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Every Marvel Cinematic Universe Movie Ranked from Worst to Best

You might have an argument with #1. Heck, you might argue with all of them.

Nick Kolakowski
6 min readMar 3, 2022

Over the past decade-plus, Marvel Studios has created a “cinematic universe” of heroes whose flaws are often as enormous as their powers. The films of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (known formally as the MCU) have incorporated elements from multiple genres, including espionage and horror movies, which has helped keep them (mostly) fresh and unique.

Virtually every entry in the MCU has become a box-office hit, if not a critical darling. With multiple films scheduled to roll out over the next few years, it also seems like there’s no end in sight for this super-mega-franchise, especially as it continues its expansion into TV series (“Loki,” “Hawkeye,” etc.). With all that in mind, let’s try to rank the current slate of films from worst to best — there’s no way such a thing could be controversial, right? (And BTW, we’re excluding the current run of Sony ‘Spider-Man’ movies, which touch on the MCU but aren’t strictly a Marvel product.)

The Incredible Hulk

Released in 2008, “The Incredible Hulk” stars Edward Norton as Bruce Banner. It’s a loud film, with lots of explosions and a properly rage-y Hulk, but it’s not nearly as…

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Nick Kolakowski
Nick Kolakowski

Written by Nick Kolakowski

Writer, editor, author of 'Where the Bones Lie'

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