# Marvel Cinematic Universe movies in release order: the Infinity Saga

The 23 films of the MCU's first three phases, from Iron Man (2008) to Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019), in the order they hit cinemas.

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- May 1, 2021 · Ethan Walker
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## Top 23

1. **Iron Man 2** (19 · ▲20 ▼1) — 2010. Stark against Whiplash; Black Widow's first appearance.
2. **Iron Man** (14 · ▲19 ▼5) — 2008. Phase One opens with Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark.
3. **The Incredible Hulk** (14 · ▲17 ▼3) — 2008. Edward Norton as Bruce Banner.
4. **The Avengers** (11 · ▲12 ▼1) — 2012. The team assembles against Loki in New York.
5. **Captain America: The Winter Soldier** (10 · ▲10 ▼0) — 2014. S.H.I.E.L.D. infiltrated by Hydra.
6. **Captain America: The First Avenger** (8 · ▲11 ▼3) — 2011. Steve Rogers in the Second World War.
7. **Thor** (8 · ▲10 ▼2) — 2011. Chris Hemsworth exiled from Asgard to Earth.
8. **Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2** (8 · ▲8 ▼0) — 2017. Star-Lord meets his father, Ego.
9. **Thor: The Dark World** (7 · ▲8 ▼1) — 2013. Thor against the Dark Elves.
10. **Captain America: Civil War** (6 · ▲6 ▼0) — 2016. The Avengers split over the Sokovia Accords.
11. **Spider-Man: Homecoming** (6 · ▲6 ▼0) — 2017. Tom Holland's first solo film as Spider-Man.
12. **Guardians of the Galaxy** (5 · ▲7 ▼2) — 2014. Star-Lord and his band of misfits.
13. **Ant-Man** (5 · ▲6 ▼1) — 2015. Paul Rudd shrinks; Phase Two ends.
14. **Black Panther** (5 · ▲6 ▼1) — 2018. T'Challa and Wakanda; Best Picture nominee.
15. **Spider-Man: Far From Home** (4 · ▲5 ▼1) — 2019. Peter Parker in Europe; Phase Three closes.
16. **Avengers: Age of Ultron** (3 · ▲5 ▼2) — 2015. Stark's AI turns against humanity.
17. **Thor: Ragnarok** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — 2017. Taika Waititi's comic turn for Thor.
18. **Captain Marvel** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — 2019. Brie Larson in the 1990s.
19. **Avengers: Infinity War** (2 · ▲6 ▼4) — 2018. Thanos gathers the Infinity Stones.
20. **Doctor Strange** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — 2016. Benedict Cumberbatch learns the mystic arts.
21. **Avengers: Endgame** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — 2019. The culmination of the saga; it became the highest-grossing film of all time that year.
22. **Iron Man 3** (1 · ▲5 ▼4) — 2013. Phase Two begins.
23. **Ant-Man and the Wasp** (-2 · ▲3 ▼5) — 2018. Scott Lang and Hope van Dyne.

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