Marvel movie order: a definitive viewing chronology for the MCU (including Disney+ shows)

Marvel’s Cinematic Universe has become an intimidating endeavour for newcomers.

With over 30 films to digest, along with an expanding line-up of TV shows, there’s a whole lot of baggage to consider when catching up with Captain America, Thor or Doctor Strange.

READ MORE: Thor: Love and Thunder review: Marvel’s most metal movie yet The chronology of events has become murkier thanks to the Multiverse Saga, which gallivants through time and space on the regular.

If you’re planning to brave into the unknown through a Marvel marathon, here’s every mainline Marvel film and TV show in chronological order.

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Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) Marvel’s Cinematic Universe kicks off amid the Second World War in 1942, when Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) is recruited for a super-soldier experiment and becomes Captain America.

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Captain Marvel (2019) Set in 1995 as Earth is caught in a conflict between two alien civilisations, Captain Marvel serves as an early origin story for Carol Danvers (Brie Larson).

Brie Larson in ‘Captain Marvel’ CREDIT: Marvel 3.

Iron Man (2008) The film that launched the MCU, the original Iron Man starts the main chronology of events within Phase One with Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) at its centre.

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Iron Man 2 (2010) This sequel picks up directly after events in the original Iron Man , as the disclosure of his identity to the world triggers an unlikely foe in Russia.

It also serves as the first introduction to Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson).

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