The 8 Marvel movies you should watch before 'Infinity War'
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Not planning a two-day Marvel Cinematic Universe marathon right before seeing "Avengers: Infinity War?"
Nobody has time for that.
To accommodate fans who want to freshen up their knowledge, we collected a list of the most essential MCU movies to watch right before you see "Infinity War," which is scheduled for release April 27.
From "Captain America: The First Avenger" to "Thor: Ragnarok," here are the 8 MCU movies you need to catch up on.
(To see where to watch, check our list of where to stream all 18 movies in the MCU.)
Here's 8 MCU movies to watch before seeing "Infinity War":
"Captain America: The First Avenger" (2011)
Marvel StudiosIn addition to debuting Captain America, this movie introduces us to the Infinity Stones, setting up the story years before "Infinity War." The film's villain, Red Skull, is trying to gain the power of the Tesseract, which contains the blue Space Stone.
"The Avengers" (2012)
DisneyIn "The Avengers," Loki is working for Thanos. He makes a failed attempt to get the Tesseract and take over Earth. It's also an introduction to the Avengers team, and Mark Ruffalo's version of the Hulk. In 2012, this movie felt like the biggest movie of all time, but now it feels so small.
"Captain America: Civil War" (2016)
Marvel Studios"Civil War" is important because it divides the team right before "Infinity War." It's also essentially an Avengers movie. Captain America and his friends are now on the run from the law because of what happens in this movie, so it will be interesting to see how a team that is so divided sets aside their differences and comes together.
"Civil War" is available to stream on Netflix.
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