All of the Marvel Cinematic Universe Ranked (Updated 2022) – Part Two

14 – Doctor Strange (2016)
The impossibilities are endless.

Action | Adventure | Fantasy

Directed by: Scott Derrickson

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7.71 /10

Dr. Stephen Strange’s (Benedict Cumberbatch) life changes after a car accident robs him of the use of his hands. When traditional medicine fails him, he looks for healing, and hope, in a mysterious enclave. He quickly learns that the enclave is at the front line of a battle against unseen dark forces bent on destroying reality. Before long, Strange is forced to choose between his life of fortune and status or leave it all behind to defend the world as the most powerful sorcerer in existence.

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Critics response: Extremely positive

387 Critic reviews: 344 positive (88.9%); 43 negative (11.1%)

(Source: Rotten Tomatoes)

13 – Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
Homework can wait. The city can’t.
Action | Adventure | Science Fiction | Drama

Directed by: Jon Watts

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7.77 /10

Following the events of Captain America: Civil War, Peter Parker, with the help of his mentor Tony Stark, tries to balance his life as an ordinary high school student in Queens, New York City, with fighting crime as his superhero alter ego Spider-Man as a new threat, the Vulture, emerges.

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Critics response: Overwhelming positive 

398 Critic reviews: 366 positive (92%); 32 negative (8%)

(Source: Rotten Tomatoes)

12 – Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 2 (2017)
Obviously.
Action | Adventure | Science Fiction

Directed by: James Gunn

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7.80 /10

Peter Quill and his fellow Guardians are hired by a powerful alien race, the Sovereign, to protect their precious batteries from invaders. When it is discovered that Rocket has stolen the items they were sent to guard, the Sovereign dispatch their armada to search for vengeance. As the Guardians try to escape, the mystery of Peter’s parentage is revealed.

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Critics response: Overwhelming positive 

424 Critic reviews: 360 positive (84.9%); 64 negative (15.1%)

(Source: Rotten Tomatoes)

11 – Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)
You can’t outrun your destiny.

Action | Adventure | Fantasy

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7.85 /10

Martial-arts master Shang-Chi confronts the past he thought he left behind when he’s drawn into the web of the mysterious Ten Rings organization.

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Critics response: Overwhelming positive 

334 Critic reviews: 305 positive (91.3%); 29 negative (8.7%)

(Source: Rotten Tomatoes)

10 – Captain America: Civil War (2016)
Divided We Fall
Action | Adventure | Science Fiction

Directed by: Anthony & Joe Russo

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7.99 /10

Following the events of Age of Ultron, the collective governments of the world pass an act designed to regulate all superhuman activity. This polarizes opinion amongst the Avengers, causing two factions to side with Iron Man or Captain America, which causes an epic battle between former allies.

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Critics response: Overwhelming positive 

428 Critic reviews: 386 positive (90.2%); 42 negative (9.8%)

(Source: Rotten Tomatoes)

9 – Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019)
It’s time to step up.
Action | Adventure | Science Fiction

Directed by: Jon Watts

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8.01 /10

Peter Parker and his friends go on a summer trip to Europe. However, they will hardly be able to rest – Peter will have to agree to help Nick Fury uncover the mystery of creatures that cause natural disasters and destruction throughout the continent.

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Critics response: Overwhelming positive 

454 Critic reviews: 410 positive (90.3%); 44 negative (9.7%)

(Source: Rotten Tomatoes)

8 – Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
No Hammer. No Problem.

Action | Adventure | Science Fiction | Fantasy

Directed by: Taika Waititi

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8.12 /10

Thor is imprisoned on the other side of the universe and finds himself in a race against time to get back to Asgard to stop Ragnarok, the destruction of his home-world and the end of Asgardian civilization, at the hands of a powerful new threat, the ruthless Hela.

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Critics response: Overwhelming positive 

439 Critic reviews: 409 positive (93.2%); 30 negative (6.8%)

(Source: Rotten Tomatoes)

7 – Iron Man (2008)
Heroes aren’t born. They’re built.

Action | Adventure | Science Fiction

Directed by: Jon Favreau

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8.14/10

A billionaire industrialist and genius inventor, Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.), is conducting weapons tests overseas, but terrorists kidnap him to force him to build a devastating weapon. Instead, he builds an armored suit and upends his captors. Returning to America, Stark refines the suit and uses it to combat crime and terrorism.

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Critics response: Overwhelming positive 

281 Critic reviews: 263 positive (93.6%); 18 negative (6.4%)

(Source: Rotten Tomatoes)

6 – Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
Heroes aren’t born. They’re built.

Action | Adventure | Science Fiction

Directed by: Anthony & Joe Russo

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8.15/10

After the cataclysmic events in New York with The Avengers, Steve Rogers, aka Captain America is living quietly in Washington, D.C. and trying to adjust to the modern world. But when a S.H.I.E.L.D. colleague comes under attack, Steve becomes embroiled in a web of intrigue that threatens to put the world at risk. Joining forces with the Black Widow, Captain America struggles to expose the ever-widening conspiracy while fighting off professional assassins sent to silence him at every turn. When the full scope of the villainous plot is revealed, Captain America and the Black Widow enlist the help of a new ally, the Falcon. However, they soon find themselves up against an unexpected and formidable enemy—the Winter Soldier.

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Critics response: Extremely positive 

308 Critic reviews: 277 positive (89.9%); 31 negative (10.1%)

(Source: Rotten Tomatoes)

5 – The Avengers (2012)
Some assembly required.

Action | Adventure | Science Fiction

Directed by: Joss Whedon

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8.15/10

When an unexpected enemy emerges and threatens global safety and security, Nick Fury, director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., finds himself in need of a team to pull the world back from the brink of disaster. Spanning the globe, a daring recruitment effort begins!

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Critics response: Overwhelming positive 

364 Critic reviews: 331 positive (90.0%); 33 negative (9.1%)

(Source: Rotten Tomatoes)

4 – Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
All heroes start somewhere.

Action | Adventure | Science Fiction

Directed by: James Gunn

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8.28/10

Light years from Earth, 26 years after being abducted, Peter Quill finds himself the prime target of a manhunt after discovering an orb wanted by Ronan the Accuser.

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Critics response: Overwhelming positive 

355 Critic reviews: 307 positive (91.5%); 28 negative (8.4%)

(Source: Rotten Tomatoes)

3 – Avengers: Endgame (2019)
Part of the journey is the end.

Action | Adventure | Science Fiction

Directed by: Anthony & Joe Russo

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8.42/10

After the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War, the universe is in ruins due to the efforts of the Mad Titan, Thanos. With the help of remaining allies, the Avengers must assemble once more in order to undo Thanos’ actions and restore order to the universe once and for all, no matter what consequences may be in store.

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Critics response: Overwhelming positive 

550 Critic reviews: 516 positive (93.8%); 34 negative (6.2%)

(Source: Rotten Tomatoes)

2 – Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
An entire universe. Once and for all.

Action | Adventure | Science Fiction

Directed by: Anthony & Joe Russo

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8.53/10

As the Avengers and their allies have continued to protect the world from threats too large for any one hero to handle, a new danger has emerged from the cosmic shadows: Thanos. A despot of intergalactic infamy, his goal is to collect all six Infinity Stones, artifacts of unimaginable power, and use them to inflict his twisted will on all of reality. Everything the Avengers have fought for has led up to this moment – the fate of Earth and existence itself has never been more uncertain.

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Critics response: Very positive 

488 Critic reviews: 415 positive (85%); 73 negative (15%)

(Source: Rotten Tomatoes)

1 – Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
The Multiverse unleashed.

Action | Adventure | Science Fiction

Directed by: Jon Watts

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8.76/10

Peter Parker is unmasked and no longer able to separate his normal life from the high-stakes of being a super-hero. When he asks for help from Doctor Strange the stakes become even more dangerous, forcing him to discover what it truly means to be Spider-Man.

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Critics response: Overwhelming positive 

415 Critic reviews: 385 positive (92.8%); 30 negative (7.2%)

(Source: Rotten Tomatoes)

Here is how they all rank based on just critics votes;

Black Panther (2018)

96.4

Avengers: Endgame (2019)

93.8

Iron Man (2008)

93.6

Thor: Ragnarok (2017)

93.2

Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)

92.8

Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)

92.0

Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)

91.5

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)

91.3

Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019)

90.3

Captain America: Civil War (2016)

90.2

The Avengers (2012)

90.0

Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)

89.9

Doctor Strange (2016)

88.9

Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)

87.3

Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

85.0

Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 2 (2017)

84.9

Ant-Man (2015)

82.8

Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)

79.5

Iron Man 3 (2013)

79.3

Captain Marvel (2019)

78.9

Black Widow (2021)

78.6

Thor (2011)

76.9

Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)

75.9

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)

74.3

Iron Man 2 (2010)

71.6

Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)

67.0

The Incredible Hulk (2008)

66.8

Thor: The Dark World (2013)

66.3

Eternals (2021)

46.7

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