10 Greatest MCU Final Scenes
Those grand MCU finales from over the years.
To date, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has made over $25 BILLION at the global box office, so clearly Marvel Studios, Disney, Sony Pictures et al are doing something right.
Within the MCU, there has been a wide array of closing scenes that have stood out and made an impact on audiences, ranging from shock cliff-hangers, last-minute plot twists, emotional farewells, and even a post-battle trip to a New York shawarma restaurant. With every movie leading into a direct sequel or team-up adventure, the respective writers of these pictures often use the final scenes to set up hints about the future of the MCU while also giving viewers a satisfying conclusion to the story they’ve just seen unfold.
In a shared universe that began all the way back in 2008, last December's Spider-Man: No Way Home became the 27th silver screen release of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Looking back across all of those MCU movies, then, here are ten of the best final scenes - from Iron Man all the way through to the aforementioned Spider-Man: No Way Home.
10. "I Am Iron Man" - Iron Man
The first movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and the one that started it all.
Released in 2008, Iron Man introduced viewers to Tony Stark – a billionaire playboy and weapons manufacturer for the US military. Ambushed by terrorist group known as The Ten Rings while demonstrating a new missile in war-torn Afghanistan, Stark is imprisoned and forced to build a new weapon of mass destruction for the villains. But Tony and fellow imprisoned scientist Ho Yinsen create a mechanised suit of armour in a bid to overthrow their captors and escape.
Once free, Tony uncovers shocking truths about his company, Stark Industries, and adds more sophisticated weapons (and a lick of red paint) to the suit of armour that will help him become known as Iron Man.
The final scene of Iron Man sees Robert Downey Jr's Stark take to the stand at a press conference following the climactic battle that wreaked havoc on Stark Tower. When it seems like Tony is about to come up with some fabrication to explain recent events, he confesses to the world’s media that he is indeed the Iron Man, much to the shock and frustration of Happy Hogan and Pepper Potts.