Whereas the X-Males made their title in comedian kind, the X-Males film variations have turn into beloved in their very own proper, with such fan favorites as Patrick Stewart’s Charles Xavier and Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine. These movies are additionally fairly infamous for his or her messy timelines, with origin tales, retconning, and time journey to essentially spice issues up. There are many other ways to look at these movies, and the selection of the way you watch them will decide how sure reveals and moments will repay.
Whereas it may be straightforward to simply watch them as they have been launched, we’ve organized the 14 movies into how they roughly match into one massive timeline. This can let you expertise the X-Males story from the start and comply with every character’s journey from its earliest level.
Now that there are mutants within the MCU, we thought the easiest way to prepare for the long run was to honor the previous. In the event you’d like to look at them so as of launch, we’ve included that under as properly.
With out additional ado, right here is our principally spoiler-free have a look at how one can watch the X-Males motion pictures in chronological order!
In the event you’re new to the X-Males film franchise, you’ll be able to select to start out with First Class and make your approach via the timeline chronologically. Nonetheless, if you wish to expertise the movies how they have been initially launched to audiences, you will wish to begin with X-Males (2000) the place the collection formally started.
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X-Males Films in Chronological Order
1. X-Males: First Class (2011)
X-Males: First Class is the beginning of a brand new X-Males chapter that rewinds the clock to the earliest level on the movie franchise’s timeline. The movie begins in 1944 on the Auschwitz focus camp earlier than leaping forward to 1962. The story follows a younger Charles Xavier and Erik Lehnsherr/Magneto and the origins of each the X-Males and the Brotherhood of Mutants.
Learn our evaluation of X-Males: First Class.
2. X-Males: Days of Future Previous (2014)
X-Males: Days of Future Previous is a bit onerous to position on the timeline because it options the X-Males from each the unique movies and the newer ones. A lot of the story takes place in 1973, however loads of time is spent in an alternate model of 2023 as properly. Sure story parts we received’t spoil right here make us comfy inserting it right here on the timeline, however having an affection for the unique crew positively does assist make it a extra particular moviegoing expertise. This implies it may possibly additionally match proper close to the top of this checklist in the event you so select.
Learn our evaluation of X-Males: Days of Future Previous.
3. X-Males Origins: Wolverine (2009)
The primary X-Males spinoff film begins again in 1845, however the bulk of the story is ready in 1979 and explores the… properly, origin of Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine. Not solely will we get to see how he bought his iconic adamantium claws, however we additionally get our first introduction to Ryan Reynolds’ Wade Wilson/Deadpool. It is a necessary a part of the Wolverine timeline.
Learn our evaluation of X-Males Origins: Wolverine.
4. X-Males: Apocalypse (2016)
X-Males: Apocalypse stars Oscar Isaac as En Sabah Nur/Apocalypse and pits him in opposition to our reboot X-Males crew. Whereas the movie begins all the best way again in 3600 BC, a lot of the story is ready in 1983.
Learn our evaluation of X-Males: Apocalypse.
5. X-Males: Darkish Phoenix (2019)
X-Males: Darkish Phoenix is the final movie starring the X-Males crew led by James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender, and it tells the story of the transformation of Sophie Turner’s Jean Gray into Phoenix. The movie begins in 1975 however takes place principally in 1992.
Learn our evaluation of X-Males: Darkish Phoenix.
6. X-Males (2000)
As a result of how these motion pictures play out, the swap from Darkish Phoenix into X-Males doesn’t occur as easily as a movie like Rogue One transitions to A New Hope, however the first X-Males live-action movie does match subsequent into the timeline because it takes place within the early 2000s. Whereas James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender performed their youthful variations within the earlier movies, Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen tackle the position of the older variations of Charles Xavier and Erik Lehnsherr/Magneto in these movies.
Learn our evaluation of X-Males.
7. X2: X-Males United (2003)
Going down not too lengthy after the unique, X2: X-Males United picks up the story as a brainwashed Nightcrawler makes an attempt to homicide the President of the USA. Some massive occasions occur on the finish of the movie that arrange The Final Stand and tease the arrival of this trilogy’s iteration of Phoenix.
Learn our evaluation of X2: X-Males United.
8. X-Males: The Final Stand (2006)
X-Males: The Final Stand was the primary live-action movie to inform the Phoenix story, however by way of the collection’ inside chronology, it’s the second. Both approach, we get to see Famke Janssen’s Jean Gray resurrect because the dangerously highly effective Phoenix and go up in opposition to our favourite X-Males on this last movie within the unique trilogy.
Learn our evaluation of X-Males: The Final Stand.
9. The Wolverine (2013)
The Wolverine is a sequel of types to each X-Males Origins: Wolverine and X-Males: The Final Stand and takes place shortly after the latter movie and offers with the fallout of the occasions it portrayed. It additionally introduces Yukio, a later model of whom would seem in Deadpool 2.
Learn our evaluation of The Wolverine.
10. Deadpool (2016)
Whereas he made his first look in X-Males Origins: Wolverine, Ryan Reynolds Wade Wilson/Deadpool makes his solo function movie debut in 2016’s Deadpool. This movie is generally separate from the happenings of the mainline movies, however Deadpool is in the identical universe so this could provide you with an entire image of the franchise. There isn’t any particular time Deadpool takes place, nevertheless it appears to happen across the time it was launched – 2016. As one of many finest Ryan Reynolds motion pictures, you’ll be able to watch this one out of order if that you must.
Learn our evaluation of Deadpool.
11. Deadpool 2 (2018)
Very like the unique, Deadpool 2 doesn’t have a precise date it takes place and its occasions principally occur outdoors of every thing else happening within the X-Males franchise. That being mentioned, this sequel does function some returning, youthful X-Males and a spoilery second/reference for Logan, so it’s probably set within the late 2020s. All that being mentioned, it’s Deadpool and all jokes are honest sport for this fourth-wall-breaking merc with a mouth.
Learn our evaluation of Deadpool 2.
12. The New Mutants (2020)
The New Mutants seems to happen someday within the late 2020s because it incorporates a connection to Logan, which is ready in 2029. Very like Deadpool, The New Mutants principally tells its personal contained story and will be safely considered at this spot or someplace round it.
Learn our evaluation of The New Mutants.
13. Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)
If issues have been already in every single place, timeline-wise, they bought much more difficult with this 2024 crossover. Deadpool & Wolverine is ready in its launch yr, 2024, so technically earlier than Logan. However it’s probably not that straightforward as a result of this film makes references throughout all of the X-Males (and Marvel) timelines, seemingly present in the identical universe and a completely completely different one on the identical time. So, yeah, it is set in 2024, however this film’s bought its personal factor happening.
Learn our evaluation of Deadpool & Wolverine
14. Logan (2017)
As beforehand talked about, Logan takes place in 2029 and follows Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine and Patrick Stewart’s Charles Xavier in a world the place mutants are principally extinct. That is clearly the movie that takes place farthest forward within the timeline and thus ought to be the one to complete all of them off. And it’s an incredible one to finish on.
Learn our evaluation of Logan.
X-Males Films in Order of Launch
- X-Males (2000)
- X2 (2003)
- X-Males: The Final Stand (2006)
- X-Males Origins: Wolverine (2009)
- X-Males: First Class (2011)
- The Wolverine (2013)
- X-Males: Days of Future Previous (2014)
- Deadpool (2016)
- X-Males: Apocalypse (2016)
- Logan (2017)
- Deadpool 2 (2018)
- Darkish Phoenix (2019)
- The New Mutants (2020)
- Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)
Upcoming X-Males Films and Reveals
The primary main X-Males mission since Marvel Studios re-acquired the rights to the franchise was X-Males ’97, an animated collection outdoors of the MCU timeline that picks up the place the unique animated collection left off. Season 1 completed up simply final yr, and Season 2 is already within the works however is not anticipated to return out till 2026.
In any other case, we ought to be getting a reboot of the X-Males below Marvel, however few particulars have been revealed. Kevin Feige talked a bit about this throughout an interview final yr the place he talked about that the X-Males might be necessary to the MCU following Avenger’s: Secret Wars. Now it appears to be like like we’ll be seeing the mutant crossover sooner slightly than later. A number of unique X-Males solid members have been included within the large solid reveal for Avengers: Doomsday, which is ready for launch in 2026.
For more information on what’s to return, try our information to all upcoming MCU motion pictures to remain up-to-date on the movies.
Adam Bankhurst is a information and options author for IGN. You may comply with him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.
