

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings – set in the 'present' day of the MCU, i.e.Spider-Man: Far From Home – set eight months after Endgame.Avengers: Endgame – starts in 2017, finishes in 2022.Ant-Man and The Wasp – ambiguous, but fits nicely between Infinity War and Endgame (so around 2017).Avengers: Infinity War – occurs in 2017.Thor: Ragnarok – post-Ultron, pre-Infinity War.Spider-Man: Homecoming – post-Civil War, pre-Infinity War.Black Widow – takes place right after Civil War.Captain America: Civil War – post-Ultron, pre-Infinity War.Avengers: Age of Ultron – occurs in 2015.Guardians of the Galaxy – sometime in 2014.Captain America: Winter Soldier – post-Avengers, pre-Ultron.Thor: Dark World – post-Avengers, pre-Ultron.Iron Man 3 – takes place six months after The Avengers.Thor – events occur six months before Avengers.The Incredible Hulk – time unspecified, pre-Avengers.Iron Man 2 – takes place after Iron Man.Captain America: The First Avenger – takes place during WWII.We've also listed the MCU shows order below, so you can see how they fit around the movies. Here's how to watch the Marvel movies in chronological order: This is how you'll want to watch the Marvel movies in order if you're a continuity buff. But, to prevent any major confusion about where Eternals should be placed, we've slotted it in at the end of our list, just before Spider-Man: No Way Home. So you'll be starting with Captain America's origin story in WWII and end with Spider-Man: No Way Home.Įternals makes things trickier as there are flashbacks to time periods that precede Captain America's creation. This means you'll be watching the 27 Marvel movies in order by the year that they're set in.

Let's start with the MCU's chronological order. (Image credit: Sony Pictures/Marvel Studios)
