Marvel movies in order: Every Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) movie releases so far | 91mobiles.com

Over the course of a little more than a decade, the sprawling Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) managed to keep its fans enthralled. The Marvel movies universe commenced with Robert Downey Jr’s Iron Man and then introduced the key players of the universe, including the core Avengers, Captain America, Thor, Hawkeye, Hulk and Black Widow. While we had to say goodbye to many favourites in this journey, the MCU brought forth new characters and has plans for more complex phases in its MCU. Ant-Man and the Wasp Quantumania, has kickstarted Phase 5. 

Marvel films in chronological order

Phase 1

Iron Man (2008)

It’s the film that started it all. Starring Robert Downey Jr as Iron, Man the first film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe follows billionaire Tony Stark as he builds a suit of armour to escape from activity. The superhero Iron Man is born, paving the way for the rest of the MCU films. Iron Man grossed over $585 million and became the highest-grossing film of 2008.

• IMDB rating: 7.9/10
• Cast: Robert Downey Jr, Jon Favreau, Gwyneth Paltrow
• Where to watch: Disney Plus Hotstar

The Incredible Hulk (2008)

Before Mark Ruffalo became the green monster that we’ve grown to love, Edward Norton took on the role of Bruce Banner. The film, also starring Liv Tyler, sees Banner becoming a reluctant pawn in the military scheme to revive the Super Soldier program. Banner escapes from the military, as he battles with the Hulk within him.

• Cast: Edward Norton, Tim Roth, Liv Tyler
• IMDB rating: 6.6/10
• Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video

Iron Man 2 (2010)



A sequel to the first Iron Man, the film sees Tony Stark evading calls from the US government to hand over the Iron Man technology as his health suffers a serious decline. While the film received much praise, it was considered rather inferior in quality to the first film. Nevertheless, it grossed over $623 million at the worldwide box office.

• IMDB rating: 6.9/10
• Cast: Robert Downey Jr, Mickey Rourke, Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle
• Where to watch: Disney Plus Hotstar

Thor (2011)

Directed by Kenneth Branagh, Thor saw Chris Hemsworth take on the role of the powerful Norse God, who is banished from his kingdom of Asgard after reigniting a war. His brother Loki (Tom Hiddleston) conspires to usurp the throne, and Thor has to prove himself worthy. The film also starred Natalie Portman.

• IMDB rating: 7/10
• Cast: Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Anthony Hopkins
• Where to watch: Disney Plus Hotstar

Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)

Directed by John Johnston, the film sees Chris Evans as Steve Rogers, a physically weak man, who is transformed into the super soldier Captain America and is tasked with preventing the enemy Red Skull from using the Tesseract, to overtake the world. The film also starred Hayley Atwell and Sebastian Stan.

• IMDB rating: 6.9/10
• Cast: Chris Evans, Sebastian Stan, Hayley Atwell
• Where to watch: Disney Plus Hotstar

The Avengers (2012)

All the superheroes including Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner) and Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) join forces to prevent Thor’s brother Loki from conquering Earth. The film grossed over $1.5 billion worldwide, breaking new records at the global box office and becoming the first Marvel film to generate 1 billion in sales. 

• IMDB rating: 8/10
• Cast: Robert Downey Jr, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Jeremy Renner, Mark Ruffalo
• Where to watch: Disney Plus Hotstar

Phase 2

Iron Man 3 (2013)

With the events of The Avengers film still fresh in his mind, Tony Stark has a new series of challenges as he has to deal with a national terrorism campaign in the United States, led by the Mandarin. Jon Favreau, who had directed the first two Iron Man films, did not return for the third film, which was instead helmed by Shane Black. 

• IMDB rating: 7.1/10
• Cast: Robert Downey Jr, Ben Kingsley, Gwyneth Paltrow
• Where to watch: Disney Plus Hotstar

Thor The Dark World (2013)

The second film in the Thor franchise, and possibly the most condemned, Thor The Dark World sees Loki being punished for his crimes in The Avengers film. However, darker forces are at play, and once again Thor and Loki need to set aside their differences as they venture to save the Nine Realms from the Dark Elves.

Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)

While Steve Rogers struggles to adjust to his new life while working at S.H.I.E.L.D., he is compelled to join forces with Black Widow and Falcon (Anthony Mackie) as they uncover the truth about an assassin named The Winter Soldier. The film was directed by Anthony and Joe Russo.

• IMDB rating: 7.8/10
• Cast: Chris Evans, Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan, Samuel L Jackson, Scarlett Johansson
• Where to watch: Disney Plus Hotstar

Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)

Leaving the Earth aside for a bit, Marvel introduced the Guardians to us – a group of intergalactic misfits, Star-Lord (Chris Pratt), Gamora (Zoe Saldana), Rocket (voiced by Bradley Cooper), Groot (Vin Diesel) and Drax (Dave Bautista). Directed by James Gunn, the film sees the group going on the run after tracking down the Power Stone. 

• IMDB rating: 8/10
• Cast: Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Dave Bautista
• Where to watch: Disney Plus Hotstar

Avengers Age of Ultron (2015)

The Avengers are back, and they encounter Pietro and Wanda Maximoff, both of whom have tragic backstories. Events spin out of control after Tony Stark and Bruce Banner’s ‘Ultron’ defence plan goes haywire as the artificial intelligence plans to eradicate the earth of all humanity.

• IMDB rating: 7.3/10
• Cast: Robert Downey Jr, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Mark Ruffalo, Jeremy Renner, Chris Hemsworth, Elizabeth Olsen
• Where to watch: Disney Plus Hotstar