This article serves as a comprehensive guide to all of the Marvel programming available on Disney’s brand new streaming service, Disney Plus. All of the Marvel shows and movies currently available on Disney Plus are discussed.
Disney Plus Offers the Best Marvel Movies Ever
The entertainment industry was drastically altered when the Walt Disney Company purchased Marvel and 20th Century Studios, giving them access to Marvel’s extensive library of heroes dating back to the 1930s.
Because of this, Disney+ is now able to serve as a repository for all of the top-tier films produced by Marvel Studios.
That which has been released in theaters as live-action since 2008’s Iron Man.
Marvel’s finest, from The Avengers to Black Panther, are now accessible to enjoy in their entirety on Disney+.
However, not every MCU film is accessible with Disney Plus. Everything in this list will be elaborated upon below.
Marvel Movies On Disney Plus
Let’s delve into each movie to find out more fascinating stuff, shall we?
Raya and the Last Dragon director Don Hall presents a fully realized world of heroism populated by a diverse cast of quirky characters.
Big Hero 6, a reimagined mashup of San Francisco and Tokyo called San Fransokyo, is a wonderful exploration of loss, healing, and embracing one’s quirks based on the Man of Action comic book series.
Fantastic vehicle for teaching children how to cope with loss, thanks in large part to the lead character Hiro (Supah Ninjas’ Ryan Porter) and the genuine friendship he forms with Baymax (Scott Adsit), a compassionate robot.
Run Time: 1 hr 42 min | Genre: Action, Animation | Director: Don Hall, Chris Williams
Cast: Ryan Potter, Scott Adsit, Jamie Chung, Damon Wayans Jr.
The story set the standard for the MCU and introduced audiences to a new era of Superhero films.
Initially a passion project for director Jon Favreau (The Mandalorian), Iron Man quickly spiraled into the first entry of one of the biggest franchises in history.
The film revitalized the career of lead Robert Downey Jr. (Tropic Thunder), who embodies the role of Tony Stark more than anyone else could, quickly becoming the face of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
The visual effects, both CGI and practical robot puppetry, look fantastic on and off the big screen, and it could be argued they’ve aged better than many of Iron Man’s contemporaries.
Run Time: 2 hr 6 min | Genre: Action, Sci-Fi | Director: Jon Favreau
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Terrence Howard
In the third and final installment of the Iron Man trilogy, director and writer Shane Black (Kiss Kiss Bang Bang) creates a spy thriller that shows Iron Man as more than just a guy in a suit but as a flawed genius trying to fix a world he helped break.
Taking place after the events of the first big Avengers team-up, the film deals with Tony Stark’s anxieties and PTSD from his near-death experience.
The twists and turns of this story are only half the fun, as Robert Downey Jr. (The Judge) lights up the screen with not just witty quips but a new vulnerable, grounded aspect of the character that audiences get to connect with like never before.
Run Time: 2 hr 10 min | Genre: Action, Sci-Fi | Director: Shane Black
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Guy Pearce, Gwyneth Paltrow
This was the sixth film in the series that wrapped up Phase One of the MCU, and it was written and directed by Joss Whedon (Firefly). It was a culmination of several different storylines, but it also stood on its own as a whole film.
Even after 10 years, the acting, visual effects, and character arcs all hold up, and the best moments still hit like an electric hammer.
Run Time: 2 hr 23 min | Genre: Action, Sci-Fi | Director: Joss Whedon
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson
Guardians of the Galaxy was the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s flagship title diving head-first into the cosmic side of the comic book lore and gave fans their first real look at the big bad of the Infinity Saga.
There are so many memorable lines and adrenaline-pumping scenes in this film about an unlikely band of heroes who must put aside their differences to defeat the evil Kree Empire that the film’s rewatch value is through the roof.
James Gunn (The Suicide Squad) delivers a funny, heartfelt, and charmingly weird film that elevated a relatively unknown Marvel property to the top of many people’s favorites list.
Run Time: 2 hr 1 min | Genre: Sci-Fi, Comedy | Director: James Gunn
Cast: Chris Pratt, Bradley Cooper, Zoe Saldana, Karen Gillan
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X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
FOX’s X-Men franchise spanned over a decade, and the soft reboot X-Men: First Class created a new generation of fans with a new story and all-new characters.
The two versions of Professor X, played by James McAvoy as the young broken man and Patrick Stewart as the older rendition of the Mutant leader, are a reminder of how far the franchise has come — and they expertly navigate the layers of the character.
Run Time: 2 hr 12 min | Genre: Action, Sci-Fi | Director: Bryan Singer
Cast: Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Hugh Jackman
Run Time: 2 hr 16 min | Genre: Sci-Fi, Action | Director: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Cast: Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Samuel L. Jackson, Sebastian Stan
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Deadpool (2016)
Deadpool was a personal project that Ryan Reynolds (Deadpool 2) pursued for several years because he believed the character was mismanaged in X-Men Origins: Wolverine.
In addition to magnificent battle choreography that takes use of Reynolds’s enthusiasm for doing as much of his own stunts as the studio will allow, the film provides him with abundant opportunity to deploy his wits and charm in amusing off-the-cuff moments as Deadpool.
Run Time: 1 hr 48 min | Genre: Action, Comedy | Director: Tim Miller
Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin, Karan Soni
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Logan (2017)
Director James Mangold loosely adapts the Old Man Logan storyline from the comics and creates a Western-inspired tale following the aged and ailing Logan (Hugh Jackman) and Charles Xavier (Patrick Stewart) as they escort a young Mutant girl across the country while being chased down by a ruthless corporation trying to harness her abilities.
As unrelenting and hopeless as the darker moments of the movie can feel, especially having to watch the characters you grew up with in their worst state, the film also strives to give closure to the main characters in a satisfying and heartwrenching story.
Logan is a grim yet hopeful conclusion to FOX’s X-Men franchise, set in a future where just two members of the original X-Team are still alive.
Run Time: 2 hr 17 min | Genre: Sci-Fi, Drama | Director: James Mangold
Cast: Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Dafne Keen
The greatest qualities of Chris Hemsworth’s Thor and Tom Hiddleston’s Loki are played up in the new film Thor: Ragnarok.
Elements of Greg Pak’s groundbreaking Planet Hulk tale from the comics’ 2006 run are incorporated into the film as well.
The roots of the realm of Asgard are revealed to the audience, and the themes touch on the evils of imperialism and colonialism, akin to some of the other entries in the MCU Phase Three canon, such Black Panther and Captain Marvel.
Run Time: 2 hr 10 min | Genre: Adventure, Comedy | Director: Taika Waititi
Cast: Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Cate Blanchett
Black audiences of all ages will be able to identify with the film’s protagonists and antagonists because of Ryan Coogler (Creed) bringing the comic book characters to life in the modern day.
Not only do Michael B. Jordan (Fruitvale Station) and the late Chadwick Boseman (42) shine in their roles as T’Challa and Erik “Killmonger” Stevens, respectively, but they are hardly the only ones who kick butt and act their tails off in this film.
Black Panther is an afro-futurist dream and a benchmark for Black representation in the superhero genre.
Run Time: 2 hr 14 min | Genre: Sci-Fi, Action | Director: Ryan Coogler
Cast: Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong’o
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Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
Run Time: 2 hr 29 min | Genre: Action, Sci-Fi | Director: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Zoe Saldana, Josh Brolin
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Captain Marvel (2019)
This sci-fi film, firmly set in the ’90s and loaded with clever references the whole way through, stars Brie Larson (Room) and Samuel L. Jackson (Pulp Fiction) bouncing off each other brilliantly.
The complexity and reframing of victims of imperial warfare and refugees stand in stark contrast to the post-9/11 nationalism that flowed from the very first entry in the MCU, Iron Man.
Run Time: 2 hr 3 min | Genre: Action, Sci-Fi | Director: Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck
Cast: Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson, Ben Mendelsohn, Lashana Lynch
After the events of Avengers: Endgame, the first new book in Marvel’s MCU Phase Four was Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, and it made quite the splash.
The film is an homage to classic Hong Kong kung fu films, and it’s packed with iconic actors and actresses from the genre, such as Tony Leung Chiu-wai (Infernal Affairs), Michelle Yeoh (Everything, Everywhere, All at Once), and Wah Yuen (Kung Fu Hustle).
Run Time: 2 hr 12 min | Genre: Fantasy, Action | Director: Destin Daniel Cretton
Cast: Simu Liu, Awkwafina, Tony Leung Chiu-wai
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Werewolf by Night (2022)
Werewolf by Night is one of the best things to come out of the MCU since its inception back in 2008.
This feature presentation starring Gael García Bernal (Coco) as the titular werewolf is a throwback to classic monster flicks that fully embraces its roots.
Run Time: 52 min | Genre: Horror, Drama | Director: Michael Giacchino
Cast: Gael García Bernal, Laura Donnelly, Harriet Sansom Harris
