Black Widow · Natasha Romanoff: their Marvel watch route
Natasha Romanoff appears long before receiving a film of her own. This selection begins with Iron Man 2 and follows her main missions alongside Steve Rogers and the Avengers through Black Widow. Release order preserves how her screen story was introduced, while distinguishing Natasha's character route from the later stories that follow Yelena Belova.
Black Widow's main story takes place after Civil War, but we recommend watching it after Endgame on a first viewing because of its credits. Hawkeye and Thunderbolts* continue Yelena's journey; they are not new adventures starring Natasha.
Selected major appearances, not an exhaustive list of cameos, credit scenes or animated variants.
Movies in release order
01 · 2010 · 124 minIron Man 2
It directly continues Tony Stark's development and introduces characters who become important in The Avengers.
02 · 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.
03 · 2014 · 136 minCaptain America: The Winter Soldier
It combines superheroes with espionage and has major consequences for the MCU's organisations and alliances.
04 · 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.
05 · 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.
06 · 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.
07 · 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.
08 · 2021 · 134 minBlack Widow
The main action takes place after Civil War, but the film appears here in release order. Its closing connections justify keeping that position.
Reference source: Marvel · Black Widow.