Essential Marvel Movies to Watch Before Avengers: Doomsday

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If you want to catch up before Doomsday, you don’t need to watch the entire MCU timeline. This is a short path through the essentials that lead into the next Avengers saga — with X2 included as a quick X-Men intro right before Deadpool & Wolverine.

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Iron Man

Iron Man

2008 · 2h 6m · Movie

After being held captive in an Afghan cave, billionaire engineer Tony Stark creates a unique weaponized suit of armor to fight evil.

PG-13
7.7
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The Avengers

The Avengers

2012 · 2h 23m · Movie

Earth's mightiest heroes must come together and learn to fight as a team if they are going to stop the mischievous Loki and his alien army from enslaving humanity.

PG-13
7.7
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Avengers: Age of Ultron

Avengers: Age of Ultron

2015 · 2h 21m · Movie

When Tony Stark and Bruce Banner try to jump-start a dormant peacekeeping program called Ultron, things go horribly wrong and it's up to Earth's mightiest heroes to stop the villainous Ultron from enacting his terrible plan.

PG-13
6.8
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Captain America: Civil War

Captain America: Civil War

2016 · 2h 27m · Movie

Political involvement in the Avengers' affairs causes a rift between Captain America and Iron Man.

PG-13
7.5
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Avengers: Infinity War

Avengers: Infinity War

2018 · 2h 29m · Movie

The Avengers and their allies must be willing to sacrifice all in an attempt to defeat the powerful Thanos before his blitz of devastation and ruin puts an end to the universe.

PG-13
8.3
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Avengers: Endgame

Avengers: Endgame

2019 · 3h 1m · Movie

After the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War (2018), the universe is in ruins. With the help of remaining allies, the Avengers assemble once more in order to reverse Thanos' actions and restore balance to the universe.

PG-13
8.1
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Loki

Loki

2021 · TV Show

The mercurial villain Loki resumes his role as the God of Mischief in a new series that takes place after the events of “Avengers: Endgame.”

TV-14
8.0
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Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

2021 · 2h 12m · Movie

Shang-Chi, the master of weaponry-based Kung Fu, is forced to confront his past after being drawn into the Ten Rings organization.

PG-13
6.9
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Spider-Man: No Way Home

Spider-Man: No Way Home

2021 · 2h 28m · Movie

With Spider-Man's identity now revealed, Peter asks Doctor Strange for help. When a spell goes wrong, dangerous foes from other worlds start to appear.

PG-13
7.9
10
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

2022 · 2h 41m · Movie

The people of Wakanda fight to protect their home from intervening world powers as they mourn the death of King T'Challa.

PG-13
6.6
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X2: X-Men United

X2: X-Men United

2003 · 2h 14m · Movie

When anti-mutant Colonel William Stryker kidnaps Professor X and attacks his school, the X-Men must ally with their archenemy Magneto to stop him.

PG-13
7.2
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Deadpool & Wolverine

Deadpool & Wolverine

2024 · 2h 8m · Movie

Deadpool is offered a place in the Marvel Cinematic Universe by the Time Variance Authority, but instead recruits a variant of Wolverine to save his universe from extinction.

R
7.1
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Thunderbolts*

Thunderbolts*

2025 · 2h 7m · Movie

After finding themselves ensnared in a death trap, an unconventional team of antiheroes must go on a dangerous mission that will force them to confront the darkest corners of their pasts.

PG-13
7.2
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The Fantastic Four: First Steps

The Fantastic Four: First Steps

2025 · 1h 55m · Movie

Forced to balance their roles as heroes with the strength of their family bond, the Fantastic Four must defend Earth from a ravenous space god called Galactus and his enigmatic herald, the Silver Surfer.

PG-13
6.6