Here’s a breakdown of the best and worst trilogies of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Some trilogies likeCaptain AmericaandIron Manare foundational pieces of theInfinity Saga.

Others are character-focused like theGuardians of the GalaxyandSpider-Man.

The Avengers

WithGuardians of the Galaxy Vol.

Ant-Man

Not even the biggestAnt-Manfans in the world would have guessed this trilogy to land high on this list.

Ant-Manwas the first movie post-Avengersthat introduced a new character on Earth that wasn’t a part of the Avengers.

Ant-Man, The Wasp, Quantumania

Then comesQuantumania,which had a different throw in of identity problem.

The third of the trilogy largely acted more as a proper introduction to Kang the Conquerer than anything else.

Thor

The Infinity SagaThortrilogy is one of the most interesting on the list.

Thor, Dark World, Ragnarok

Spider-Man

Spider-Man is one of the biggest IPs that has ever come across Hollywood’s desk.

TheJon WattsHomecomingtrilogy is the lessons learned over 15 years of web-headed big-screen movies.

The arc of this Peter Parker is widely considered one of the brand’s best.

Iron Man, Iron Man 2, Iron Man 3

It is a trueEndgame-level event.

This was the pairing that comic book fans have been dreaming of for 80 years.

Marvel Studios had a proven track record of adapting comic book characters better than any other studio.

Spider-Man, Far From Home, No Way Home

Spider-Man had been the darling of the genre for more than a decade.

No franchise in the MCU benefits more from the world-building of the universe thanCaptain America.

This is true all the way throughCivil War, which many considerAvengers 2.5.

Captain America, Winter Soldier, Civil War

The Steve Rogers story across allCaptain AmericaandAvengersmovies is the bar set in the Infinity Saga for character development.

Guardians of the Galaxy

TheGuardians of the Galaxyfranchise and trilogy is unlike any other in the MCU.

From the momentChris Pratt’sStar-Lordhits play on his Walkman inGuardians of the Galaxy Vol.

Guardians of the Galaxy

1, something about these movies grabbed the attention of audiences on a scale hitherto undreamt of.

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