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59 titles before Avengers: Doomsday.

McuWatchRoad to Doomsday

McuWatch watch order

The full MCU watch order before Avengers: Doomsday

All 59 preparation titles in McuWatch order, from Phase 1 to Phase 6, including the Fox X-Men and Deadpool & Wolverine films.

59 titles (46 movies, 13 shows) · about 163 hr 53 min by the dataset's runtimes (show runtimes are estimates). Fan-made. Not affiliated with Marvel, Disney, or Sony.

  1. 1. Road #1 · Phase 1 · Movie · Essential

    Iron Man (2008)

    The starting point of the whole saga and the character whose choices echo through every later film.

  2. 2. Road #2 · Phase 1 · Movie · Helpful Context

    The Incredible Hulk (2008)

    Introduces a founding Avenger, plus a general and a scientist who return in Brave New World.

  3. 3. Road #3 · Phase 1 · Movie · Helpful Context

    Iron Man 2 (2010)

    Expands the wider organization behind the team and adds a key ally.

  4. 4. Road #4 · Phase 1 · Movie · Essential

    Thor (2011)

    Opens the door to other realms and introduces two brothers central to the saga.

  5. 5. Road #5 · Phase 1 · Movie · Essential

    Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)

    Sets up the moral center of the team and the artifact-driven plot of Phase 1.

  6. 6. Road #6 · Phase 1 · Movie · Essential

    The Avengers (2012)

    The first team-up and the template every later crossover follows.

  7. 7. Road #7 · Phase 2 · Movie · Helpful Context

    Iron Man 3 (2013)

    Follows the personal fallout of the first team-up.

  8. 8. Road #8 · Phase 2 · Movie · Helpful Context

    Thor: The Dark World (2013)

    Adds cosmic lore that pays off in later event films.

  9. 9. Road #9 · Phase 2 · Movie · Essential

    Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)

    Resets the political ground rules of the entire universe.

  10. 10. Road #10 · Phase 2 · Movie · Essential

    Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)

    Introduces the cosmic side of the story and a second core team.

  1. 11. Road #11 · Phase 2 · Movie · Helpful Context

    Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)

    Deepens the cosmic family at the heart of the space storyline.

  2. 12. Road #12 · Phase 2 · Movie · Essential

    Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)

    Brings in new members and the tensions that split the team later.

  3. 13. Road #13 · Phase 2 · Movie · Essential

    Ant-Man (2015)

    Introduces the quantum concepts that matter enormously later on.

  4. 14. Road #14 · Phase 3 · Movie · Essential

    Captain America: Civil War (2016)

    The team fractures, and two future leads are introduced.

  5. 15. Road #15 · Phase 3 · Movie · Helpful Context

    Black Widow (2021)

    Introduces a new lead and closes an old thread.

  6. 16. Road #16 · Phase 3 · Movie · Essential

    Doctor Strange (2016)

    Establishes magic, other dimensions and the rules of reality-bending.

  7. 17. Road #17 · Phase 3 · Movie · Essential

    Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)

    Grounds the saga with its youngest lead and a mentor relationship that matters.

  8. 18. Road #18 · Phase 3 · Movie · Essential

    Thor: Ragnarok (2017)

    Redefines a lead character and moves major pieces into place.

  9. 19. Road #19 · Phase 3 · Movie · Essential

    Black Panther (2018)

    Introduces a nation and technology that shape later conflicts.

  10. 20. Road #20 · Phase 3 · Movie · CAN'T MISS

    Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

    The first half of the saga's climax — everything converges here.

  11. 21. Road #21 · Phase 3 · Movie · Helpful Context

    Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)

    Sets up a crucial detail for the following team film.

  12. 22. Road #22 · Phase 3 · Movie · Helpful Context

    Captain Marvel (2019)

    Fills in decades of hidden history and adds a cosmic-level ally.

  13. 23. Road #23 · Phase 3 · Movie · CAN'T MISS

    Avengers: Endgame (2019)

    The payoff of eleven years of setup and the pivot into everything after.

  14. 24. Road #24 · Phase 3 · Movie · Essential

    Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)

    The epilogue to the saga and the launch of the next status quo.

  15. 25. Road #25 · Phase 4 · Show · Essential

    WandaVision (2021)

    Character-defining series that leads directly into later multiverse events.

  16. 26. Road #26 · Phase 4 · Show · Essential

    The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021)

    Decides who carries the shield going forward.

  17. 27. Road #27 · Phase 4 · Show · CAN'T MISS

    Loki Season 1 (2021)

    The single most important multiverse groundwork in the saga.

  18. 28. Road #28 · Phase 4 · Show · Helpful Context

    Hawkeye (2021)

    Passes a torch and introduces a street-level corner of the world.

  19. 29. Road #29 · Phase 4 · Movie · Helpful Context

    Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)

    Adds a new hero and a mythic layer to the setting.

  20. 30. Road #30 · Phase 4 · Movie · Bonus Context

    Eternals (2021)

    Introduces cosmic beings operating above the usual scale.

  21. 31. Road #31 · Phase 4 · Movie · CAN'T MISS

    Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)

    The first big multiverse crossover in live action.

  22. 32. Road #32 · Phase 4 · Movie · Essential

    Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)

    Shows what alternate realities look like and what they cost.

  23. 33. Road #33 · Phase 4 · Show · Helpful Context

    Ms. Marvel (2022)

    Introduces a new lead tied into cosmic and mutant-adjacent ideas.

  24. 34. Road #34 · Phase 4 · Movie · Bonus Context

    Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)

    Moves a founding Avenger into his next chapter.

  25. 35. Road #35 · Phase 4 · Movie · Helpful Context

    Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)

    Transitions a major legacy and introduces a new civilisation.

  26. 36. Road #36 · Phase 5 · Movie · Essential

    Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023)

    Escalates the multiverse threat to feature-film scale.

  27. 37. Road #37 · Phase 5 · Show · CAN'T MISS

    Loki Season 2 (2023)

    Locks in the shape of the multiverse for everything that follows.

  28. 38. Road #38 · Phase 5 · Movie · Helpful Context

    Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)

    Wraps up the cosmic team's own story and ends that thread.

  29. 39. Road #39 · Phase 5 · Movie · Helpful Context

    The Marvels (2023)

    Links three heroes and teases a very significant door.

  30. 40. Road #40 · Fox X-Men · Movie · Essential

    X-Men (2000)

    The foundation of the separate mutant film universe.

  31. 41. Road #41 · Fox X-Men · Movie · Essential

    X2: X-Men United (2003)

    Defines the core mutant conflict and its central relationships.

  32. 42. Road #42 · Fox X-Men · Movie · Bonus Context

    X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)

    Closes the original trilogy's arc.

  33. 43. Road #43 · Fox X-Men · Movie · Essential

    X-Men: First Class (2011)

    Origin of the two figures the mutant story revolves around.

  34. 44. Road #44 · Fox X-Men · Movie · Essential

    X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)

    The mutant films' own timeline-bending story — very relevant now.

  35. 45. Road #45 · Deadpool & Wolverine Context · Movie · Helpful Context

    Deadpool (2016)

    Establishes the tone and rules of this corner of the story.

  36. 46. Road #46 · Deadpool & Wolverine Context · Movie · Essential

    Logan (2017)

    The emotional endpoint of the original mutant era.

  37. 47. Road #47 · Deadpool & Wolverine Context · Movie · Helpful Context

    Deadpool 2 (2018)

    Adds the time-and-place mechanics used in the crossover.

  38. 48. Road #48 · Deadpool & Wolverine Context · Movie · CAN'T MISS

    Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)

    The formal bridge between the mutant films and the current saga.

  39. 49. Road #49 · Phase 5 Continued · Show · Helpful Context

    Agatha All Along (2024)

    Continues a magic-side storyline with direct future relevance.

  40. 50. Road #50 · Phase 5 Continued · Movie · Essential

    Captain America: Brave New World (2025)

    Establishes the political landscape heading into the finale.

  41. 51. Road #51 · Phase 5 Continued · Show · Helpful Context

    Daredevil: Born Again Season 1 (2025)

    Street-level stakes that connect to the wider board.

  42. 52. Road #52 · Phase 5 Continued · Show · Bonus Context

    Wonder Man (2026)

    A self-contained Hollywood story about an actor with powers. Watch it if you have time.

  43. 53. Road #53 · Phase 5 Continued · Movie · CAN'T MISS

    Thunderbolts* (2025)

    Assembles the unconventional team that matters going in.

  44. 54. Road #54 · Phase 5 Continued · Show · Bonus Context

    Ironheart (2025)

    A side story for the young inventor introduced in Wakanda Forever.

  45. 55. Road #55 · Phase 6 · Movie · CAN'T MISS

    The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025)

    Introduces the family at the center of the finale.

  46. 56. Road #56 · Phase 6 · Show · Helpful Context

    Daredevil: Born Again Season 2 (2026)

    Picks up right after Season 1 and sets the street-level scene for Brand New Day.

  47. 57. Road #57 · Phase 6 · Show · Helpful Context

    The Punisher: One Last Kill (2026)

    A one-off special that follows Frank Castle after Born Again Season 2.

  48. 58. Road #58 · Phase 6 · Movie · Essential

    Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026)

    The last release before the event film.

  49. 59. Road #59 · Phase 6 · Show · Helpful Context

    VisionQuest (2026)

    Airing now: picks up Vision's own story after his return.