The Marvel Cinematic Universe franchise brought Stan Lee’s artistic visions to life.
Every time an MCU movie comes out, we are tuned in and we immediately watch it.
There are 30 Marvel movies to date (let’s save the TV shows for later).
You may be curious with how long would it take to watch every Marvel movie so we compiled everything if you're planning to binge-watch all of it.
How Long Would It Take To Watch All the Marvel Movies?
With 30 movies in total, the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero movies [1] will take you more than two days to finish and that’s without meal or bathroom breaks!
Here’s a complete rundown:
|
Marvel Movie Title |
Official Runtimes |
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Iron Man |
2 hours and 6 minutes |
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The Incredible Hulk |
1 hour and 52 minutes |
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Iron Man 2 |
2 hours and 4 minutes |
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Thor |
1 hour and 55 minutes |
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Captain America: The First Avenger |
2 hours and 4 minutes |
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The Avengers |
2 hours and 23 minutes |
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Iron Man 3 |
2 hours and 10 minutes |
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Thor: The Dark World |
1 hour and 52 minutes |
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Captain America: The Winter Soldier |
2 hours and 16 minutes |
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Guardians of the Galaxy |
2 hours and 1 minute |
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Avengers: Age of Ultron |
2 hours and 21 minutes |
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Ant-Man |
1 hour and 57 minutes |
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Captain America: Civil War |
2 hours and 27 minutes |
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Doctor Strange |
1 hour and 55 minutes |
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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 |
2 hours and 16 minutes |
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Spider-Man: Homecoming |
2 hours and 10 minutes |
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Thor: Ragnarok |
2 hours and 13 minutes |
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Black Panther |
2 hours and 14 minutes |
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Avengers: Infinity War |
2 hours and 40 minutes |
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Ant-Man and the Wasp |
2 hours and 5 minutes |
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Captain Marvel |
2 hours and 3 minutes |
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Avengers: Endgame |
3 hours and 2 minutes |
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Spider-Man: Far from Home |
2 hours and 9 minutes |
| Black Widow | 2 hours and 14 minutes |
| Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings | 2 hours and 12 minutes |
| Eternals | 2 hours and 37 minutes |
| Spider-Man: No Way Home | 2 hours and 28 minutes |
| Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness | 2 hours and 6 minutes |
| Thor: Love and Thunder | 1 hour and 59 minutes |
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Black Panther: Wakanda Forever |
2 hours and 41 minutes |
|
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania |
2 hours and 4 minutes |
What’s the Best Order to Watch the Movies?
We recommend watching these Marvel movies in chronological order if you’re aiming for continuity of the storylines. We think it would make the most sense, too.
1. Captain America: The First Avenger
Released: 2011
The movie introduces us to the vital points in the entire MCU - Stark Industries, SHIELD, and the Tesseract that holds one of the Infinity Stones.
2. Captain Marvel
Released: 2019
In the movie, we get a glimpse of the young Nick Fury and his early years in SHIELD.
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3. Iron Man
Released: 2008
After watching Howard Stark in Captain America: First Avenger, we finally meet his son, Tony.
4. The Incredible Hulk
Released: 2008
The Incredible Hulk movie is connected to the first two films as it also introduces the Super Soldier program and the Avengers initiative.
5. Iron Man 2
Released: 2010
Nick Fury recruits Tony Star to work side by side with the Avengers. We also meet Natasha Romanoff aka Black Widow in the film.
6. Thor
Released: 2011
We finally meet the God of Thunder in this film franchise. The movie also introduced the character of Hawkeye and the ongoing presence of SHIELD.
7. The Avengers
Released: 2012
In the movie, we see all our Marvel Studios heroes meet for the first time. Of course, there’s also Loki and Eric Selvig.
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8. Thor: The Dark World
Released: 2013
The story continues for Thor, Loki, and Eric Selvig. In this MCU movie, we see the second Infinity Stone - the Reality Stone, and we are also introduced to the infamous Collector.
9. Guardians of the Galaxy
Released: 2014
In Guardians of the Galaxy, we see Thanos and learn that he’s looking for the Infinity Stones. Aside from the Dark World, we get familiar with the cosmic universe of the MCU.
10. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Released: 2017
The movie continues with the next adventure of the Guardians of the Galaxy. We see Quill/Star Lord meeting his alien “father” for the first (and last) time.
11. Iron Man 3
Released: 2013
Now that the heroes are back on Earth, Tony Stark suddenly experiences bouts of anxiety attacks.
12. Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Released: 2014
Sharing similar aspects with Iron Man 3, this film shows exactly where SHIELD and Captain America were. We also get to meet Falcon for the first time.
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13. Avengers: Age of Ultron
Released: 2015
In Age of Ultron, we catch our first glimpse of Vision and Scarlet Witch. Tony is also seen to be struggling with trying to protect the Earth.
14. Ant-Man
Released: 2015
We meet cat burglar Scott Lang as Ant-Man (thanks to Dr. Hank Pym’s Pym Particles), who tries to sneak into the Avengers compound. We learn that there’s a different dimension somewhere in the Quantum Realm.
15. Captain America: Civil War
Released: 2016
This film continues the Age of Ultron storyline and provides us more details about the Marvel characters of Scarlet Witch and Vision. We first heard about Wakanda and the Black Panther in the movie.
16. Black Panther
Released: 2018
In this movie, we learn about the indestructible element Vibranium that impacted the Wakandan environment. Take note that Howard Stark made Captain America’s shield out of this element.
17. Spider-Man: Homecoming
Released: 2017
The film is set on Earth, with concurrent appearances by Captain America and Iron Man.
18. Ant-Man and The Wasp
Released: 2018
With Ant-Man and the Wasp, we delve a little deeper into how the Quantum Realm works.
19. Doctor Strange
Released: 2016
The concept of time travel is further explained in this film, along with the idea of magic. We see the fourth Infinity Stone - the Time Stone here.
20. Thor: Ragnarok
Released: 2017
Just when things were finally starting to go well with Thor and Loki, Thanos invades their ship in his quest for the Infinity Stones.
21. Avengers: Infinity War
Released: 2018
Thanos wishes to restore balance in the universe by disintegrating half of all life forms. Nick Fury signals an unknown hero.
22. Avengers: Endgame
Released: 2019
Every hero we’ve seen from the previous films comes together to restore Earth, but sacrifices had to be made.
23. Spider-Man: Far from Home
Released: 2019
We see a world without Thanos and Iron Man in Far From Home. Spider-Man also reveals his identity to the public.
23. Black Widow
Released: 2021
Natasha deals with her broken relationships, history as a spy and her life before she became an Avenger.
24. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Released: 2021
Shang Chi confronts the past when drawn into the web of Ten Rings organization.
25. Eternals
Released: 2021
The race of immortal beings, The Eternals, with superhuman powers secretly lives on Earth and reunite to fight evil Deviants.
26. Spider-Man: No Way Home
Released: 2021
Now the Spider-Man's identity is reveled, he is no longer able to separate his normal life and being a superhero. Something dangerous was revealed when Peter asked help from Doctor Stranger.
27. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Released: 2022
Doctor Strange teams up with a teenage girl who can travel across multiverses including the other universe which threatens to wipe out millions.
28. Thor: Love and Thunder
Released: 2022
Thor faces a quest for inner peace and his retirement gets interrupted by a galactic killer.
29. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Released: 2022
In the wake of King T'Challa's, Queen Ramonda and the Mountain Tribe fight to protect their nation. Wakandans embrace the new path for their beloved kingdom.
30. Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
Released: 2023
Scott wrestles with the consequences of his choices but Hope and Dr. Hank approached him once again for an urgent mission.
FAQs
What is the longest movie in Marvel?
Avengers: End Game is the longest movie in Marvel with 182 minutes run time [2].
What is the shortest movie in Marvel?
Thor: The Dark World and Incredible Hulk are the two shortest movies in Marvel with 1 hour and 52 minutes run time.
So, How Long Would It Take You To Watch All MCU Films?
It would take you around 68.6 hours or around 4116 minutes to watch the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe franchise.
If you’re thinking of a movie marathon over the weekend, make sure you have enough popcorn on the side.
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References:
1. https://www.marvel.com/movies
2. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/avengers-endgame-clocks-at-3-hours-longest-marvel-movie-1197113/
