With the arrival of Captain America: Brave New World, it’s time to yet again take a look at the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which is now home to a whopping 35 movies. But, which MCU film is your favourite? Have a soft spot in your heart for early origin stories such as Iron Man? Or, prefer the spine-tingling team-ups that capped off the Infinity saga? Well, let us know using our handy tier list tool below.
There are many, many movies to pick from, and just a reminder that this is only including entries from Kevin Feige’s MCU empire, so no Sony Marvel films this time around (sorry X-Men. Apart from Wolverine, that is). Take a look at my personal tier list, based completely on what I’ve enjoyed watching the most over the years, here:
Unfortunately, Brave New World isn’t the return to form that I was hoping for, with perhaps the MCU’s clunkiest script to date weighing it all the way down into the D tier. As for the rest of the bottom tier, well, I’m sure many will be bemused by my placing of 2024’s Deadpool & Wolverine in the bottom category, but it just really didn’t work for me at all. You can read all about my reasons for that here. I don’t think it’s the worst the MCU has to offer, though, with Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania being the current nadir and as easy a D-tier placing as I could make.
On the flip side, the upper echelon is reserved for the five films that I think are truly special. Both Captain America: Civil War and Winter Soldier are easy S-tiers for me, as they tap into the emotional core of the MCU and paranoid espionage to respectively effective degrees. Then there’s Thor: Ragnarok, one of the funniest comedies of the past decade, and, of course, both Avengers: Infinity War and Endgame, which spectacularly delivered a phenomenal end to the series’ most vital chapter.
Don’t agree with me? Think No Way Home is the best of the Tom Holland Spider-Man trilogy? Should Black Panther be S-tier? Well, why not have a go at ranking all of the MCU movies yourself in a tier list below where you can compare your own S, A, B, C, and D tiers with the whole of the IGN community.
Is there a Marvel movie you think is particularly underrated? Let us know in the comments, as well as why you’ve ranked the films in the order you’ve chosen.
Simon Cardy is a Senior Editorial Producer who can mainly be found skulking around open world games, indulging in Korean cinema, or despairing at the state of Tottenham Hotspur and the New York Jets. Follow him on Bluesky at @cardy.bsky.social.
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