Buzz
With the arrival of Deadpool & Wolverine (2024), the Marvel community is once again buzzing with the perennial question: How does this latest MCU movie compare to its predecessors? And if you’ve formed your own opinion, how does it align with the broader consensus?
While Rotten Tomatoes isn’t flawless—its binary rating system of positive or negative reviews lacks nuance, and it’s vulnerable to review-bombing campaigns—it remains an entertaining tool to gauge general trends. Part of the fun lies in seeing how much your views diverge from the Tomatometer’s results.
In summary, feel free to challenge Rotten Tomatoes’ MCU movie rankings. However, it’s tough to dispute the top spot: 2018’s Black Panther, often hailed as one of the greatest superhero films of all time. Fan favorites like Avengers: Endgame (2019), Thor: Ragnarok (2017), and Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) also secured spots in the top five.
Fans who consider Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) the pinnacle of Marvel’s filmography might be disappointed to see it ranked 12th. However, supporters of Thor: The Dark World (2013) may find solace in its placement, as it sits a few spots above Thor: Love and Thunder (2022).
Currently, Deadpool & Wolverine holds the 20th position with a 79 percent critics’ score, though this could change as more viewers weigh in. It’s worth noting that 2016’s Deadpool and 2018’s Deadpool 2 were produced by 20th Century Fox before Disney’s acquisition of Marvel Studios in 2019, making them technically outside the MCU and thus excluded from this ranking.
All 34 MCU Films, Ranked from Highest to Lowest Reviews
- Black Panther (2018) // 96 percent
- Avengers: Endgame (2019) // 94 percent
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Iron Man (2008) // 94 percent
- Thor: Ragnarok (2017) // 93 percent
- Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) // 93 percent
- Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) // 92 percent
- Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) // 92 percent
- Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) // 91 percent
- Marvel's The Avengers (2012) // 91 percent
- Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) // 91 percent
- Captain America: Civil War (2016) // 90 percent
- Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) // 90 percent
- Doctor Strange (2016) // 89 percent
- Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018) // 87 percent
- Avengers: Infinity War (2018) // 85 percent
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) // 85 percent
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) // 84 percent
- Ant-Man (2015) // 83 percent
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) // 82 percent
- Deadpool & Wolverine (2024) // 79 percent
- Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) // 80 percent
- Captain Marvel (2019) // 79 percent
- Black Widow (2021) // 79 percent
- Iron Man 3 (2013) // 79 percent
- Thor (2011) // 77 percent
- Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) // 76 percent
- Iron Man 2 (2010) // 72 percent
- Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) // 74 percent
- Thor: The Dark World (2013) // 67 percent
- The Incredible Hulk (2008) // 67 percent
- Thor: Love and Thunder (2022) // 63 percent
- The Marvels (2023) // 62 percent
- Eternals (2021) // 47 percent
- Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023) // 46 percent
