How to Watch Marvel Movies in Order Online

What to Know

Chronologically: Watch Captain America: The First Avenger, then watch Captain Marvel, Iron Man, and Iron Man 2.
Release order: Watch Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk, then Iron Man 2 and Thor.
You can find and watch most Marvel movies on Disney+ and Amazon Prime.

This article explains how to watch Marvel movies either in chronological order or in order of release. It covers core Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) movies connected to the overall Avengers storyline, starting with Iron Man.

Watch Marvel Movies in Chronological Order

Want to watch the movies of the Marvel Cinematic Universe in the order that the story takes place in the world of the characters? Then here's the order you should follow.

Movie	Chronology	Where to Watch
Captain America: The First Avenger	Takes place in the 1940s	Amazon Prime, Disney+
Captain Marvel	Takes place in 1995	Disney+, Amazon Prime
Iron Man	Takes place in 2010	Disney+, Amazon Prime
Iron Man 2	Time not specified, but before Avengers	Amazon Prime, Disney+
The Incredible Hulk	Time not specified, but before Avengers	Amazon Prime, Vudu
Thor	Takes place six months before Avengers	Amazon Prime, Disney+
The Avengers	Takes place in 2012	Amazon Prime, Disney+
Iron Man 3	Takes place six months after Avengers	Amazon Prime, Disney+
Thor: The Dark World	Takes place after Avengers, but before Age of Ultron	Disney+, Amazon Prime
Captain America: Winter Soldier	Takes place after Avengers, but before Age of Ultron	Disney+, Amazon Prime
Guardians of the Galaxy	Takes place in 2014	Disney+, Amazon Prime
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2	Takes place after vol. 1	Disney+, Amazon Prime
Avengers: Age of Ultron	Takes place in 2015	Disney+, Amazon Prime
Ant-Man	Takes place in 2015	Disney+, Amazon Prime
Captain America: Civil War	Takes place after Age of Ultron, but before Infinity War	Disney+, TBS, TNT, Amazon Prime
Spider-Man: Homecoming	Takes place after Civil War	Amazon Prime
Doctor Strange	Takes place in 2016	Disney+, Amazon Prime
Black Panther	Takes place in 2017	Disney+, TBS, TNT, Amazon Prime
Thor: Ragnarok	Takes place after Age of Ultron, but before Infinity War	Disney+, Amazon Prime
Avengers: Infinity War	Takes place in 2017	Disney+, TBS, TNT, Amazon Prime
Ant-Man and the Wasp	Takes place before Endgame	Disney+, Amazon Prime
Avengers: Endgame	Takes place in 2017 and 2022	Disney+, Amazon Prime
Spider-Man: Far From Home	Takes place after Endgame	Amazon Prime

Watch Marvel Movies in Order of Release

Prefer to watch Marvel movies in release order, just like those of us who went to the theater to see them? Then here's the order you should follow.

Marvel Movies Phase 1

Movie	Release Date	Where to Watch
Iron Man	May 2008	Disney+, Amazon Prime
The Incredible Hulk	June 2008	Amazon Prime, Vudu
Iron Man 2	May 2010	Amazon Prime, Disney+
Thor	May 2011	Amazon Prime, Disney+
Captain America: The First Avenger	July 2011	Amazon Prime, Disney+
The Avengers	May 2012	Amazon Prime, Disney+

Marvel Movies Phase 2

Movie	Release Date	Where to Watch
Iron Man 3	May 2013	Disney+, Amazon Prime
Thor: The Dark World	November 2013	Disney+, Amazon Prime
Captain America: The Winter Soldier	April 2014	Disney+, Amazon Prime
Guardians of the Galaxy	August 2014	Disney+, Amazon Prime
Avengers: Age of Ultron	May 2015	Disney+, Amazon Prime
Ant-Man	July 2015	Disney+, Amazon Prime

Marvel Movies Phase 3

AppMovie	Release Date	Where to Watch
Captain America: Civil War	May 2016	Disney+, TBS, TNT, Amazon Prime
Doctor Strange	November 2016	Disney+, Amazon Prime
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2	May 2017	Disney+, Amazon Prime
Spider-Man: Homecoming	July 2017	Amazon Prime
Thor: Ragnarok	November 2017	Disney+, Amazon Prime
Black Panther	February 2018	Disney+, TBS, TNT, Amazon Prime
Avengers: Infinity War	April 2018	Disney+, TBS, TNT, Amazon Prime
Ant-Man and the Wasp	July 2018	Disney+, Amazon Prime
Captain Marvel	March 2019	Disney+, Amazon Prime
Avengers: Endgame	April 2019	Disney+, Amazon Prime
Spider-Man: Far From Home	July 2019	Amazon Prime, Apple TV, YouTube, Google Play

Marvel Movies Phase 4

The next set of Marvel movies—Phase 4—expands the Marvel Cinematic Universe in numerous ways. Some of these titles aren't available for streaming because they haven't yet been released in theaters.

Movie	Release Date	Where to Watch
Black Widow	November 2020	Disney+, Amazon Prime, Apple TV
Eternals	February 2021	Disney+, Amazon Prime, Apple TV
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings	May 2021	Disney+, Amazon Prime, Apple TV, Google Play
Spider-Man: No Way Home	December 2021	Amazon Prime, Apple TV, Vudu, Google Play
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness	May 2022	Disney+, Amazon Prime, Google Play, Apple TV, Vudu, YouTube
Thor: Love and Thunder	July 2022	not yet released on streaming platforms

Marvel Movies Beyond Phase 4

The set of Marvel movies beyond Phase 4 is a little hazy right now. There are just basic names and rough release dates, so a lot of this might change. We'll update this as Marvel confirms more details.

Movie	Release Date	Where to Watch
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever	November 2022	not yet released
The Marvels	February 2023	not yet released
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3	May 2023	not yet released
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania	July 2023	not yet released
Blade	TBD	not yet released
Ironheart	TBD	not yet released
Captain America 4	TBD	not yet released

Pre-MCU Marvel movies, like Spider-Man (either the Toby McGuire or Andrew Garfield versions) aren't included in this article, and neither are the Spider-Man spinoffs that don't cross over with the MCU, like Venom.

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