List Of All Marvel Movies Featuring the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU)
Spiderman: Far From Home’s release just saw the end of phase 3 of Marvel movies. And the Infinity Saga, that has made cinematic history come to an end. And what better time than now to take a look at all the Marvel films that have come out since 1994, featuring our favorite superheroes? So here you have it. The list of every MCU(Marvel Cinematic Universe) film ever made.
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1. Iron Man (2008)
- IMDb ratings- 7.9
- Directed By – Jon Favreau
- Written By – Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, Don Heck, Jack Kirby
- Starring – Robert Downey Jr. Terrence Howard. Jeff Bridges. Shaun Toub. Gwyneth Paltrow
- Release Date – 1 May 2008
- Runtime – 2h 6m
- Available On – Google Play Movies, Netflix, Hotstar
The start of the MCU. Iron Man had a plot so ingenious that it had people thinking “why did no-one think of this before?” An industrialist Mr. Tony Stark is captured. He constructs a high-tech armored suit to escape but then decides to use it to save the world. And a superhero is born.
2. The Incredible Hulk (2008)
- IMDb ratings- 6.7
- Directed By – Louis Leterrier
- Written By – Zak Penn
- Starring – Lou Ferrigno, Edward Norton, Liv Tyler, Tim Roth
- Release Date – 20 June 2008
- Runtime – 2h 15m
- Available On – Google Play Movies
Sci-fi creates another hero, but this time no suit. Instead, Dr. Bruce Banner exposes himself to high levels of gamma radiation Now he transforms into the huge, green Hulk and it’s not easy being green. A gritty and energetic movie, the Incredible Hulk kept the Marvel momentum going strong.
3. Iron Man 2 (2010)
- IMDb ratings- 7
- Directed By – Jon Favreau
- Written By – Justin Theroux
- Starring – Jon Favreau, Robert Downey, Jr., Don Cheadle
- Release Date – 7 May 2010
- Runtime – 2h 4m
- Available On – Hotstar
Tony Stark is a double mission in his hands. One, fight the government who wants him to open up his technology to the world. Two, save the world from dangerous enemies. Sci-fi and action combined in the best way possible in the greatest blockbuster film. This marvel movie was a highly demanded sequel that lived up to predecessor’s filled plot and pulse-raising scenes.
4. Thor (2011)
- IMDb ratings- 7
- Directed By – Kenneth Branagh
- Written By – Zack Stentz, Don Payne, Ashley Miller
- Starring – Chris Hemsworth, Isaac Kappy, Natalie Portman
- Release Date – 29 April 2011
- Runtime – 1h 55m
- Available On – Google Play Movies, Netflix, Hotstar
Thor is exiled by Odin, the King of Asgard and his father to live among mortals on Earth before he can inherit the throne. When he lands on Earth, his hammer is captured by S.H.I.E.L.D. And as Loki stirs up trouble, Thor has to face his greatest threat ever.
5. Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
- IMDb ratings- 6.9
- Directed By – Joe Johnston
- Written By – Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely
- Starring – Chris Evans, Hayley Atwell, Sebastian Stan, Hugo Weaving
- Release Date – 29 July 2011
- Runtime – 2h 4m
- Available On – Google Play Movies, Netflix, Hotstar
The movie where the shield-wielding Avenger Steve Rogers was born. A weak body enhanced with superpowers in a science experiment and a secret Nazi organization trying to exploit the technology, Captain America made his first stand in the fairly new world of the MCU. Truth, justice and the American pride brought in a new form in 2011 cinema.
6. The Avengers (2012)
- IMDb ratings- 8.1
- Directed By – Joss Whedon
- Written By – Zak Penn, Joss Whedon
- Starring – Scarlett Johansson, Chris Hemsworth, Robert Downey Jr.
- Release Date – 27 April 2012
- Runtime – 2h 23m
- Available On – Google Play Movies, Hotstar, Netflix
The Avengers assemble for the first time ever. In response to Loki’s threat to Earth, S.H.I.E.L.D. leader Nick Fury launches the Avengers squad to come together and get the job done. With some unique and dynamic inter-superhero chemistry and action that speaks louder than words, The Avengers was the true start of an era for Marvel.
7. Iron Man 3 (2013)
- IMDb ratings- 7.2
- Directed By – Shane Black
- Written By – Shane Black, Drew Pierce
- Starring – Robert Downey Junior, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ty Simpkins
- Release Date – 26 April 2013
- Runtime – 2h 11m
- Available On – Google Play Movies, Netflix, Hotstar
This time the billionaire and superhero Tony Stark faces a ‘the Mandarin’, a fire-breathing enemy. His world reduced to rubble, and too dependent on his suit, Iron Man now gears up for a dangerous adventure guided by instinct and love. This marvel movie has drawn conflicting opinions from fans, but once again, Robert Downey Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow show great on-screen chemistry and pull off a great performance from start to finish.
8. Thor: The Dark World (2013)
- IMDb ratings- 6.9
- Directed By – Alan Taylor
- Written By – Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely, Christopher Yost
- Starring – Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Natalie Portman
- Release Date – 22 October 2013
- Runtime – 1h 52m
- Available On – Google Play Movies,
Malekith, the leader of the Dark Elves has plans to force the Nine Realms into utter darkness. And Thor is the only line of defense between him and Aether, the Asgardian weapon that he needs to carry out his evil plans. Forced into an uneasy alliance with his brother Loki, God sets out to save the world. Complicated, fantastical, and completed by some funny Thor- attitude moments, The Dark World is a great weekend family movie.
9. Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
- IMDb ratings- 7.8
- Directed By – Joe Russo, Anthony Russo
- Written By – Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely
- Starring – Chris Evans, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie
- Release Date – 4 April 2014
- Runtime – 2h 16m
- Available On – Google Play Movies
Steve Rogers (Captain America), Black Widow and Falcon take on a mission to expose the secrets of S.H.I.E.L.D but things get complicated when a new enemy, the Winter Soldier also steps into the fray. Featuring a bleak, murky world and an insightful, sharp main hero, this marvel movie elevates superhero drama to new heights.
10. Guardians Of The Galaxy (2014)
- IMDb ratings- 8.1
- Directed By – James Gunn
- Written By – Chris Pratt, Karen Gillan
- Starring – James Gunn, Chris Pratt, Karen Gillan, Zoe Saldana, Karen Gillan
- Release Date – 8 August 2014
- Runtime – 2h 5m
- Available On – Google Play Movies, Netflix
Peter Quill, a reckless space adventurer is being hunted by bounty hunters after stealing an orb that a powerful villain wants. And to escape, Quill is forced to team up with what later comes to be known as the Guardians of The Galaxy- Raccoon, Groot, Gamora, and Drax- the misfits that make a place in our hearts forever. A save yourself mission that becomes a save the universe mission, Guardians of The Galaxy is a wonderful space adventure.
11. Avengers: Age Of Ultron (2015)
- IMDb ratings- 7.3
- Directed By – Joss Whedon
- Written By – Joss Whedon, Stan Lee.
- Starring – Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson
- Release Date – 24 April 2015
- Runtime – 2h 22m
- Available On – Google Play Movies
Iron Man and Hulk together build Ultron, an artificial intelligence system. But everything backfires as the sentient Ultron tries to wipe out the human race. Once again, the Avengers team up and gear up to stop him and save the world. With sharp writing, power and huge potential, Whedon made Avengers: Age of Ultron one of the best superhero movie of the time.
12. Ant-Man (2015)
- IMDb ratings- 7.3
- Directed By – Peyton Reed
- Written By – Edgar Wright, Joe Cornish, Adam McKay, Paul Rudd
- Starring – Paul Rudd, Michael Douglas, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Peña,
- Release Date – 24 July 2015
- Runtime – 1h 58m
- Available On – Google Play Movies
Smaller is better. Ant-Man might’ve been a smaller Marvel project, but it was a colorful, flavourful and interesting take on sci-fi and quantum mechanics. Its main character, Scott Lang gains the ability to become larger or smaller using a high tech suit. The superhero turned criminal is now tasked with protecting his secret technology.
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13. Captain America: Civil War (2016)
- IMDb ratings- 7.8
- Directed By – Joe Russo, Anthony Russo
- Written By – Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely
- Starring – Robert Downey Junior, Chris Evans, Anthony Mackie
- Release Date – 6 May 2016
- Runtime – 2h 28m
- Available On – Google Play Movies
Superheroes don’t always fight monsters. Sometimes they fight other superheroes. Captain America Civil war saw the Avengers divided and taking sides to fight each other over the government’s decision to implement a law that controls their powers.
Introducing the new superhero Peter Parker amidst hugely intense action and character development, this marvel movie had everyone wowed with its maturity and nature-defying action clips.
14. Doctor Strange (2016)
- IMDb ratings- 7.5
- Directed By – Scott Derrickson
- Written By – Stan Lee, Scott Derrickson
- Starring – Benedict Cumberbatch, Rachel McAdams, Tilda Swinton
- Release Date – 13 October 2016
- Runtime – 1h 55m
- Available On – Google Play Movies, Netflix
The movie starts off funny and then somber but realistic as Stephen Strange, a famous neurosurgeon, loses his hand coordination to nerve damage in an accident. He goes to Kathmandu to heal himself with ancient medicine but soon becomes a great wizard and helps save the world from a time monster under the tutelage of the Ancient One.
Doctor Strange has mind-blowing graphics and is deep, and meaningful. There are hard choices to be made, there’s some typical marvel-style comedy and a bit of love. And in the end, a new superhero clan is born in the Marvel Universe.
15. Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
- IMDb ratings- 7.7
- Directed By – James Gunn
- Written By – James Gunn
- Starring – Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper
- Release Date – 19 April 2017
- Runtime – 2h 18m
- Available On – Google Play Movies, Netflix
A crazy and worthy sequel to the first volume, Guardians of The Galaxy 2 is fast-moving, littered with witty jokes and peppy songs. Reeling from their last mission, Star-Lord and his galaxy defenders’ team meet a man claiming to be his father. And of course, they’ve got to investigate. The chemistry on the guardians’ ship is amazing, and those characters alone would be enough to make this movie on the best marvel movies ever.
16. Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
- IMDb ratings- 7.5
- Directed By – Jon Watts
- Written By – Jonathan Goldstein, John Francis Daley, Christopher Ford, Chris McKenna, Erik Sommers.
- Starring – Tom Holland, Robert Downey Junior, Zendaya
- Release Date – 7 July 2017
- Runtime – 2h 13m
- Available On – Google Play Movies
Spiderman: Homecoming is the story of friendly neighborhood Spiderman Peter Parker wanting to be more. He tries to stop ‘The Vulture from selling advanced weapons while trying to be an ordinary high school student on the other hand.
It features some great Tony Stark- Peter Parker, father-son action, and brilliant acting. Peter Parker growing into his role isn’t just the theme; it ends with some great, sweet twists. With this amazing Marvel movie, we finally see Spiderman coming home, to the original Spiderman we read about in the comics.
17. Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
- IMDb ratings- 7.9
- Directed By – Taika Waititi
- Written By – Stan Lee, Craig Kyle, Christopher Yost, Eric Pearson
- Starring – Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo
- Release Date – 3 November 2017
- Runtime – 2h 10m
- Available On – Hotstar, Google Play Movies
Thor: Ragnarok is an adventure with Thor on a quest to save his home, Asgard, from Hela, the goddess of death. But there’s one catch. The mighty God doesn’t have his hammer by his side. This marvel movie is quirky, flavourful and bold. Marvel did a great job balancing action with comedy in equal parts in this film. One of the funniest and best marvel movies, Thor is worth watching for its puns and humor.
18. Black Panther (2018)
- IMDb ratings- 7.3
- Directed By – Ryan Coogler
- Written By – Ryan Coogler, Joe Robert Cole
- Starring – Chadwick Aaron Bose, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong’o
- Release Date – 29 January 2018
- Runtime – 2h 15m
- Available On – Hotstar, Google Play Movies,
The new king of Wanda enters to inherit his throne post his father’s death. But a powerful family enemy threatens his new kingdom and T’Challa must do everything in his power to save “Wakanda forever.” Royal intrigue and a vibrant screenplay make this movie compelling and one of the best marvel movies of 2018.
19. Avengers Infinity War (2018)
- IMDb ratings – 8.5
- Directed By – The Russo Brothers
- Written By – Stephen McFeely, Christopher Markus
- Starring – Robert Downey Junior, Chris Hemsworth, Tom Holland
- Release Date – 27 April 2018
- Runtime – 2h 40m
- Available On – Hotstar, Google Play Movies
The Avengers and Guardians of The Galaxy and more team up to stop Thanos from acquiring six infinity stones and snapping away half the world’s population into dust. Infinity War was the great Marvel “war” movie. Action and flying-donut style comedy, a mind-blowing ending and a genocidal villain, along with a battle in space and on earth, Infinity war is one of the best Marvel movies hands down.
20. Ant-Man And The Wasp (2018)
- IMDb ratings – 7.1
- Directed By – Peyton Reed
- Written By – Paul Rudd, Chris McKenna
- Starring – Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Douglas
- Release Date – 4 July 2018
- Runtime – 2h 5m
- Available On – Hotstar, Google Play Movies
Another Scott-Lang adventure, Ant-Man and the Wasp was a charming and delightful film. No-one can resist Scott’s charisma in this movie along with the sizzling chemistry between him and Hope Van-Dyne. This marvel movie took an interesting take on sci-fi and quantum mechanics to build a tunnel to find Hope’s long lost mom.
And they added the perfect not-exactly-villain with a ghosting girl Ava and a great dumb enemy with Sonny, the buyer. Comedy was profound throughout the movie with ‘truth-serum’, Lang’s funny business associates, his lost FBI handler and the ‘University of Close Up Magic’ references.
The tone of the film was light and breezy, with some cute father-daughter scenes, but the plot at its heart was emotional and weight-carrying, a near-impossible combination to get right. And finally, the post-credits scene was the perfect bridge between Infinity War and Endgame.
21. Captain Marvel (2019)
- IMDb ratings- 7
- Directed By – Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck
- Written By – Stan Lee, Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck, Nicole Perlman
- Starring – Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson
- Release Date – 8 March 2019
- Runtime – 2h 5m
- Available On – Google Play Movies
Captain Marvel or Carol Danvers is a Kree warrior whose planet is at war with a race called the Skrulls. But when she lands on earth and meets Nick Fury, she uncovers lost memories, finds her truth and discovers powers she didn’t know she had. Offering some valuable insights into the pre-Avenger world, Captain Marvel was twisty, thrilling and set a great preclude for future marvel films by introducing a shapeshifting race and space traveling warrior.
22. Avengers: Endgame (2019)
- IMDb ratings – 8.7
- Directed By – The Russo brothers
- Written By – Stephen McFeely, Christopher Markus
- Starring – Robert Downey Junior, Chris Hemsworth, Tom Holland
- Release Date – 26 April 2019
- Runtime – 3h 2m
A fitting farewell to some of our favorite superheroes and a true emotional rollercoaster. Avengers: Endgame was full of danger, love, and wit. A time travel mission to restore something like a normal version of the planet with one motto- get back what we lost, keep what we found and hopefully not die trying. This marvel movie had everyone panicking, crying and laughing all in one three-hour packed film from the Russo brothers.
Endgame saw a happy ending for some but left us all in tears as Iron Man’s prerecorded greeting played proving the known, Tony Stark has a heart. And then Captain Marvel decided to “catch some life” step down too. Families might’ve been reunited at the end, but the best thing the writers did in the movie was giving Tony and Pepper a lovely daughter who helped Marvel coin the term, ‘love you 3000’.
23. Spiderman: Far From Home (2019)
- IMDb ratings – 8
- Directed By – Jon Watts
- Written By – Erik Sommers, Chris McKenna
- Starring – Tom Holland, Jake Gyllenhall, Zendaya, Coby Smulders
- Release Date – 28 June 2019
- Runtime – 2h 9m
Picking up from the somber events of Endgame, Spiderman: Far From Home is the Marvel movie that sees Peter Paker, completely step into his role as Spiderman, away from the shadow of his mentor, Tony Stark. He misses Iron Man and he now has the burden of being the next lead Avenger on his shoulders, but all he wants to do is go on vacation with the girl he likes and leave saving the world to the new hero, Mysterio.
Spiderman: Far From Home has a twisty, surprising and exciting plot with brilliant acting from Tom Holland and Zendaya and the perfect mix of action, emotion, romance, and comedy. The unique villain with drones and high-tech technology and the mid and end-credits scene will blow your mind and leave you wondering what’s next for Spiderman. A truly beautiful end to the Infinity Saga.
