Iron Man · Tony Stark: their Marvel watch route
Tony Stark's story extends well beyond his trilogy. This selection places his solo films alongside the Avengers team-ups and his connection with Peter Parker, following release order. It offers a way to follow his choices, inventions and personal relationships without jumping straight from Iron Man 3 to Endgame and missing the stories between them.
Start with Iron Man and keep The Avengers between the second and third films. Civil War and Homecoming provide context before the final stretch. This route selects his main story and leaves out brief appearances.
Selected major appearances, not an exhaustive list of cameos, credit scenes or animated variants.
Movies in release order
01 · 2008 · 126 minIron Man
This is the starting point in release order. It introduces Tony Stark and the combination of adventures and connections between films that defines the MCU.
02 · 2010 · 124 minIron Man 2
It directly continues Tony Stark's development and introduces characters who become important in The Avengers.
03 · 2012 · 143 minThe Avengers
It concludes the first group of films. Watching the previous five helps you recognise the main characters and understand their relationships.
04 · 2013 · 130 minIron Man 3
It follows The Avengers and explores the emotional consequences for Tony. This is the third instalment in his solo saga.
05 · 2015 · 141 minAvengers: Age of Ultron
This is the team's second gathering. It develops relationships and conflicts that continue in Civil War and later films.
06 · 2016 · 147 minCaptain America: Civil War
Although it belongs to the Captain America saga, it develops the Avengers as a whole and introduces new lead characters.
07 · 2017 · 133 minSpider-Man: Homecoming
It follows this Peter Parker's introduction in Civil War. It is Tom Holland's first solo film within the MCU.
08 · 2018 · 149 minAvengers: Infinity War
It is best enjoyed after the earlier films. This is the first part of the major conclusion that continues in Endgame.
09 · 2019 · 181 minAvengers: Endgame
It is best watched after Infinity War, Ant-Man and the Wasp, and Captain Marvel. This page avoids revealing the outcome of the story.
Reference source: D23 · Robert Downey Jr..