The Best Disney Marvel Movies So Far, Ranked
Not all Marvel movies are Disney Marvel movies, as both Fox and Sony have played a large role in getting Marvel heroes onto the movie screen. But when it comes to Marvel films, Disney has truly perfected the formula. Which Disney Marvel movies really stand out and which ones were duds at the box office?
Below are all the released Marvel movies made by Disney since the original Iron Man, ranked by quality. Is the one you like not high on the list or do you see one ranked too high up? Feel free to voice your opinion and vote away! Maybe you think The Incredible Hulk is a better Disney Marvel movie than Guardians of the Galaxy.
Established with the first Iron Man movie, Disney produces Marvel movies under the Marvel Studios production company banner. The ranking for which movies are the best Marvel Studios productions is sure to change as more are released over the coming years.
- Chris Evans, Robert Downey, Scarlett Johansson
- Released: 2016
- Directed by: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Political pressure mounts to install a system of accountability when the actions of the Avengers lead to collateral damage. The new status quo deeply divides members of the team. Captain America ...more - Robert Downey, Chris Hemsworth, Josh Brolin
- Released: 2018
- Directed by: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Iron Man, Thor, the Hulk and the rest of the Avengers unite to battle their most powerful enemy yet -- the evil Thanos. On a mission to collect all six Infinity Stones, Thanos plans to use the ...more - Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista
- Released: 2014
- Directed by: James Gunn
Brash space adventurer Peter Quill (Chris Pratt) finds himself the quarry of relentless bounty hunters after he steals an orb coveted by Ronan, a powerful villain. To evade Ronan, Quill is forced ...more - Robert Downey, Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo
- Released: 2012
- Directed by: Joss Whedon
When Thor's evil brother, Loki (Tom Hiddleston), gains access to the unlimited power of the energy cube called the Tesseract, Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson), director of S.H.I.E.L.D., initiates a ...more - Scarlett Johansson, Cobie Smulders, Samuel L. Jackson
- Released: 2014
- Directed by: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
After the cataclysmic events in New York with his fellow Avengers, Steve Rogers, aka Captain America (Chris Evans), lives in the nation's capital as he tries to adjust to modern times. An attack on a ...more - Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Cate Blanchett
- Released: 2017
- Directed by: Taika Waititi
Imprisoned on the other side of the universe, the mighty Thor finds himself in a deadly gladiatorial contest that pits him against the Hulk, his former ally and fellow Avenger. Thor's quest for ...more - Robert Downey, Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo
- Released: 2019
- Directed by: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Adrift in space with no food or water, Tony Stark sends a message to Pepper Potts as his oxygen supply starts to dwindle. Meanwhile, the remaining Avengers -- Thor, Black Widow, Captain America and ...more - Robert Downey, Terrence Howard, Gwyneth Paltrow
- Released: 2008
- Directed by: Jon Favreau
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, ...more - Tom Holland, Michael Keaton, Robert Downey
- Released: 2017
- Directed by: Jon Watts
Thrilled by his experience with the Avengers, young Peter Parker returns home to live with his Aunt May. Under the watchful eye of mentor Tony Stark, Parker starts to embrace his newfound identity as ...more - Benedict Cumberbatch, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rachel McAdams
- Released: 2016
- Directed by: Scott Derrickson
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 ...more - Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong'o
- Released: 2018
- Directed by: Ryan Coogler
After the death of his father, T'Challa returns home to the African nation of Wakanda to take his rightful place as king. When a powerful enemy suddenly reappears, T'Challa's mettle as king -- and as ...more - Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Bradley Cooper
- Released: 2017
- Directed by: James Gunn
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 ...more - Chris Evans, Hayley Atwell, Sebastian Stan
- Released: 2011
- Directed by: Joe Johnston
It is 1941 and the world is in the throes of war. Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) wants to do his part and join America's armed forces, but the military rejects him because of his small stature. Finally, ...more - Tom Holland, Samuel L. Jackson, Jake Gyllenhaal
- Released: 2019
- Directed by: Jon Watts
Peter Parker's relaxing European vacation takes an unexpected turn when Nick Fury shows up in his hotel room to recruit him for a mission. The world is in danger as four massive elemental creatures ...more - Paul Rudd, Michael Douglas, Evangeline Lilly
- Released: 2015
- Directed by: Peyton Reed
Forced out of his own company by former protégé Darren Cross, Dr. Hank Pym (Michael Douglas) recruits the talents of Scott Lang (Paul Rudd), a master thief just released from prison. Lang becomes ...more - Robert Downey, Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo
- Released: 2015
- Directed by: Joss Whedon
When Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) jump-starts a dormant peacekeeping program, things go terribly awry, forcing him, Thor (Chris Hemsworth), the Incredible Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) and the rest of the ...more - Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Douglas
- Released: 2018
- Directed by: Peyton Reed
Scott Lang is grappling with the consequences of his choices as both a superhero and a father. Approached by Hope van Dyne and Dr. Hank Pym, Lang must once again don the Ant-Man suit and fight ...more - Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Anthony Hopkins
- Released: 2011
- Directed by: Kenneth Branagh
As the son of Odin (Anthony Hopkins), king of the Norse gods, Thor (Chris Hemsworth) will soon inherit the throne of Asgard from his aging father. However, on the day that he is to be crowned, Thor ...more - Robert Downey, Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle
- Released: 2013
- Directed by: Shane Black
Plagued with worry and insomnia since saving New York from destruction, Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.), now, is more dependent on the suits that give him his Iron Man persona -- so much so that every ...more - Robert Downey, Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle
- Released: 2010
- Directed by: Jon Favreau
With the world now aware that he is Iron Man, billionaire inventor Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) faces pressure from all sides to share his technology with the military. He is reluctant to divulge ...more - Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson, Ben Mendelsohn
- Released: 2019
- Directed by: Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck
Captain Marvel is an extraterrestrial Kree warrior who finds herself caught in the middle of an intergalactic battle between her people and the Skrulls. Living on Earth in 1995, she keeps having ...more - Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston
- Released: 2013
- Directed by: Alan Taylor
In ancient times, the gods of Asgard fought and won a war against an evil race known as the Dark Elves. The survivors were neutralized, and their ultimate weapon -- the Aether -- was buried in a ...more - Ed Norton, Liv Tyler, Tim Roth
- Released: 2008
- Directed by: Louis Leterrier
Scientist Bruce Banner (Edward Norton) desperately seeks a cure for the gamma radiation that contaminated his cells and turned him into The Hulk. Cut off from his true love Betty Ross (Liv Tyler) and ...more