What is the best Marvel Cinematic Universe movie of all time?

Rank the greatest Marvel Cinematic Universe film ever made, spanning Iron Man's debut to the multiverse's latest blockbusters.

1. 1
   Avengers: Endgame

   The 2019 culmination of the Infinity Saga, bringing together every MCU hero for an epic final battle.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Guardians of the Galaxy

   The 2014 space opera that introduced a loveable band of misfits anchored by an iconic mixtape soundtrack.
   671pts
3. 3
   Avengers: Infinity War

   The 2018 blockbuster where Thanos collects the Infinity Stones and defeats the Avengers.
   671pts
4. 4
   Spider-Man: Brand New Day

   Destin Daniel Cretton's 2026 film finds Tom Holland's Peter Parker starting over in a world that has forgotten him, and it set a record domestic opening weekend.
   594pts
5. 5
   The Marvels

   Nia DaCosta's 2023 film links Carol Danvers, Monica Rambeau and Kamala Khan, whose powers make them swap places whenever they use them.
   563pts
6. 6
   Ant-Man

   The charming 2015 heist film that proved even smaller-scale MCU stories could work brilliantly.
   563pts
7. 7
   Iron Man

   The 2008 film that launched the MCU, starring Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark's origin story.
   492pts
8. 8
   Iron Man 3

   Shane Black's 2013 sequel finds Tony Stark suffering panic attacks after the Battle of New York while facing the Mandarin and Aldrich Killian.
   492pts
9. 9
   Avengers: Age of Ultron

   Joss Whedon's 2015 sequel unites the Avengers against Ultron, a rogue artificial intelligence built by Tony Stark, and introduces Vision and the Maximoff twins.
   492pts
10. 10
    Black Panther

    The groundbreaking 2018 film following T'Challa as king of Wakanda, the only MCU film nominated for Best Picture.
    492pts
11. 11
    Captain America: Civil War

    The 2016 superhero conflict that split the Avengers and introduced Black Panther and Spider-Man.
    450pts
12. 12
    Captain America: The First Avenger

    Joe Johnston's 2011 World War II adventure turns Chris Evans's frail Steve Rogers into a super-soldier who battles the Red Skull and Hydra.
    450pts
13. 13
    Ant-Man and the Wasp

    Peyton Reed's 2018 sequel teams Paul Rudd's Scott Lang with Evangeline Lilly's Wasp to rescue Janet van Dyne, lost for 30 years in a subatomic dimension.
    402pts
14. 14
    Black Widow

    Cate Shortland's 2021 film, set after Civil War, has Natasha Romanoff reunite with her Red Room family, including Florence Pugh's Yelena Belova.
    402pts
15. 15
    Deadpool & Wolverine

    Shawn Levy's 2024 team-up brings Ryan Reynolds's Deadpool into the MCU alongside Hugh Jackman's Wolverine and became the highest-grossing R-rated film ever.
    402pts
16. 16
    Iron Man 2

    Jon Favreau's 2010 sequel pits Robert Downey Jr.'s Tony Stark against Mickey Rourke's Whiplash and introduces Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow.
    402pts
17. 17
    Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

    Sam Raimi's 2022 horror-inflected multiverse thriller featuring Wanda Maximoff as a terrifying villain.
    349pts
18. 18
    Thor: The Dark World

    Alan Taylor's 2013 sequel sends Thor and an imprisoned Loki against Malekith's Dark Elves, who seek the Aether, one of the Infinity Stones.
    349pts
19. 19
    Thor: Love and Thunder

    Taika Waititi's 2022 sequel sends Thor against Christian Bale's Gorr the God Butcher, with Natalie Portman's Jane Foster wielding Mjolnir.
    349pts
20. 20
    Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

    Ryan Coogler's 2022 sequel mourns the late Chadwick Boseman as Shuri and Wakanda face Namor and his underwater kingdom of Talokan.
    349pts
21. 21
    Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

    The 2021 martial arts adventure introducing Shang-Chi with stunning action choreography.
    349pts
22. 22
    Eternals

    Chloé Zhao's 2021 epic follows a team of immortal beings who have secretly lived on Earth for 7,000 years and must reunite to stop the Deviants.
    287pts
23. 23
    Thunderbolts*

    The 2025 ensemble film following a group of Marvel antiheroes on a covert government mission.
    287pts
24. 24
    Captain America: Brave New World

    Julius Onah's 2025 film makes Anthony Mackie's Sam Wilson the new Captain America, facing President Thaddeus Ross, played by Harrison Ford, who becomes Red Hulk.
    287pts
25. 25
    The Incredible Hulk

    Louis Leterrier's 2008 film, the MCU's second release, stars Edward Norton as Bruce Banner hiding in Brazil while the US Army hunts him.
    287pts
26. 26
    Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania

    Peyton Reed's 2023 sequel strands Scott Lang's family in a hidden subatomic universe and introduces Jonathan Majors as the exiled conqueror Kang.
    287pts
27. 27
    Spider-Man: Far From Home

    Jon Watts's 2019 sequel sends Peter Parker on a European school trip, where Jake Gyllenhaal's Mysterio poses as a hero after Endgame.
    287pts
28. 28
    Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

    James Gunn's 2023 farewell to the team centers on Rocket's origins as the Guardians race to save his life from the High Evolutionary.
    217pts
29. 29
    Captain America: The Winter Soldier

    A 2014 tense political thriller that raised the bar for superhero storytelling.
    217pts
30. 30
    Captain Marvel

    Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck's 2019 film, the first MCU movie led by a female hero, stars Brie Larson as Carol Danvers on 1990s Earth.
    217pts
31. 31
    Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

    James Gunn's 2017 sequel reunites the Guardians as Peter Quill meets his father Ego, a living planet played by Kurt Russell.
    217pts
32. 32
    The Fantastic Four: First Steps

    Matt Shakman's 2025 film introduces Marvel's first family in a retro-futuristic 1960s world, with Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards facing the planet-devouring Galactus.
    134pts
33. 33
    Thor: Ragnarok

    The 2017 vibrant cosmic comedy that reinvented Thor with director Taika Waititi's irreverent style.
    134pts
34. 34
    Doctor Strange

    Benedict Cumberbatch plays a surgeon who turns to the mystic arts after a car crash ruins his hands in Scott Derrickson's 2016 film.
    134pts
35. 35
    Spider-Man: No Way Home

    The 2021 multiverse adventure uniting three Spider-Men and beloved villains from previous franchises.
    0pts
36. 36
    Spider-Man: Homecoming

    Jon Watts's 2017 film gives Tom Holland's teenage Peter Parker his first solo outing, balancing high school with Michael Keaton's Vulture.
    0pts
37. 37
    The Avengers

    The 2012 team-up event film that proved the shared universe concept could work on a massive scale.
    0pts
38. 38
    Thor

    The 2011 origin film that introduced the God of Thunder and Loki to the MCU.
    0pts

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