Every MCU Movie & TV Show Ranked Worst To Best

The first phase of the MCU can to a head with The Avengers, a film that honestly sounds too good to be true, but ended up being a major worldwide success that cemented the series as perhaps the best franchise in blockbuster cinema.

Bringing together Iron Man, Thor, Captain America, Black Widow, Hawkeye and the Hulk to take on big bad Loki, the series' first major team-up works not just because the story is so tightly structured and fantastically action-heavy, but because the cast chemistry is so spotless.

Effortlessly moving from intense face-offs between the core team and battle sequences which allow each character a chance to shine and work together, The Avengers offers both excellent character development and a final stand for the ages.

Later Marvel team-ups may be bigger, but The Avengers did it first, and made it look simply divine in the process.