The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is the greatest movie franchise, and it's ever-expanding. With greeted entertainment since 2008, MCU characters are the household names and favorites of the children.
For someone unfamiliar with the great cinematic universe, there is a specific order you need to watch the movies in to completely enjoy the movies, understand the intricate plot lines and understand the fictitious science fiction universe.
There are two paths you can take in watching the movie, one being the released order and the other being the chronological order.
The marvel cinematic universe is divided into four phases, the first three phases are called the infinity saga, and the last part follows the journey of all the side characters as the main lead.
In the release order, you start with Iron Man which was released in 2008, and end with moon night which will be released in the theaters in 2022.
Phase One:
1. Iron Man (2008)
2. The Incredible Hulk (2008)
3. Iron Man 2 (2010)
4. Thor (2011)
5. Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
6. The Avengers (2012)
Phase Two:
7. Iron Man 3 (2013)
8. Thor: The Dark World (2013)
9. Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
10. Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
11. Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
12. Ant-Man (2015)
Phase Three:
13. Captain America: Civil War (2016)
14. Doctor Strange (2016)
15. Guardians of the Galaxy 2 (2017)
16. Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
17. Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
18. Black Panther (2017)
19. Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
20. Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)
21. Captain Marvel (2019)
22. Avengers: Endgame (2019)
23. Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)
Phase Four:
24. WandaVision (2021)
25. Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021)
26. Loki season 1 (2021)
27. Black Widow (2021)
28. What If...? (2021)
29. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)
30. Eternals (2021)
31. Hawkeye (2021)
32. Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
33. Moon Knight (2022)
The chronological order is different from the release order. It begins during the second world war, with the first avenger, Captain America, followed by Captain Marvel and then the rest.
This order considers things as they take place, in opposition to the release, or, where things take place in non-chronological order, but still make sense.
In chronological order
1. Captain America: The First Avenger (1942-1943)
2. Captain Marvel (1995)
3. Iron Man (2010)
4. Iron Man 2 (2011)
5. The Incredible Hulk (2011)
6. Thor (2011)
7. The Avengers (2012)
8. Iron Man 3 (2012)
9. Thor: The Dark World (2013)
10. Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
11. Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
12. Guardians of the Galaxy 2 (2014)
13. Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
14. Ant-Man (2015)
15. Captain America: Civil War (2016)
16. Spider-Man: Homecoming (2016)
17. Doctor Strange (2016-2017)
18. Black Widow (2017)
19. Black Panther (2017)
20. Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
21. Ant-Man and the Wasp (2017)
22. Avengers: Infinity War (2017)
23. Avengers: Endgame (2018-2023)
24. Loki
25. What If...?
26. WandaVision (2023)
27. Shang-Chi and The Legend of the Ten Rings (2023-2024)
28. Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2023-2024)
29. Spider-Man: Far From Home (2024)
30. Spider-Man: No Way Home (2024)
31. Eternals (2024)
32. Hawkeye (2024)
33. Moon Knight (2025)
