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Captain Marvel Movie Watch Order in the correct order

How to watch the Captain Marvel movies in order

Last updated: November 13 2026

Written by: ChronoChris

Carol Danvers is one of the most powerful heroes in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but her story is spread across films and Disney+ series. This guide shows you exactly where to find her.

Captain Marvel burst onto the big screen in 2019 with a 1990s-set origin story, then returned to help the Avengers in their final stand against Thanos. Her journey continues alongside Monica Rambeau and Kamala Khan, two heroes whose own stories set up the team-up in The Marvels. If you want the full picture, you need a handful of movies and a couple of streaming shows.

πŸ• Release Order

Watching in release order lets you see how Marvel gradually built up the three heroes before uniting them on screen.

  1. Captain Marvel (2019)
  2. Avengers: Endgame (2019)
  3. WandaVision (2021)
  4. Ms. Marvel (2022)
  5. The Marvels (2023)

Because Captain Marvel is a prequel set in 1995, you might expect the chronology to look very different. In practice, Carol's later appearances happen in the order they were released, so the two lists line up neatly.

πŸ“– Story Chronology

Here is the in-universe order, from Carol's origin in the 1990s through the present-day MCU.

  1. Captain Marvel (2019)
  2. Avengers: Endgame (2019)
  3. WandaVision (2021)
  4. Ms. Marvel (2022)
  5. The Marvels (2023)

Which Order Should You Choose?

Good news: release order and story order are the same here, so you can simply press play from the top. If you are short on time, Captain Marvel and The Marvels are the essentials, but WandaVision explains how Monica Rambeau gained her powers and Ms. Marvel introduces Kamala's family and her bangle. Skipping those two shows will leave you puzzled by several moments in The Marvels, so we recommend watching them first.

πŸ”— Related Guides

  • The Avengers Watch OrderGuide
  • Guardians of the Galaxy Watch OrderGuide
  • Marvel Cinematic Universe Watch OrderGuide

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