The MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe) — lead by some terrific people, including Kevin Feige — officially began in 2008 with the release of Iron Man. Marvel took a huge gamble, and not just in Robert Downey, Jr. as the lead, but in the franchise itself; but, thanks to Feige, RDJ, and director/co-star Jon Favreau, Iron Man jump-started a franchise that would expand beyond everyone’s wildest dreams and become beloved by fans all over the world — myself included.
One way to rewatch the MCU is in chronological order — when they occur in the franchise timeline, not necessarily when they were released (see below):
1. Captain America: The First Avenger (WWII; 2012)
2. Captain Marvel (1995)
3. Iron Man (2010)
4. Iron Man 2 (2010)
5. Thor (2011)
6. The Avengers (2012)
7. Iron Man 3 (2013)
8. Thor: The Dark World (2013)
9. Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
10. Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 1 (2014)
11. Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2 (2014)
12. Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
13. Ant-Man (2015)
14. Captain America: Civil War (2016)
15. Black Widow (2021)
16. Spider-Man: Homecoming (2016-17)
17. Doctor Strange (2016)
18. Black Panther (2017)
19. Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
20. The Avengers: Infinity War (2017)
21. Ant-Man and the Wasp (2017)
22. Avengers: Endgame (2017; 2022; revisits 2012 and 2014)
23. Spider-Man: Far From Home (2022)
24. Shang-Chi & the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)
25. The Eternals (2021)
Feel free to click any of links above to see my MCU deep dives, including best and worst lines and vegan/animal-related shout-outs.
Note: You will see that I have noticeably left out 2008’s The Incredible Hulk; this was intentional. While it is technically considered part of the MCU, aside from a cameo from RDJ’s Tony Stark at the end and the presence of William Hurt’s general — who appears later in the franchise — there is nothing that really ties it to the MCU. Plus, seeing as Edward Norton is [rightfully] replaced with Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner, including this film in your MCU rewatch isn’t the best decision. But, that’s just my personal opinion. The film on its own, separate from the MCU, is actually fairly decent.
Marvel has also jumped into the streaming game, with a slew of Disney+ series:
-WandaVision (January 2021)
-The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (March 2021)
-Loki (June 2021)
-What If…? (August 2021)
-Hawkeye (November 2021)
-Ms. Marvel (TBA 2022)
-Moon Knight (TBA 2022)
-She-Hulk (TBA 2022)
-Secret Invasion (TBA 2022)
-Ironheart (TBA)
-Armor Wars (TBA)
-I Am Groot (TBA)