5) The Incredible Hulk (2008)Īccording to Marvel’s timeline, The Incredible Hulk, which reveals Bruce Banner’s origin story, takes place at the same time as Iron Man 2, but the post-credits sequence shows Stark having a ‘consultant’ role with S.H.E.I.L.D.-which is why it made better sense at number five instead of four on our viewing order. 4) Iron Man 2 (2010)Ĭontinuing with Howard Stark’s legacy to tie the narrative threads together, Iron Man 2 dives deep into the functioning of the fictional agency, featuring Nick Fury in a more significant role to get the audiences to know him better. This feature also lets viewers in on the modern-day iteration of S.H.E.I.L.D. By the time you watch this, you’ll already know who Howard Stark is because of The First Avenger, and thus will be better placed to get introduced to his son (who is sure to become one of your most loved Marvel characters), Tony Stark. Though Iron Man was technically the first (released) MCU movie, chronologically it fits better at spot number three. It also sets up the Kree, an alien race that is later seen in Guardians of the Galaxy. 2) Captain Marvel (2019)Īnother origin story, Captain Marvel takes us to the mid-90s to focus on an important stage of Nick Fury’s career, and an update of S.H.E.I.L.D.’s priorities-the establishment of the Avengers Initiative. We spotted the first Infinity Stone here-the Tesseract (Space Stone) was hidden on Earth for centuries, in a church in Tonsberg, Norway, before Red Skull (the film’s antagonist) stole it in 1942. Something of an introduction to MCU, Captain America: The First Avenger is set largely in the 1940s, and acquaints viewers with the SSR, which later goes on to become S.H.E.I.L.D. 1) Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)

Looking forward to watching all the Marvel movies in order but don’t know where to begin? Skip the order of release-it’ll probably leave you confused by flitting you across timelines-and follow the chronological timeline for the best viewing order.

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