Marvel movies: a guide to the Marvel Cinematic Universe

Time Out’s definitive guide to the superhero movies inspired by Marvel comics

Monday 18 May 2015

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Marvel movies aren’t going away – in fact, there are at least 11 more set to be released between now and 2019. Lucky, then, that they consistently prove to be the best comic-book movies going, with memorable frontmen (and women), top-flight directors and cutting-edge special effects. From a definitive list of the best superhero movies to a history of Marvel films in 40 eye-popping gifs – plus, of course, reviews of each and every Marvel superhero film – we present our in-depth guide to this ever-expanding movie-verse.

List of Marvel movies

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Iron Man (2008)

3 out of 5 stars

Playboy weapons magnate Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr) is a greased amalgam of Howard Hughes, Hugh Hefner and C-3PO, complete with an enviable battery of glib...

Film

The Incredible Hulk (2008)

3 out of 5 stars

The first thing to say about director Louis Leterrier’s blockbuster monster-movie is that it’s more a stripped-down rerun of Ang Lee’s 2003...

Film

Iron Man 2 (2010)

3 out of 5 stars

The ‘X-Men’, ‘Spider-Man’ and ‘Batman’ movies have proven that the second instalment is where a comic-book blockbuster...

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Thor (2011)

3 out of 5 stars

Is it 1987 again already? With its big hair, bulging biceps, blunt dialogue, swooning maidens, stoic heroes, shiny sets and even shinier armour, had...

Film

Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)

3 out of 5 stars

It feels fair to say that when ‘Captain America’ was first announced, no one outside of the 50 states was expecting anything special. As the...

Film

The Avengers (2012)

4 out of 5 stars

It’s official: May 2012 will forever be known as Joss Whedon month. Not content with co-writing and producing the best film of the year so far, the...

Film

Iron Man 3 (2013)

3 out of 5 stars

Calling ‘Iron Man 3’ a mixed bag doesn’t really do justice to the heady peaks and interminable troughs in this scrappy but overwhelmingly...

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Thor: The Dark World (2013)

3 out of 5 stars

Some ingredients for making a ‘Thor’ sequel: one copy of ‘The Lord of the Rings’; one DVD of ‘Hellboy 2’; one complete set...

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Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)

4 out of 5 stars

With his biceps and righteousness pumped to the max, Chris Evans’s superhero Captain America is an enjoyable square peg in the round hole of the sleek...