Marvel Cinematic Universe Viewing Order - Chronological Timeline Order

Below is the chronological order of the MCU films (**movies only, excluding TV series**) based on the **timeline of events (Chronological Order)**, with brief explanations of the time periods:

| Film | Timeline Analysis |
| :--- | :--- |
| *Captain America: The First Avenger* | Primarily set during World War II (1943–1945); Steve Rogers becomes Captain America. |
| *Captain Marvel* | Set in 1995; early days of S.H.I.E.L.D.; Nick Fury loses his left eye. |
| *Iron Man* | Set in 2010; Tony Stark publicly reveals his identity as Iron Man; the official beginning of the MCU. |
| *Iron Man 2* | Set in 2011; timeline overlaps with *The Incredible Hulk* and *Thor*. |
| *The Incredible Hulk* | Set in 2011; Bruce Banner is on the run; the ending leads directly into the events before *The Avengers*. |
| *Thor* | Set in 2011; Thor is exiled to Earth. |
| *The Avengers* | Set in 2012; the Battle of New York; the Avengers are officially formed. |
| *Iron Man 3* | Set after Christmas 2012; deals with Tony's PTSD following the Battle of New York. |
| *Thor: The Dark World* | Set in 2013; the Convergence of the Nine Realms. |
| *Captain America: The Winter Soldier* | Set in 2014; the fall of S.H.I.E.L.D. |
| *Guardians of the Galaxy* | Set in 2014; Star-Lord forms the Guardians of the Galaxy. |
| *Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2* | Immediately follows the first film, still set in 2014 (spanning only a few months). |
| *Avengers: Age of Ultron* | Set in 2015; the Ultron incident. |
| *Ant-Man* | Set in 2015; Scott Lang becomes Ant-Man. |
| *Captain America: Civil War* | Set in 2016; the Avengers split. |
| *Black Widow* | Set in 2016, after *Civil War*; Natasha Romanoff is on the run. |
| *Black Panther* | Set in 2016; T'Challa ascends to the throne. |
| *Spider-Man: Homecoming* | Set in 2016, shortly after *Civil War*. |
| *Doctor Strange* | Set in 2016–2017; Stephen Strange learns the mystic arts. |
| *Thor: Ragnarok* | Set in 2017; the destruction of Asgard. |
| *Ant-Man and the Wasp* | Set in 2018; occurs concurrently with the ending of *Infinity War*. |
| *Avengers: Infinity War* | Set in 2018; Thanos snaps his fingers. |
| *Avengers: Endgame* | Spans from 2018 to 2023; the counterattack five years later. |
| *Spider-Man: Far From Home* | Set in 2024; the first film after *Endgame*. |
| *Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings* | Set in 2024; after the events of *Endgame*. |
| *Eternals* | Set around 2024; spans human history but the main storyline is post-*Endgame*. |
| *Spider-Man: No Way Home* | Set in 2024; the multiverse is opened. |
| *Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness* | Directly follows *No Way Home*; set in 2024. |
| *Thor: Love and Thunder* | Set around 2024; Thor's journey of self-reconstruction. |
| *Black Panther: Wakanda Forever* | Set in 2024; mourning T'Challa. |
| *Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania* | Set around 2025; introduces Kang. |
| *Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3* | Set several years after *Endgame* (approx. 2026); concludes Rocket's story. |
| *The Marvels* | Set around 2026; multiple character storylines converge in space. |
| *Deadpool & Wolverine* | Set within the multiverse; the timeline is highly flexible and is typically viewed later in the multiverse saga. |