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McuWatchRoad to Doomsday

McuWatch watch order

Avengers: Doomsday watch order without the shows

Every movie on the Road in order, with the series left out. Note that some shows are tagged Essential, so skipping them means missing core context.

46 titles (46 movies, 0 shows) · about 99 hr 13 min by the dataset's runtimes. 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 #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.

  16. 26. Road #30 · Phase 4 · Movie · Bonus Context

    Eternals (2021)

    Introduces cosmic beings operating above the usual scale.

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

    Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)

    The first big multiverse crossover in live action.

  18. 28. Road #32 · Phase 4 · Movie · Essential

    Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)

    Shows what alternate realities look like and what they cost.

  19. 29. Road #34 · Phase 4 · Movie · Bonus Context

    Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)

    Moves a founding Avenger into his next chapter.

  20. 30. Road #35 · Phase 4 · Movie · Helpful Context

    Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)

    Transitions a major legacy and introduces a new civilisation.

  21. 31. Road #36 · Phase 5 · Movie · Essential

    Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023)

    Escalates the multiverse threat to feature-film scale.

  22. 32. 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.

  23. 33. Road #39 · Phase 5 · Movie · Helpful Context

    The Marvels (2023)

    Links three heroes and teases a very significant door.

  24. 34. Road #40 · Fox X-Men · Movie · Essential

    X-Men (2000)

    The foundation of the separate mutant film universe.

  25. 35. Road #41 · Fox X-Men · Movie · Essential

    X2: X-Men United (2003)

    Defines the core mutant conflict and its central relationships.

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

    X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)

    Closes the original trilogy's arc.

  27. 37. Road #43 · Fox X-Men · Movie · Essential

    X-Men: First Class (2011)

    Origin of the two figures the mutant story revolves around.

  28. 38. Road #44 · Fox X-Men · Movie · Essential

    X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)

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

  29. 39. Road #45 · Deadpool & Wolverine Context · Movie · Helpful Context

    Deadpool (2016)

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

  30. 40. Road #46 · Deadpool & Wolverine Context · Movie · Essential

    Logan (2017)

    The emotional endpoint of the original mutant era.

  31. 41. Road #47 · Deadpool & Wolverine Context · Movie · Helpful Context

    Deadpool 2 (2018)

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

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

    Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)

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

  33. 43. Road #50 · Phase 5 Continued · Movie · Essential

    Captain America: Brave New World (2025)

    Establishes the political landscape heading into the finale.

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

    Thunderbolts* (2025)

    Assembles the unconventional team that matters going in.

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

    The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025)

    Introduces the family at the center of the finale.

  36. 46. Road #58 · Phase 6 · Movie · Essential

    Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026)

    The last release before the event film.