Marvel Cinematic Universe

Iron Man through Avengers: Doomsday — every film, plus WandaVision, Loki, Daredevil and the rest.

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Where to start with Marvel Cinematic Universe

Watch it in release order, not in the order the story happens. The MCU was built one film at a time and each one assumes you have seen the last, so the in-universe order opens on two films made late that only land if you already know the answers. This is the short way in — six films instead of thirty-odd, ending at the point where you will know whether the rest is for you.

  1. 1
    Iron Man

    The film that invented the format, and it needs nothing from you. Everything the MCU does tonally starts here.

  2. 2
    The Avengers

    The payoff of the whole first run, and the moment the shared-universe idea stops being a promise and becomes the reason to keep watching.

  3. 3
    Captain America: The Winter Soldier

    Proof the MCU can be a serious thriller. The twist in it rewires the setting for everything that follows.

  4. 4
    Guardians of the Galaxy

    Opens up the cosmic half of the universe, and it is famously self-contained — almost no homework required.

  5. 5
    Black Panther

    The critical high point, and the clearest evidence these films can be about something other than punching.

  6. 6
    Avengers: Infinity War

    The test. If the collision of everyone you have just met lands, you are in. If it feels like homework, you are out, and you have lost six films rather than thirty.

Then what? If Infinity War landed, go straight to Endgame, then fill in Thor: Ragnarok, Captain America: The First Avenger and Doctor Strange before deciding about the multiverse era.

A suggested way in, not an official one. The full list is below — tick anything off in either place.

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