Marvel Movies in Order: How to Watch in UK Chronologically

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If you’re a superhero freak and haven’t stumbled on the Marvel movies yet, you are missing a lot. Currently, there are 28 Marvel movies in order, with new movies adding up every year. Moreover, all these movies are connected by events and characters.

Therefore, we recommend you to watch Marvel movies in order from the UK so that you don’t lose track of the events happening in the series.

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Keeping up with the correct order with such a big number of movies can be difficult, and we don’t blame you for this; we know it’s overwhelming. So in this article, we have created a list of all 28 Marvel movies to watch in chronological order in the UK so that you don’t miss any part and binge-watch to your heart’s content.

Be it Captain America or Captain Marvel, Incredible Hulk or Thor, Iron Man or Ant-Man – we all love the Avengers because each of them has a unique ability.

Without further ado, let’s get started with the list of MCU movies in order:


Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)

Captain-America

Director: Joe Johnston

Writer: Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely

Cast: Chris Evan, Sebastian Stan,  Hayley Atwell

It’s the year 1964, the world is amidst War. Steve Rogers wants to join the American armed forces but he is rejected because of his physique & stature.

He somehow manages to enter an experimental program that converts him into a Superhero called Captain America. He then joins forces with Bucky Barnes & Peggy Carter and plays his incredible role in the fight against the Nazi-supported HYDRA organization.

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Captain Marvel (2019)

Captain-Marvel

Director/ Writer: Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck

Cast: Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson, Gemma Chan

Captain Marvel, a Kree, one of the Nobel warrior heroes, is constantly fighting the bad guys Skrulls. However, she keeps having flashbacks of another life as U. S. Airforce pilot Carol Danvers.

Watch as she unfolds the secrets of her past with the help of Captain Fury while fighting with the evil Skrulls, ending the War using her special powers. This is one of the best Marvel movies in order to watch!

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Iron Man (2008)

Iron-Man-1

Director: Jon Favreau

Writer: Mark Fergus, Hawk Ostby

Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Jon Favreau, Gwyneth Paltrow

The Story is about Tony Stark, who is an industrial tycoon and a genius mastermind. Tony is performing weapon tests away from his own country, but the bad guys abduct him and force him to create a deadly weapon to be used against the human race.

Stark is smart enough to build an armoured suit instead and defeats his enemies rather. He then returns to America, improvises his armoured suit, and uses it to lid the crimes & terrorism.

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Iron Man 2 (2010)

Iron-Man-2

Director: Jon Favreau

Writer: Justin Theroux

Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle

Tony’s armored suit is no longer a secret now. And his new identity is creating new hurdles in his life. The U.S. army is bulldozing him to share his latest technology with them.

However, Stark is apprehensive about this idea. He fears that the technology will fall into the wrong hands. Therefore, Stark, along with “Rhodey” & “Pepper Pots,” creates a new gang to fight off the evils of a new, more potent enemy.

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The Incredible Hulk (2008)

The-Incredible-Hulk

Director: Louis Leterrier

Writer: Stan Lee

Cast: Edward Norton, Liv Tyler, Tim Roth

A renowned scientist, genius, and medical doctor, Bruce Banner is researching gamma radiations. Unluckily, instead of finding the cure, he ends up contaminating his cells with gamma radiation that turns him into the Hulk.

He desperately wants to get rid of his situation. Soon Banner comes across a new, more significant threat, a powerful and agile enemy called “The Abomination.” Watch as Hulk smothers him with his mighty powers.

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Thor (2011)

Thor

Director: Kenneth Branagh

Writer: Ashley Edward Miller, Zack Stentz

Cast: Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston

Thor,  the son of Odin, who is the king of the Norse gods, is about to inherit the throne of Asgard from his father. However, things started to go wrong as he reacted with brutality and violated their treaty with the god’s enemies, the

Frost Giants, as they entered the palace on his coronation. His father, Odin, sends him to earth as punishment. Meanwhile, Loki, his brother, is planning against him in Asgard. Watch how he faces the biggest threats of his life without his superpowers.

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Marvel’s The Avengers(2012)

The-Avengers

Director/Writer: Joss Whedon

Cast: Scarlett Johansson, Chris Hemsworth, Samuel L Jackson, Robert Downey Jr.

Nick Fury who is the director of S.H.I.E.L.D. starts recruiting superheroes for a special mission. Thor’s brother Loki has now gained access to the unlimited powers of the energy cube called the Tesseract.

He is the biggest threat to Earth right now that has to be stopped. To carry out the mission, Fury has selected Iron Man, Captain America, Black Widow, the Hulk, Hawkeye, and Loki’s own brother Thor.

Watch how these super warriors save the world with their superpowers.

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Thor: The Dark World (2013)

Thor-The-Dark-World

Director: Alan Taylor,

Writer: Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely

Cast: Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston

The Asgards were disarmed after winning a battle against the evil race called the Dark Elves. Their superweapon, the Aether, is taken from them and buried in an unknown secret place.

Hundreds of years passed when Jane Foster got her hands on Aether and became its host. She also forces Thor to take her to Asgard.

Soon after reaching there, she is held captive by the Dark Elf Maleikth, who uses the Aether to destroy the Universe. This is one of the best Marvel movies in order of story to watch with an amazing plot.

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Iron Man 3(2013)

Iron-Man-3

Director: Shane Black

Writer: Shane Black, Drew Pearce

Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle

Tony Stark is relying more on his armoured suit, so much so that everything in his life is affected. His relationship with Pepper is also going down the hill. His worry and sleeplessness to save New York from destruction is also a part of the problem. Therefore, when a notorious enemy Mandarin challenges him, Stark must rely on his intuition and powers to combat Mandarin and save the people he loves.

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Captain America: The Winter Soldier(2014)

Captain-America-The-Winter-Soldier

Director: Joe Russo, Anthony Russo

Writer: Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely

Cast: Scarlett Johansson, Chris Evans, Anthony Mackie

Following the devastating battle in New York between the Avengers and Loki, Steve Rogers, who is known as Captain America, tries to settle down in Washington, adjusting to the norms of modern times. After an attack on an S.H.I. E.L.D. Colleague Roger gets stuck in a conspiracy that puts the whole world at risk. Watch how Captain America, along with the black widow and a new fellow, the Falcon struggles to expose the scheme.

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Guardians Of The Galaxy( 2014)

Guardians-Of-The-Galaxy

Director: James Gunn

Writer: Nicole Perlman

Cast: Chris Pratt, Dave Bautista, Zoe Saldana

Space adventurer Peter Quill steals an orb that a powerful villain Ronan wants. After stealing the Orb, Peter finds himself running from the bounty hunters. To get away with the orb, Quill is forced into a treaty with four different eccentrics: Rocket Raccoon, Groot, enigmatic Gamora, and Drax the Destroyer. However, when Quill discovers the true powers of the orb, he must work with his gang to save the world.

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Guardians Of The Galaxy: Vol. 2 (2017)

Guardians-Of-The-Galaxy-2

Director/Writer: James Gunn

Cast: Chriss Pratt, Dave Bautista, Zoe Saldana

The Sovereign, a mighty Alien race, hired Peter Quill and his gang to protect their batteries from attackers. However, after discovering that Rocket is the thief who stole the items, the Sovereign sends their fleet to retrieve the batteries to take revenge on the Guardians. And on their way to escape, guardians also find out about the mystery of Peter’s parentage.


Avengers: Age of Ultron(2015)

Avengers-Age-of-Ultron

Director/Writer: Joss Whedon

Cast: Scarlett Johansson, Robert Downey Jr., Elizabeth Olsen

Tony Stark tries to start a pacifist program; things go terribly wrong. Stark is left with no other choice but to gather the Avengers to fight off Ultron, a technological terror. The earth’s future is at risk due to Ultron, which has an intent of human extinction. On their way to fight off this technological evil, the Avengers also come across two powerful newcomers, Pietro & Wanda Maximoff.


Ant-Man(2015)

Ant-Man
Director: Peyton Reed

Writer: Edgar Wright, Joe Cornish, & Adam

Cast: Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Corey Stoll

Dr. Hank Pym is expelled from his own company by one of his proteges. Afterwards, he hires a thief mastermind, Scott Lang, to carry out his experiment.

Scott becomes Ant-man with superpowers of shrinking in size. Along with that, he is also armed with a suit and carries an army of ants. Ant-man must stop Cross, a.k.a. Yellowjacket, from improvising the same technology and using it for his evil deeds.


Captain America: Civil War(2016)

Captain-America-Civil-War

Director: Joe Russo, Anthony Russo

Writer:  Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely

Cast: Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson

Political pressure is rising to have an accountability system for the Avengers to determine the collateral damage caused by their actions. This new situation ends up dividing the team.

Captain America believes that Avenger’s actions should be free from any interference from the government. However, Iron Man strongly supports the opposite.

He thinks that everyone should be accountable for their deeds, be it the superhero. Black Window & Hawk-Eye must also choose a side as the debate fumes up.


Black Widow (2021)

Black-Widow
Director: Cate Shortland

Writer: David Hayter

Cast: Scarlet Johansson, Rachel Weisz, David Harbour

Natasha Romanoff unfolds the darker secret of her past when a dangerous conspiracy related to her past arises. Followed by force, whose only goal is to bring her down, Natasha must find out her history as a spy and the broken relations that left her long before becoming an avenger.


Spider-Man: Homecoming(2017)

Spider-Man-Homecoming

Director: Jon Watts

Writer: Jonathan Goldstein, John Francis Daley

Cast: Tom Holland, Zendaya, Marisa Tomei

The young Peter Parker, a.k.a. Spiderman, is thrilled by the recent experience of working with the Avengers. He returns home to live with his aunt May.

His mentor is carefully advising him as to how he can adjust to his new identity as Spiderman. He is also trying to get back to his daily routine.

However, proving himself as a superhero is quite distracting for him. Soon he gets a chance to test his superpowers against the deadly villain “Vulture,” who threatens to destroy everything he loves.


Black Panther( 2018)

Black-Panther
Director/ Writer: Ryan Coogler

Writer: Ryan Coogler, Joe Robert Cole

Cast: Chadwick Boseman, Lupita Nyong’O, Michael B. Jordan,

T’Challa comes back home to the Wakanda nation after his father’s death. He comes to claim his right to be the King. However, all of a sudden, a strong & robust enemy resurfaces.

T’Challa’s strength as a king and Black Panther is put to the test when he comes face to face with the most notorious Villian Killmonger.T’ Challa must save the world from the dangers of his enemies by using the full powers of Black Panther.


Doctor Strange(2016)

Doctor-Strange

Director: Scott Derrickson

Writer: Jon Spaihts

Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Rachel McAdams, Tilda Swinton.

Dr. Stephen Strange lost the power to use his hand in an accident. Despite complete medical attention, he remained unable to use his hands. Dejected by traditional medicine, Dr. Strange tries to heal himself in an abandoned territory. Soon he realized that the enclave is at the frontline of a war against the mysterious dark forces, hell-bent on destroying the real world. Strange is given two choices and forced to choose one. He may select a life with fortune and status or give up on all of this and move forward to defend the world as the most powerful wizard.

Thor: Ragnarok (2017)

Thor-Ragnarok

Director: Taika Waititi

Writer: Craig Kyle, Christopher Yost

Cast: Chris Hemsworth, Tessa Thompon, Cate Blanchett

Thor is detained on the other side of the universe, where he finds himself in a deadly battle against his former ally and part of the Avenger gang. Thor’s run for survival takes him in a race against time to stop the powerful Hela from destructing his homeland & the civilization of Asgard.


Ant-Man & the Wasp(2018)

Ant-Man-&-the-Wasp

Director: Peyton Reed

Writer: Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers, Andrew Barrer and Gabriel Ferrari

Cast: Evangeline Lilly, Paul Rudd, Michelle Pfeiffer

Scott Lang is witnessing the consequences of his decisions both as a father and a superhero. When he is approached by Hope Van Dyne and Dr. Pym once again, he must wear his Ant-man suit and battle alongside his ally, the Wasp. The mission ends up unfolding the secrets buried in the past, and the super duo faces an epic war against a powerful enemy.


Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

Avengers-Infinity-War

Director: Joe Russo, Anthony Russo

Writer: Stephen McFeely, Christopher Markus

Cast: Scarlett Johannsson, Tom Holland, Chris Hemsworth

The Avengers have ganged up to start a war against their most notorious and evil enemy of all times, “Thanos.” He is on a mission to gather all six infinity stones and then use these artifacts of incredible powers to inflict his twisted desire on all of reality.

The future of earth has never been more uncertain. Therefore, the Avengers must fight to save the world from the hands of Thanos.


Avengers: Endgame( 2019)

Avengers-Endgame
Director: Joe Russo, Anthony Russo

Writer: Stephen McFeely, Christopher Markus

Cast: Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth.

Floating in the space with no water or food, the Iron man sends a message to Pepper Potts when his oxygen supply begins to deplete.

In the meantime, the rest of the Avengers must find a way to bring back their remaining allies for a showdown with their most potent enemy Thanos.


Spiderman: Far From Home( 2019)

Spiderman-Far-From-Home

Director: Jon Watts

Writer: Stephen McFeely, Christopher Markus

Cast: Tom Holland, Zendaya, Jake Gyllenhaal

Peter Parker is enjoying his vacation in Europe when Nick Fury bangs on his hotel room door and asks for his help in an urgent mission against four massive creatures made up of elements.

Each of them represents water, earth, air & or fire that emerged from a hole, hell-bent on destroying the universe. Parker puts on his superhero suit and decides to help fury and his ally superhero Mysterio in fighting off the evil elemental creatures.


SHANG-CHI AND THE LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS (2021)

Shang-Chi-&-The-Legend-of-The-Ten-Rings

 

Director: Destin Daniel Cretton

Writer: Dave Callaham, Destin Daniel Cretton, Andrew Lanham

Stars: Simu Liu, Awkwafina, Tony Chiu-Wai-Leung

MCU has released its first foray into the Martial arts world, and we have to admit that they have nailed it again. This movie has made its place in the top MCU movies with likable characters, amazing action sequences, epic music, and a gripping family story.

The story is about Shang- Chi’s struggle with his past that he thought he had left behind, but it comes across to him as the mysterious ten ring organization. Besides, TBH, witnessing an Asian Superhero is itself an experience.


ETERNALS (2021)

Eternals

Director: Chloe Zhao

Writers: Chloe Zhao, Patrick Burleigh, Ryan Firpo

Cast: Gemma Chan, Richard Madden, Angelina Jolie

Marvel has finally served us a once-in-a-lifetime delicately yet gorgeously prepared refreshing treat of a superhero movie. This movie has so much quality content imbued very carefully by the marvel studios. It shows the creation of everything in the universe scientifically with logical fiction and expands one’s understanding of the MCU as well as the real world with multiple historical scenes. It’s a must-watch movie for everyone.


Spiderman: No Way Home (2021)

Spider-Man-No-Way-Home
Director: Jon Watts

Writers: Chris McKenna, Erik Sommers

Cast:
Tom Holland, Zendaya, Benedict Cumberbatch, Jacob Batalon

The movie picks up exactly where Spider-Man: Far From Home ends, i.e., Mysterio’s death. We see that Mysterio reveals Peter Parker’s identity and frames him for his murder in his dying moments via a video clip.

In a desperate attempt, Peter visits Dr. Strange to help him revert the damages done by Mysterio; however, Strange says there is no way out except a spell that will make everyone forget Spider-Man’s identity.

Strange tries to do the spell, but Peter makes so many changes that it goes terribly wrong and attracts unwanted villains from all other universes.

Now, Strange must do everything in his power to undo the spell, but Peter has other plans for the villains. Will Peter’s plan work, or will it bring more chaos than needed? Check out the latest movie because it’s better than expected!


Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness

Sam Raimi

Michael Waldron

Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Elizabeth Olsen, Chiwetel Ejiofor

Dr. Stephen Strange uses a secret spell to create a multiverse gateway. However, a threat comes that his squad may be unable to handle. It is a tripling and psychedelic experience. The MCU movie is one of the most original and distinct Marvel films ever made.

The cinematography, CGI, music, images, psychedelic effects, and unexpected elements of fear and surprise all contribute to the befuddling experience.

The film has numerous prior references from the MCU, Fantastic Four, Disney, and comics, which can only be understood and enjoyed by people who are familiar with the previous chronology and have read a few books.

Thanks to filmmaker Sam Raimi, who did marvels in directing the film, it was utterly different from a regular MCU movie experience.


Marvel Movies in Order – The Right Way to Watch!

First Phase:

Iron Man 1 – 2nd May 2008
The Incredible Hulk – 13th June 2008
Iron Man 2 – 7th May 2010
Thor – 6th May 2011
Captain America: The First Avenger – 22nd July 2011
Marvel’s The Avengers – 4th May 2012

Second Phase:

Iron Man 3 – 3rd May 2013
Thor: The Dark World – 8th November 2013
Captain America: The Winter Soldier – 4th April 2014
Guardians of the Galaxy – 1st August 2014
Avengers: Age of Ultron – 1st May 2015
Ant-Man – 17th July 2015

Third Phase:

Captain America: Civil War – 6th May 2016
Doctor Strange – 4th November 2016
Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2 – 5th May 2017
Spider-Man: Homecoming – 7th July 2017
Thor: Ragnarok – 3rd November 2017
Black Panther – 16th February 2018
Avengers: Infinity War – 27th April 2018
Ant-Man and the Wasp – 6th July 2018
Captain Marvel – 8th March 2019
Avengers: Endgame – 26th April 2019
Spider-Man: Far from Home – 2nd July 2019
Black Widow – 9th July 2021
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings – 3rd September 2021
Eternals – 5th November 2021
Spider-Man: No Way Home – 17th December 2021
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness – 6th May 2022

Fourth Phase – The Upcoming:

Thor: Love and Thunder – 8th July 2022
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – 11th November 2022
The Marvels (aka Captain Marvel 2) – 17th February 2023
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania – 28 July 2023
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 – 23rd May 2023


Take Away Note

In the end, we want to let you know that in this blog of marvel movies in order whichever order you select to stream the Marvel Cinematic Universe movies in the UK, whether it’s in the release date order or chronological order, it will be an unforgettable and distinctive experience.

Furthermore, since all 28 Marvel movies hold a story of their own, interlinked with the series, they can also be enjoyed as standalone movies.

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