Captain Marvel

A conflict between alien forces reaches Earth in the 1990s, placing Carol Danvers and a small group of allies at its center. Directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, Captain Marvel introduces Carol’s own MCU adventure in an earlier period of the shared universe.

Come for Carol’s introduction and stay with the questions about who she is and whom she can trust. The period setting gives the film a different texture from the contemporary team adventures, while the mix of Earthbound encounters and cosmic stakes opens another route into the universe.

Optional wider-universe context

Iron Man ↗

2008 · 2h 6m

Iron Man is an optional starting point if you want to begin the MCU in release order before reaching Carol’s film. It is not required preparation for this introduction. Use the full release-order guide if that is the route you prefer.

Captain Marvel was released in Phase 3, although its principal setting is the 1990s. Story setting and release order answer different questions: you can meet Carol here without treating this page as a complete chronological guide.

Allow 2h 4m (124 minutes), matching Disney Movies. The catalog and Disney Movies page both list March 6, 2019; the official trailer advertises a March 8 theatrical date.

This film is not on the current reviewed Doomsday preparation list. That is separate from its value as a film or a starting point.