What Marvel Movies to Watch before Avengers: Endgame? What Is the Right Order of the 22 Films? All You Need to Know

It has been over 10 years since the first MCU movie, Iron Man, came out. After 21 movies, introducing numerous superheroes, it all boils down to Avengers: Endgame, the sequel to Infinity War. Endgame is due to come out in theatres on April 26, worldwide. With the final movie of the first three phases of MCU just around the corner, it is natural to have hundreds of questions about it. Unless you are a die-hard Marvel fan. Some questions are so common that they made it to Google Trends. The official Twitter handle of Trends released a set of 5 most asked questions on the MCU. Avengers: Endgame NEW Promo: Thanos Mocks Captain America, Thor and Iron Man – Watch Video.

We are going to try our level best here to answer all of these 5 questions with as much objectivity as possible. We would love for you to enjoy the upcoming global movie event, Avengers: Endgame, just as much as we will. So, here we go.

How Long Does It Take to Watch the Marvel Films in Order?

Iron Man: 2 hours and 6 minutes

The Incredible Hulk: 1 hour and 52 minutes

Iron Man 2: 2 hours and 5 minutes

Thor: 1 hour and 54 minutes

Captain America: The First Avenger: 2 hours and 4 minutes

The Avengers: 2 hours and 23 minutes

Iron Man 3: 2 hours and 11 minutes

Thor: The Dark World: 1 hour and 52 minutes

Captain America: The Winter Soldier: 2 hours and 16 minutes

Guardians of the Galaxy: 2 hours and 2 minutes

Avengers: Age of Ultron: 2 hours and 21 minutes

Ant-Man: 1 hour and 57 minutes

Captain America: Civil War: 2 hours and 27 minutes

Doctor Strange: 1 hour and 55 minutes

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2: 2 hours and 17 minutes

Spider-Man: Homecoming: 2 hours and 13 minutes

Thor: Ragnarok: 2 hours and 10 minutes

Black Panther: 2 hours and 14 minutes

Avengers: Infinity War: 2 hours and 40 minutes

Ant-Man and the Wasp: 2 hours and 5 minutes

Captain Marvel: 2 hours and 4 minutes

This brings the total runtime of the 21 films released so far to 44 hours and 57 minutes.

If you decide to go on a movie marathon of all the MCU entries, you'd definitely need multiple breaks.

What Marvel Films Do I Need to See before Avengers: Endgame?

Some would argue that you can skip a few movies. But our suggestion to you would be that you watch all the 21 movies in the MCU before Avengers: Endgame. Priyanka Chopra in Talks with Avengers: Endgame Director Joe Russo for a Project and We Wonder If It’s Ms Marvel AKA Kamala Khan.

What’s the Right Order to Watch Marvel Films In?

There are two orders in which you can watch the movies. First, and our suggestion, would be the chronological order in which the movie released. Which is:

Iron Man

The Incredible Hulk 

Iron Man 2

Thor

Captain America: The First Avenger

The Avengers

Iron Man 3 

Thor: The Dark World

Captain America: The Winter Soldier

Guardians of the Galaxy

Avengers: Age of Ultron

Ant-Man

Captain America: Civil War

Doctor Strange

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

Spider-Man: Homecoming

Thor: Ragnarok

Black Panther

Avengers: Infinity War

Ant-Man and the Wasp

Captain Marvel

Avengers: Endgame (to be released)

Spider-Man: Far From Home (to be released)

The second order would be the chronology of the storyline. For instance, the events of Captain America: The First Avengers happen the first, but the movie is only the third to come out. Events of Captain Marvel are the second to occur, but the movie was 21st to release. Ant-Man and the Wasp takes place before Infinity War but was released after it. This order could be a little tricky to understand, but if you are up to date with your Marvel knowledge, you might enjoy this one. Otherwise, stick to the chronology in which the films released. Following is the order following storyline:

Captain America: The First Avenger

Captain Marvel

Iron Man

Iron Man 2

The Incredible Hulk

Thor

Avengers

Iron Man 3

Thor: The Dark World

Captain America: The Winter Soldier

Guardians of the Galaxy

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

Avengers: Age of Ultron

Ant-Man

Captain America: Civil War

Spider-Man: Homecoming

Doctor Strange

Black Panther

Thor: Ragnarok

Ant-Man and The Wasp

Avengers Infinity War

Avengers: Endgame

What film comes after Captain Marvel?

The easiest answer is Avengers: Endgame. The movie is the next one to release. Avengers: Endgame New Character Posters Reveal Who Survived Thanos' Snap and Who Didn't - View Pics!

If you mean which movie comes after Captain Marvel as per the story's chronology, then follow the order listed just above.

How Is the Reality Stone Introduced in the MCU?

The origin of the Reality Stone can be traced back to the movie, Thor: The Dark World, when Jane accidentally discovers it in its liquid form, known as Aether. After successfully fighting off Malekith, the Asgardians come into possession of Aether. The Asgardians give the Aether to the Collector, keeper of the largest collection of relics in the galaxy. But in Infinity War, Thanos attacks Collector's museum and gets his hand on the liquid Aether and turns it into the Reality Stone, its true form.

So, those were the answers to the top 5 FAQ about the MCU trending on the internet right now. If you have more questions about the Marvel films, please tweet them to us @latestly on Twitter. Avengers: Endgame has been directed by Joe and Anthony Russo. The movie is slated to release on April 26, worldwide.

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