Confused by the Marvel Cinematic Universe? Here's How to Watch Every MCU Movie and Show

The MCU movies seem like they twist and turn throughout time, so we set them out in chronological order.

• "Captain America: The First Avenger"
• "Captain Marvel"
• "Iron Man"
• "The Incredible Hulk"
• "Iron Man 2"
• "Thor"
• "The Avengers"
• "Iron Man 3"
• "Thor: The Dark World"
• "Captain America: The Winter Soldier"
• "Guardians of the Galaxy"
• "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2"
• "Avengers: Age of Ultron"
• "Ant-Man"
• "Captain America: Civil War"
• "Black Widow"
• "Spider-Man: Homecoming"
• "Black Panther"
• "Doctor Strange"
• "Thor: Ragnarok"
• "Ant-Man and the Wasp"
• "Avengers: Infinity War"
• "Avengers: Endgame"
• "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings"
• "Spider-Man: Far From Home"
• "Eternals"
• "Spider-Man: No Way Home"
• "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness"
• "Thor: Love and Thunder"
• "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever"
• "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania"
• "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3"
• "The Marvels"

The MCU release-date order is pretty similar to its chronological one — with some key differences, especially in the early years.

• "Iron Man" (2008)
• "The Incredible Hulk" (2008)
• "Iron Man 2" (2010)
• "Thor" (2011)
• "Captain America: The First Avenger" (2011)
• "The Avengers" (2012)
• "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)
• "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)
• "Avengers: Endgame" (2019)
• "Spider-Man: Far From Home" (2019)
• "Black Widow" (2021)
• "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings" (2021)
• "Eternals" (2021)
• "Spider-Man: No Way Home" (2021)
• "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness" (2022)
• "Thor: Love and Thunder" (2022)
• "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" (2022)
• "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania" (2023)
• "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3" (2023)
• "The Marvels (2023)"

The chronological order of MCU shows is a bit more complicated — especially with "Loki" in the mix.

• "Agent Carter"
• "Agents of SHIELD"
• "Daredevil"
• "Jessica Jones"
• "Luke Cage"
• "Iron Fist"
• "The Defenders"
• "The Punisher"
• "Inhumans"
• "Runaways"
• "Cloak & Dagger"
• "WandaVision"
• "Loki" seasons one and two
• "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier"
• "Hawkeye"
• "What If?"
• "Moon Knight"
• "Ms. Marvel"
• "She-Hulk"
• "Secret Invasion"

The release-date order of MCU shows is even more complicated because the series have been released across networks and streaming services.

• "Agents of SHIELD" (2013—2020)
• "Agent Carter" (2015—2016)
• "Daredevil" (2015—2018)
• "Jessica Jones" (2015—2019)
• "Luke Cage" (2016—2018)
• "Iron Fist" (2017—2018)
• "The Defenders" (2017)
• "The Punisher" (2017—2019)
• "Inhumans" (2017)
• "Runaways" (2017—2019)
• "Cloak & Dagger" (2018—2019)
• "WandaVision" (2021)
• "Loki" (2021—)
• "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier" (2021)
• "Hawkeye" (2021)
• "What If?" (2021—)
• "Moon Knight" (2022)
• "Ms. Marvel" (2022)
• "She-Hulk" (2022)
• "Secret Invasion" (2023)

When all the movies and shows get put together, you have a full picture of the sprawling Marvel Cinematic Universe.

• "Captain America: The First Avenger"
• "Agent Carter"
• "Captain Marvel"
• "Iron Man"
• "The Incredible Hulk"
• "Iron Man 2"
• "Thor"
• "The Avengers"
• "Iron Man 3"
• "Thor: The Dark World"
• "Agents of SHIELD"
• "Captain America: The Winter Soldier"
• "Guardians of the Galaxy"
• "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2"
• "Daredevil"
• "Avengers: Age of Ultron"
• "Ant-Man"
• "Jessica Jones"
• "Luke Cage"
• "Captain America: Civil War"
• "Black Widow"
• "Iron Fist"
• "The Defenders"
• "Spider-Man: Homecoming"
• "Black Panther"
• "The Punisher"
• "Doctor Strange"
• "Inhumans"
• "Runaways"
• "Cloak & Dagger"
• "Thor: Ragnarok"
• "Ant-Man and the Wasp"
• "Avengers: Infinity War"
• "Avengers: Endgame"
• "WandaVision"
• "Loki" seasons one and two
• "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier"
• "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings"
• "Spider-Man: Far From Home"
• "Eternals"
• "Spider-Man: No Way Home"
• "Hawkeye"
• "What If?"
• "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness"
• "Moon Knight"
• "Thor: Love and Thunder"
• "Ms. Marvel"
• "She-Hulk"
• "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever"
• "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania"
• "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3"
• "Secret Invasion"
• "The Marvels"

The first MCU movie was released in 2008. Dozens of movies and TV shows later, here we are.

• "Iron Man" (2008)
• "The Incredible Hulk" (2008)
• "Iron Man 2" (2010)
• "Thor" (2011)
• "Captain America: The First Avenger" (2011)
• "The Avengers" (2012)
• "Iron Man 3" (2013)
• "Agents of SHIELD" (2013—2020)
• "Thor: The Dark World" (2013)
• "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" (2014)
• "Guardians of the Galaxy" (2014)
• "Agent Carter" (2015—2016)
• "Daredevil" (2015—2018)
• "Avengers: Age of Ultron" (2015)
• "Ant-Man" (2015)
• "Jessica Jones" (2015—2019)
• "Captain America: Civil War" (2016)
• "Doctor Strange" (2016)
• "Luke Cage" (2016—2018)
• "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" (2017)
• "Iron Fist" (2017—2018)
• "Spider-Man: Homecoming" (2017)
• "The Defenders" (2017)
• "Inhumans" (2017)
• "Thor: Ragnarok" (2017)
• "The Punisher" (2017—2019)
• "Cloak & Dagger" (2018—2019)
• "Black Panther" (2018)
• "Avengers: Infinity War" (2018)
• "Ant-Man and the Wasp" (2018)
• "Avengers: Endgame" (2019)
• "Spider-Man: Far From Home" (2019)
• "Black Widow" (2021)
• "WandaVision" (2021)
• "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier" (2021)
• "Loki" (2021—)
• "What If?" (2021—)
• "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings" (2021)
• "Eternals" (2021)
• "Hawkeye" (2021)
• "Spider-Man: No Way Home" (2021)
• "Moon Knight" (2022)
• "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness" (2022)
• "Ms. Marvel" (2022)
• "Thor: Love and Thunder"(2022)
• "She-Hulk" (2022)
• "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" (2022)
• "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania" (2023)
• "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3" (2023)
• "Secret Invasion" (2023)
• "The Marvels (2023)"

There have been four Avengers movies so far, with two more in the works.

• "The Avengers"
• "Avengers: Age of Ultron"
• "Avengers: Infinity War"
• "Avengers: Endgame"

The first four Avengers movies were released over the course of seven years.

• "The Avengers" (2012)
• "Avengers: Age of Ultron" (2015)
• "Avengers: Infinity War" (2018)
• "Avengers: Endgame" (2019)

The three Iron Man films served as the anchor for the MCU stories for years.

• "Iron Man"
• "Iron Man 2"
• "Iron Man 3"

The Iron Man film trilogy ended in 2013.

• "Iron Man" (2008)
• "Iron Man 2" (2010)
• "Iron Man 3" (2013)

Thor has headlined his own movie four times, telling a sprawling saga inspired by the comics and mythology.

• "Thor"
• "Thor: The Dark World"
• "Thor: Ragnarok"
• "Thor: Love and Thunder"

The Thor movies have been released over the course of 11 years — and we could be getting more.

• "Thor" (2011)
• "Thor: The Dark World" (2013)
• "Thor: Ragnarok" (2017)
• "Thor: Love and Thunder" (2022)

The Captain America movies cover the biggest stretch of years, from 1942 to 2016.

• "Captain America: The First Avenger"
• "Captain America: The Winter Soldier"
• "Captain America: Civil War"

There have been three Captain America movies so far — with a fourth planned for Phase 5.

• "Captain America: The First Avenger" (2011)
• "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" (2014)
• "Captain America: Civil War" (2016)

The Guardians of the Galaxy films are organized in a simple trilogy.

• "Guardians of the Galaxy"
• "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2"
• "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3"

The Guardians trilogy wrapped up in 2023.

• "Guardians of the Galaxy" (2014)
• "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" (2017)
• "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3" (2023)

"Spider-Man: Homecoming" picks up after "Captain America: Civil War."

• "Spider-Man: Homecoming"
• "Spider-Man: Far From Home"
• "Spider-Man: No Way Home"

Tom Holland is rumored to return for a fourth Spider-Man film.

• "Spider-Man: Homecoming" (2017)
• "Spider-Man: Far From Home" (2019)
• "Spider-Man: No Way Home" (2021)

There have been three Ant-Man films so far.

• "Ant-Man"
• "Ant-Man and the Wasp"
• "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania"

"Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania" kicked off Phase 5 in 2023.

• "Ant-Man" (2015)
• "Ant-Man and the Wasp" (2018)
• "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania" (2023)

The two Doctor Strange movies feature a bit of time traveling and universe traversing.

• "Doctor Strange"
• "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness"

Doctor Strange's two solo movies were released six years apart.

• "Doctor Strange" (2016)
• "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness" (2022)