Until Disney Plus launches, the MCU movies are spread out across Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, and various other streaming services. Here’s where you can indulge all 21 movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe like Thor: Ragnarok, Iron Man, Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War, and more.
Avengers: Endgame hits theaters on April 26, capping a Marvel Cinematic Universe arc 10 years and 21 films in the making. That’s a lot of story to remember, even for a series that loves to keep reminding audiences about its lore.
Some dedicated fans will get an MCU refresher at nearly 60-hour marathon screenings leading up to Avengers: Endgame. But those of us who want to re-experience all of the MCU’s up and downs — but can’t take off work for three days to sit in a theater — will have to turn to streaming services.
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Starting in November, the dedicated streaming hub for all things Disney (including Marvel) will be the Disney Plus subscription service. In anticipation of this new platform, Disney yanked much of its massive library off of existing services. Which means, with the exception of a few recent films, the only way to stream Marvel movies is to buy or rent a digital copy from services like Amazon and iTunes — at least until Disney Plus launches.
Because of Netflix’s deal with Disney, MCU films released in 2017 and 2018 will stay on the service through the end of 2019. Netflix subscribers can catch Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Thor: Ragnarok, Black Panther, Avengers: Infinity War and Ant-Man and The Wasp for the next several months. (Technically, Sony distributed Spider-Man: Homecoming, which has an exclusive deal with Starz.) And even though Disney owns a majority stake in Hulu, the only MCU movie streaming on that service right now is Iron Man 2, which is also available via Amazon Prime Video.
If that all sounds complicated — it is! Below we’ll try to simplify your rewatch, breaking down where each film in the MCU is available to stream, rent, or buy.
The blockbuster that started it all, Iron Man kicks off the MCU with our favorite genius billionaire playboy philanthropist’s origin story.
Rent/buy it here: Amazon| iTunes| Google Play| Vudu| YouTube
Yes, it’s technically part of the MCU. Edward Norton was, of course, replaced by Mark Ruffalo in The Avengers and all subsequent Marvel films.
Stream it here: DirecTVRent/buy it here:Amazon| iTunes| Google Play| Vudu| YouTube
The second Iron Man movie introduced two new MCU heroes: Natasha Romanoff aka Black Widow and James Rhodes aka War Machine.
