Before shared universes were an industry default, Phase One built one from scratch: seven films between 2008 and 2012, each introducing a hero, all converging on The Avengers (8.0), still the phase's high point. Iron Man (2008, 7.7) is the other essential, with Tony Stark building his weaponized suit in an Afghan cave and the franchise's swagger along with it.
The efficient path is Iron Man, then The Avengers. The middle chapters do origin-story duty at varying quality: Captain America: The First Avenger (7.0) and Thor (6.8) are serviceable, Iron Man 2 (6.9) lands mid-pack, and The Incredible Hulk (6.2) is the entry the numbers like least. The One-Shot short The Consultant (6.3) is strictly for completists.
The Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase One franchise spans 7 movies in the CrossBinge catalog.
Movies
Key people
- Clark Gregg (Actor)
- Robert Downey Jr. (Actor)
- Paul Bettany (Actor)
- Gwyneth Paltrow (Actor)
- Samuel L. Jackson (Actor)
- Maximiliano Hernández (Actor)
- Jon Favreau (Director)
- Tom Hiddleston (Actor)
- Stellan Skarsgård (Actor)
- Chris Evans (Actor)
- Scarlett Johansson (Actor)
- Tim Guinee (Actor)