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how to watch avengers movies in order

To watch the Avengers movies in order, the simplest way is to follow the release order of the core team-up films, and then (optionally) weave in the solo Marvel movies around them for a full Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) marathon. Release order preserves all the surprises and matches how fans originally experienced the story.

Core Avengers watch order

If you only care about the main Avengers movies and not every MCU film, watch them like this:

  1. Marvel’s The Avengers (2012)
  2. Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
  3. Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
  4. Avengers: Endgame (2019)

Planned future team-up films that continue the Avengers saga include:

  • Avengers: The Kang Dynasty (currently slated around 2026)
  • Avengers: Secret Wars (currently slated around 2027)

Best order for newcomers

For most people starting now, release order of the broader MCU up to Endgame works best because it introduces characters and plot twists in the intended sequence.

  • Start with:
    • Iron Man (2008)
    • The Incredible Hulk (2008)
    • Iron Man 2 (2010)
    • Thor (2011)
    • Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
    • Marvel’s The Avengers (2012)
  • Then continue through Phases 2 and 3, making sure you hit, before Infinity War and Endgame:
    • Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
    • Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
    • Captain America: Civil War (2016)
    • Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
    • Black Panther (2018)
    • Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
    • Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)
    • Captain Marvel (2019)
    • Avengers: Endgame (2019)

This path matches many fan recommendations on forums, where users usually say “just watch them in release order like everyone did.”

Chronological timeline option

If the goal is to follow the in-universe story timeline, some viewers prefer a chronological order that starts earlier in the MCU history.

A streamlined Avengers-focused timeline up to Endgame often goes:

  • Captain America: The First Avenger (WWII era)
  • Captain Marvel (1995)
  • Iron Man, Iron Man 2, The Incredible Hulk, Thor (2008–2011 era)
  • The Avengers (2012)
  • Iron Man 3, Thor: The Dark World, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Guardians of the Galaxy, Guardians Vol. 2 (2013–2014 era)
  • Avengers: Age of Ultron, Ant-Man (2015)
  • Captain America: Civil War, Black Widow, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Black Panther, Doctor Strange, Thor: Ragnarok (2016–2017 era)
  • Avengers: Infinity War, Ant-Man and the Wasp (2017–2018)
  • Avengers: Endgame (2017–2022 within the story)

Chronological order gives a smoother in-world timeline but can rearrange when certain twists and character reveals hit.

Quick comparison of orders

Here is how the two main approaches differ for someone focused on how to watch Avengers movies in order:

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Watch style What it means Best for
Release order Follow real-world cinema release dates, from Iron Man (2008) through Endgame and beyond.First-time viewers who want surprises and character arcs exactly as audiences saw them.
Chronological order Arrange movies by the year events happen in the MCU, starting with Captain America: The First Avenger and Captain Marvel. Rewatches or timeline nerds who care about in-universe continuity more than original reveal order.

“Quick Scoop” takeaway

  • For a simple answer to “how to watch Avengers movies in order”:
    • Watch the four core Avengers films in release order, and you are good.
  • For the fuller experience leading into those team-up films:
    • Use MCU release order through Avengers: Endgame, which many guides and fan discussions still recommend as the most satisfying path.

Information gathered from public forums or data available on the internet and portrayed here.