Ranking all the Marvel Cinematic Universe films might seem like a tall task, but someone has to do it.
The biggest cinematic undertaking of the last 15-plus years, Kevin Feige’s grand attempt to serialize blockbuster storytelling has featured some ridiculous highs and some bleak lows.
It’s changed the way Hollywood looks at its intellectual properties, and it’s trying to figure out its uncertain future after briefly imploding under the weight of its massive overreach into film and streaming television.
We’ve gone through all 33 of the MCU’s films, from 2008’s Iron Man to last fall’s The Marvels, and ranked them according to quality. We don’t include the streaming series in this list, either; just the movies.
While you’ll notice a high number of recent MCU films toward the bottom of the list, keep in mind that the series’ struggles post-Avengers: Endgame have been substantial, largely because of storytelling issues.
As much as those films showed real promise, they represented a Marvel Studios that lost its consistency, hence the recent efforts to retool the universe.
Before we get to the sole MCU film of 2024 in Deadpool & Wolverine, let’s dive into how the 33 films that came before it stacked up against each other.