If like most people right now, you’re currently stuck at home and have already worked your way through everything in your DVD collection, now might be a great time to dive into the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), if you haven’t already.
From the very first Iron Man in 2008, all the way through to Spider-Man: Far From Home in 2019, the MCU just keeps getting bigger and better.
And there is no better time to re-watch all the films from Phase One through to Phase Three, and catch up just in time for the beginning of Phase Four which starts later this year.
Watching the MCU movies in order is reasonably simple, and although some suggest watching in chronological order, it might be better for newcomers to watch them in order of release.
The studio is a true behemoth of cinema, and they have masterfully adapted beloved Marvel comics into blockbuster films that have broken box office records around the globe.
The head honcho of Marvel Studios, Kevin Feige, has built up the movies one by one, gradually introducing new characters, concepts, and locations.
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The MCU is known for sprinkling Easter eggs, flashbacks and flash-forwards throughout, and who can forget those iconic post-credits scenes, so watching them in order of release is a great way to experience the films as they were originally intended.
So, get yourself some popcorn and settle down on the sofa for an epic MCU movie marathon made up of all 23 films from the three phases.
Phase One:
- Iron Man (2008)
- The Incredible Hulk (2008)
- Iron Man 2 (2010)
- Thor (2011)
- Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
- The Avengers (2012)
Phase Two:
- 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 Three:
- Captain America: Civil War (2016)
- Doctor Strange (2016)
- Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 2 (2017)
- Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
- Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
- Black Panther (2018)
- Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
- Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)
- Captain Marvel (2019)
- Avengers: Endgame (2019)
- Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)
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