Marvel Cinematic Universe has built the most successful movie franchise, which is hard to challenge for now. Nowadays, an Avengers film is a sure success from critical and commercial perspectives. The first 2012 Avengers film did business of more than $1.5 billion.
The next Avengers film reached almost the same number in 2015. However, Avengers: Infinity War and End Game broke all the film records as both did business over $2 billion.
Marvel Cinematic Universe Films:
1. The Avengers:
- Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Samuel L. Jackson, Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Tom Hiddleston, Gwyneth Paltrow
- Directed By: Joss Whedon
- Where to Watch: Disney+
After Iron Man 1, The Avengers of 2012 is the most significant film of Marvel Studios. The story connected all the previous 5 Marvel films. This film’s global success helped Marvel get bolder in live-action comic book adaptations. But the post-credit scene teased the biggest villain of Marvel Phase 3, the mad Titan Thanos.
The studios built their universe centering on Thanos as the primary antagonist of the Infinity saga. However, Loki and his Chitauri army, borrowed from Thanos, are the primary antagonists of this film. All the Marvel superheroes will gather up to stop this massive army.
2. Avengers- Age Of Ultron:
- Phase-II
- Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Samuel L. Jackson, Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Elizabeth Olsen
- Directed By: Joss Whedon
- Where to Watch: DIRECTV
Avengers: Age of Ultron, released in 2015, is the second team-up movie of the MCU’s live-action superheroes. Ultron is featured in this film as the primary villain. Wanda and Quick Silver also assisted him in planning the destruction of the Earth. This movie ends with the death of Quick Silver, whereas Wanda joins the Avengers.
The film recorded the Avengers’ battle against Ultron happens in 2015. The vision was introduced in this movie and joined the Avengers at the end of this film. But this film did not do well compared to its first Avengers film. As a result, this was Joss Whedon’s last film for Marvel Studios.
3. Avengers- Infinity War:
- Phase-III
- Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Tom Holland, Scarlett Johansson, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Josh Brolin
- Directed By: Joe and Anthony Russo
- Where to watch: Disney+
Avengers: Infinity War was the biggest movie of 2018 and presented Thanos’s quest for Infinity stones. The events in this film took multiple movies to set up Thanos as the main villain.
The members of the Avengers fight Thanos and his Black Order in different parts of the World and across different parts of the universe. The Guardians of the Galaxy also join the Avengers to assist them in defeating the Mad Titan.
The Infinity War ends with Thanos’ wiping out half of the universe’s population. However, this massive film ends with hopelessness among the MCU fans.
4. Avengers- Endgame:
- Phase-III
- Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Tom Holland, Scarlett Johansson, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Josh Brolin
- Directed By: Joe and Anthony Russo
- Where to watch: Disney+
Avengers: Endgame of 2019 is the sequel to Infinity War, where all the remaining superheroes gathered up and tried their best to bring back all the fallen heroes. The Avengers will travel back in time through Quantum Realm to revert the effect of the snap of Thanos.
The fight of all the Avengers and their allies against Thanos and his large army in the final scene is one of the greatest cinematic achievements of the World Cinema.
The film ends the journey of most of the original members of the Avengers. Endgame movie covers the time between 2018 and 2023 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. This is the biggest Avengers film with the biggest cast in just one film.
Non-Avengers Multi-Starrer MCU Films
1. Captain America- Civil War:
- Phase-III
- Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Marisa Tomei, Tom Holland
- Directed By: Joe and Anthony Russo
- Where to watch: DIRECTV
Captain America: Civil War of 2016 was the last film of Chris Evans’ Captain America. Though the title had Captain America, this film had the most superheroes in one film. This is almost an Avengers film where all the members will split into two groups over their thought differences on Sokovia Accords. However, the Winter Soldier is a massive part of the film’s plot.
The movie covered the inner rifts between Captain America and Iron Man, breaking the Avengers team into two parts. This movie introduced Spiderman and Black Panther as new superheroes in the MCU.
This 2016 Civil War event in the MCU helped Thanos to conquer the Earth when he was gathering the Infinity Stones across the universe. The film’s massive positive response from the audiences and the Box Office numbers proved that.
2. What If…?
- Phase-IV
- Starring: Jeffrey Wright, Hayley Atwell, Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan
- Directed By: Bryan Andrews
- Where to Watch: Disney+
What If…? The Disney Plus series was the first animated show from Marvel Studios. This series is reimagining all the superheroes of the MCU in different universes from different timelines. This was also the last MCU project with which Chadwick Boseman was associated. However, in the final part of this series, a major Avengers level of team-up happens to defeat a Multiverse-level of threat.
3. Eternals:
- Phase-IV
- Starring: Angelina Jolie, Salma Hayek, Kit Harrington, Gemma Chan
- Directed By: Chole Zhao
- Where to Watch: Disney+
Eternals of 2021 tells more about new cosmic villains called Celestials and also shows a new race of superheroes. This star-heavy movie was different than the traditional Marvel films and gave a different cinematic experience to the audiences.
It is fair to say that Marvel has experimented with these movies. This film ends with a major cliffhanger. The events of this movie started with the ancient human civilization but ended in the post-Infinity saga era in the MCU.
This is a different race, but all the members team up to defeat the Celestial Emergence by keeping their issues aside. However, a few twists in the plot will surprise the viewers a lot.
4. Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness:
- Phase-IV
- Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Elizabeth Olsen, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rachel McAdams, Benedict Wong
- Directed By: Sam Raimi
- Where to Watch: Disney+
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness was one of the most hyped-up films of 2022 but failed to meet the fans’ expectations. From the beginning, Doctor Strange struggles against Wanda’s “Chaos magic” and escapes to a different universe from her with the help of America Chavez. This film is fun as different variants of Doctor Strange will appear in this Multiverse journey together.
The film’s massive cameo scene is the most attractive part of the whole story. Multiverse of Madness does not have any Avengers team showing up, but it offers more than what a Marvel fan wishes for. It offers Illuminati, which makes it also a massive team-up film.
However, this film’s horror sometimes gives the audience goosebumps. The film shows how scary the Multiverse saga will become in Phase V and VI. Also know most watched movies of all time worldwide.
Non-MCU Animated Shows:
Here we explain all non-MCU animated series.
1. The Marvel Super Heroes:
This is the first Avengers show in TV history, as the show aired back in 1966 with 65 episodes. The Marvel Super Heroes was produced by Grantray-Lawrence Animation and gave each superhero 13 episodes among the five. Some core Avengers like Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, the Hulk, and Namor have all appeared in this long-old series.
2. The Avengers- United They Stand:
The Avengers: United They Stand is a 13-episode series released in 1999. The show features Ant-Man, Wasp, Wonder Man, Tigra, Hawkeye, Falcon, Vision, and Scarlet Witch. These are the adventures of the West Coast Avengers, and Ultron is the main antagonist of this short series. However, many villains and other superheroes have made cameos in many episodes.
3. The Avengers- Earth’s Mightiest Heroes:
The next series comes after the previous one is The Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes. This show was quite big, as many superheroes were featured in this series. However, the show was canceled after just 2 seasons and 52 episodes. These Avengers episodes ran between 2010 to 2012 on Disney XD, and almost all the members of the core Avengers team appeared in this show.
4. Avengers Assemble- (TV Series):
Among all the animated shows, Avengers Assemble was the most successful one. The show was announced after the huge success of MCU’s the Avengers of 2012.
The show first premiered on Disney XD on May 26, 2013, and continued till 2018 with 5 seasons and 127 episodes. This was a kind of successor to the previous show and was connected to two other contemporary animated shows Ultimate Spider-Man and Guardians of the Galaxy. Avengers Assemble consisted of all the core members of the Avengers, and a few cameos also joined occasionally.
5. Marvel Disk Wars- The Avengers:
This show was the first anime show on the Avengers. Marvel Disk Wars: Toei Animation produced The Avengers and premiered its first episode in 2014. The show had 51 episodes, where Loki tricked the Avengers by trapping them inside DISKs.
However, Akira, Hikaru, Edward, Chris, and Jessica come to possess these DISKs and can summon these superheroes in physical form for a short period. So, they all decided to travel worldwide to collect these DISKs to save the world and these superheroes.
6. Marvel Future Avengers:
Marvel Future Avengers is another anime show of Marvel which deals with some unknown teen superheroes. The show continued from 2017 and lasted 39 episodes throughout two seasons. This series is now available on Disney+ from 2020.
The series follows three teenagers, Makoto, Adi, and Chloe, who Hydra brainwashes. However, the members of the Avengers rescue them and train these special-powered teenagers to become the next generation of superheroes. However, a few secrets will be unveiled as the series progresses.
Non-MCU Animated Films
Here is the list of all non-MCU animated movies.
1. Next Avengers- Heroes Of Tomorrow:
Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow is another children’s film where the kids of the Avengers play the main role. This animated film was released in 2008 and is around 78 minutes long.
The story of this film happens in an alternate reality where Ultron defeats all the Avengers. However, Tony survived this and went into hiding to raise and train all the children of the Avengers. However, Ultron detects this next generation of the Avengers and tries to capture them.
In this film, the future kids of the Avengers will team up and try to free the dystopian world from the rule of Ultron and his bots.
2. Avengers Confidential- Black Widow & Punisher:
This anime Marvel film has spectacular visuals with its marvelous animation style. Madhouse, the production studio of this film, is quite famous for such animation.
The plot primarily focuses on Black Widow and Punisher, as they form an unlikely team-up to investigate a larger terror activity. The film has a lot of fight scenes, and also many members of the Avengers will make cameos in the final big fight scene.
3. Marvel Super Hero Adventures- Frost Fight!:
This is a 1 hour 13 minutes long animated film for kids and a part of the Avengers Assemble series. Marvel Super Hero Adventures: Frost Fight was aired on Netflix in 2016 with Loki as the primary antagonist.
The God of Mischief determines to steal the power of Santa with the help of Ymir, a frost giant. It has become the Avengers’ duty to stop Loki from doing such a thing in this holiday adventure film.
4. Ultimate Avengers- The Movie:
This animated film is special as the plot deals with the six issues of the famous Ultimates comics by Mark Millar and Bryan Hitch. The film saw its release in 2006. The story of Ultimate Avengers starts with Captain America’s return from his frozen state after 60 years. It is given the responsibility to lead the newly found Avengers team to stop an alien threat.
5. Ultimate Avengers 2- Rise Of The Panther:
Ultimate Avengers 2: Rise of the Panther is the second film in the series which introduces Wakanda and Black Panther. In Ultimate Avengers 2, the Avengers team up with Black Panther and continue their fight against the alien invasion. However, the film does not end on a happy note, as a major Avenger dies at the end of this film.
6. LEGO Avengers Films:
There are a few LEGO Avengers films that are available for kids. These films, which have funny and humorous plots, attract kids specifically. These films are full of references to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. But they don’t affect the actual MCU. Here are the names of the LEGO avengers movies.
- Lego Marvel Super Heroes: Avengers Reassembled
- LEGO Marvel Super Heroes: Black Panther – Trouble in Wakanda
- Lego Marvel Avengers: Climate Conundrum
- LEGO Marvel Avengers: Loki in Training
When Is The Next Avengers Film From Marvel Cinematic Universe Coming?
Marvel Cinematic Universe is expanding more as Fox’s X-Men universe and Sony’s Spider-Man universe has also become part of it. However, the Avengers films have a special place among Marvel fans. Avengers means many superheroes gather up and fight against a world-ending massive threat.
To understand all the MCU films, any fan should watch all the films. But the Avengers hold a special segment. Marvel Phase IV struggled because of having no Avengers film. That trend will continue with Phase V as well. However, Phase VI will bring two Avengers films, and rumors are suggesting that these films may split into more parts.
This is an officially confirmed list of watching all Marvel Avengers movies in chronological order. Any superhero movie enthusiast can watch the Marvel Cinematic Universe by reading this article. However, we also discussed all the Marvel animated shows of the Avengers, and we are sure that some have surprised our readers.
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