The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is an American media franchise and shared universe that is centered on a series of superhero films, independently produced by Marvel Studios and based on characters that appear in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
A list by Pilgrim_Ivanhoe
22
Items on this list73%
Average Rating47h 54m
Total Runtime$21.4B
Total Revenue1
Iron Man
Billionaire industrialist Tony Stark builds himself a suit of armor after he is taken captive by a terrorist organization. Free from his captors, he decides to upgrade and don his armor as Iron Man in order to hunt down weapons that were sold under the table.
Movie
May 2, 2008
2h 6m
$585.2M
2
The Incredible Hulk
After being exposed to gamma radiation that causes him to transform into the monstrous Hulk, scientist Bruce Banner goes on the run and isolates himself from his love, Betty Ross. Hunted by the military, Banner seeks to cure himself and prevent his condition from being weaponized.
Movie
June 12, 2008
1h 54m
$264.8M
3
Iron Man 2
After Tony Stark reveals himself to be Iron Man, the U.S. government demands he hand over his technology. Meanwhile, a rival industrialist and a Russian scientist conspire to use his own technology against him.
Movie
May 7, 2010
2h 4m
$623.9M
4
Thor
Thor, crown prince of Asgard, is banished to Earth and stripped of his powers after he reignites a dormant war. As his brother, Loki, plots to take the throne for himself, Thor must prove himself worthy and reclaim his hammer Mjölnir.
Movie
May 6, 2011
1h 55m
$449.3M
5
Captain America: The First Avenger
In 1942, Steve Rogers is deemed physically unfit to enlist in the U.S. Army and fight the Nazis in World War II. Recruited for a secret military operation, he is physically transformed into a super-soldier dubbed Captain America and must battle the Red Skull, head of a Nazi weaponry division known as Hydra.
Movie
July 22, 2011
2h 4m
$370.6M
6
The Avengers
Nick Fury, the director of S.H.I.E.L.D., gathers the superheroes Iron Man, Thor, Captain America, the Hulk, Black Widow and Hawkeye to fight Thor's brother Loki, who plots to subjugate the Earth.
Movie
May 4, 2012
2h 23m
$1.5B
7
Iron Man 3
Tony Stark faces a powerful enemy, the Mandarin, who attacks and destroys his mansion. Left to his own devices and battling posttraumatic stress disorder, Stark struggles to get to the bottom of a series of mysterious explosions.
Movie
May 3, 2013
2h 10m
$1.2B
8
Thor: The Dark World
Thor reunites with astrophysicist Jane Foster as a series of portals, linking worlds at random, begin to appear. He discovers that Malekith and his army of Dark Elves have returned after thousands of years, and they seek a powerful weapon known as the Aether. Thor must join forces with his now-imprisoned brother Loki to stop them.
Movie
November 8, 2013
1h 52m
$644.8M
9
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Steve Rogers, now working with S.H.I.E.L.D., teams up with Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow and Sam Wilson / Falcon to expose a deep conspiracy which involves a mysterious assassin known only as the Winter Soldier.
Movie
April 4, 2014
2h 16m
$714.8M
10
Guardians of the Galaxy
Peter Quill / Star-Lord and a group of misfits, including Gamora, Rocket, Drax the Destroyer and Groot, fight to keep a powerful orb from the clutches of the villainous Ronan.
Movie
August 1, 2014
2h 1m
$772.8M
11
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, the Hulk, Black Widow, and Hawkeye must work together as the Avengers to defeat Ultron, a technological enemy bent on human extinction, while encountering the powerful twins Pietro and Wanda Maximoff, as well as the new entity Vision.
Movie
May 1, 2015
2h 21m
$1.4B
12
Ant-Man
Thief Scott Lang must aid his mentor Dr. Hank Pym in safeguarding the mystery of the Ant-Man technology, which allows its user to decrease in size but increase in strength, from various menaces and plot a heist to defend the Earth.
Movie
July 17, 2015
1h 57m
$519.3M
13
Captain America: Civil War
The Avengers become fractured into two opposing teams, one led by Captain America and another by Iron Man, after extensive collateral damage prompts politicians to pass an act regulating superhuman activity with government oversight and accountability for the Avengers while also facing against a new enemy, Helmut Zemo, who seeks revenge upon the Avengers.
Movie
May 6, 2016
2h 27m
$1.2B
14
Doctor Strange
After Stephen Strange, the world's top neurosurgeon, is involved in a car accident that ruins his career, he sets out on a journey of healing, where he encounters the Ancient One, who teaches Strange the use of Mystic Arts and to defend the Earth from mystical threats.
Movie
November 4, 2016
1h 55m
$676.3M
15
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
The Guardians of the Galaxy travel throughout the cosmos and struggle to keep their newfound family together while helping Peter Quill learn more about his true parentage and facing against new enemies.
Movie
May 5, 2017
2h 17m
$863.8M
16
Spider-Man: Homecoming
Peter Parker tries to balance being the hero Spider-Man with his high school life under guidance of Tony Stark as he deals with the threat of the Vulture.
Movie
July 7, 2017
2h 13m
$880.2M
17
Thor: Ragnarok
Thor, trapped on another world without Mjölnir, must survive a gladiatorial duel against the Hulk and return to Asgard in time to stop the villainous Hela and the impending Ragnarök.
Movie
November 3, 2017
2h 11m
$855.3M
18
Black Panther
T'Challa returns home as sovereign of the nation of Wakanda only to find his dual role of king and protector challenged by a long-time adversary in a conflict that has global consequences.
Movie
February 16, 2018
2h 15m
$1.3B
19
Avengers: Infinity War
The Avengers join forces with the Guardians of the Galaxy to battle Thanos, who is trying to amass the Infinity Stones.
Movie
April 27, 2018
2h 29m
$2.1B
20
Ant-Man and the Wasp
Scott Lang tries to balance his home life with his responsibilities as Ant-Man, when Hope van Dyne and Hank Pym present him with a new mission, requiring him to team up with van Dyne as the Wasp.
Movie
July 6, 2018
1h 59m
$622.7M
21
Captain Marvel
The story follows Carol Danvers as she becomes one of the universe’s most powerful heroes when Earth is caught in the middle of a galactic war between two alien races.
Movie
March 8, 2019
2h 4m
$1.1B
22
Avengers: Endgame
The culmination of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Movie
April 26, 2019
3h 1m
$2.8B