Long before the Avengers were on the scene, there was a super skilled Marvel team saving the world (and mutants) from any threats, the X-Men. Since 2000, there have been 14 movies that span decades of time, iconic characters and epic storylines that explore this enduringly popular comic book team on the big screen. Read on to discover how to stream all of the X-Men movies in order!
Since their live action cinematic debut in 2000, the X-Men have evolved from being centred around Charles Xavier and Magneto’s life-long friendship (and rivalry) to standalone films about cherished characters within this universe such as Dark Phoenix and the Deadpool and Wolverine film series.
The first trilogy, X-Men, X2 and X-Men: The Last Stand, introduced the core superhero team that would be integral to the next two decades of the franchise. Alongside Patrick Stewart’s debut as Professor X and Ian McKellen as Magneto, Hugh Jackman first appeared as Wolverine, Halle Berry as Storm, James Marsden as Cyclops and Famke Janssen as Jean Grey.
At the box office, the film garnered enormous commercial success grossing $296 million on a $75 million budget and it was well received by fans of the comics. Each sequel became more ambitious with the final of three films grossing over $460 million and became one of the highest-grossing films of 2006.
This kick-started the appetite for this cinematic universe, which led to a prequel trilogy that followed the early lives of Charles and Eric, as they forged their mutant team and as the close friends turned into rivals in First Class. In Days of Future Past, the X-Men entered into the multiverse and brought in familiar faces from the present, as the two generations of X-Men cast combined. Soon after, Apocalypse arrived, another bold instalment of the young mutants adventures, before the release of Jean Grey’s standalone prequel, Dark Phoenix and the 2020 film, The New Mutants.
Alongside the main narrative, the X-Men franchise has also created immensely successful spin-off film series such as the Wolverine movies, Wolverine Origins, The Wolverine and Logan, as well as the R-rated films about the fan-favourite anti-hero, Deadpool in Deadpool, Deadpool 2 and Deadpool & Wolverine. Led by Ryan Reynolds, the Deadpool movies have been critically acclaimed with Golden Globe nominations and wide-spread commercial success taking over $1.4 billion across the first two movies.
With the crossover of Deadpool and his formerly retired rival, Wolverine, it’s expected that this third instalment to the franchise could exceed all previous films in both of their series. So the question is, what’s the best way to watch all of the X-Men movies in order? As while there’s a clear release date order, the timelines within these 14 films shift drastically compared to their release date.
First Class joins Charles and Magneto in the 1960s, while X-Men is set in the early 2000s, but was released before the prequel franchise. Ultimately, it comes down to personal preference and if you’d prefer to stream them in both release date and chronological order, then you’re in the right place.
Here’s how to stream the X-Men movies in release date order:
X-Men (2000)
X2 (2003)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
X-Men: First Class (2011)
The Wolverine (2013)
X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
Deadpool (2016)
X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)
Logan (2017)
Deadpool 2 (2018)
Dark Phoenix (2019)
The New Mutants (2020)
Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)
Where to watch all X-Men movies online
If you would prefer to stream the X-Men films in chronological order, then tune into X-Men: First Class and follow the story all the way through until 2029 with Logan. Don’t forget you can also interject the popular animated and live-action X-Men TV series into your re-watch too. Here’s how to watch every X-Men film in chronological order and where to stream them right now in the United Kingdom!
