post-credits tease in its original sequence and tracks how the franchise grew. If you prefer that experience, switch to the Marvel release order. For the films, the two lists mostly swap neighbors. The big movers are Captain Marvel, Black Widow and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, which each jump a long way.

A quick rule of thumb: pick release order for a first viewing if you want the surprises intact, and story order for a rewatch or if you simply like history told front to back. Our Marvel chronological order applies the same story logic to the series as well.

Marvel movies in order to watch with the shows that matter

For the first 24 films, through Spider-Man: Far From Home, you lose nothing by ignoring television. After Endgame the picture changes. Marvel started using Disney Plus series to carry real plot, and a few later films assume you watched them. These are worth adding even on a films-only run:

• WandaVision before Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Wanda's arc in that film starts where the show ends.
• Loki before Deadpool & Wolverine and the later Avengers films, since it explains the Time Variance Authority and the multiverse.
• The Falcon and the Winter Soldier before Captain America: Brave New World, which follows Sam Wilson after the show.
• Ms. Marvel before The Marvels, where Kamala Khan is one of the three leads.

Watch those four and the Multiverse Saga films hold together well. The full list of Marvel shows in order shows where every other series fits.

Why some lists say 37 Marvel movies

You will see different totals around the web, and none of them is a mistake. A count depends on when the list was made and whether it includes announced films. Our list is longer because it counts everything Marvel Studios has released or dated through Avengers: Secret Wars, and the counter above the list shows how many of those are out today. Older lists often stop before the latest releases, which is where figures like 37 come from. The order itself does not change; newer films just extend the end of it.

Movies you can safely skip

Not every film carries the same weight. The Incredible Hulk has a different actor as Bruce Banner and few direct ties, though Brave New World does call back to it. Thor: The Dark World introduces an Infinity Stone but is otherwise easy to miss. Eternals and Thor: Love and Thunder are self-contained, and Iron Man 2 is mostly setup.

Skipping those five saves a good chunk of time without breaking any crossover. Our list of essential Marvel movies and shows goes further and shows the bare minimum.

How long it takes

Most Marvel films run around two hours, and several of the Avengers entries are close to three. With Doomsday and Secret Wars still on the way, everything currently available adds up to more than 80 hours, and the counter above the list keeps the exact figure. At one film a night that is more than a month of viewing.

A practical way to pace it is by saga. The Infinity Saga ends with Far From Home, a clear stopping point before the story widens. The rest belong to the Multiverse Saga, which is still being told. If you want the team-ups to land, the Avengers movies in order guide shows the shortest prep for each one, and the marathon plan can split every film into a weekly schedule.

Common mistakes on a movie marathon

Ignoring post-credits scenes. Many of them set up the next film directly, and the stinger after The Avengers introduces the main villain of a whole saga.

Watching Infinity War and Endgame weeks apart. They are two halves of one story, so keep them close together.

Treating every film as equal. Some are crossover pillars, some are side stories. Knowing which is which keeps the marathon from stalling halfway through.