I want to start with the entire "necessary" Marvel Cinematic Universe.

I've been watching Marvel movies for a while but never in chronological or release order. Because it just takes too long to watch every movie.

I've found a channel on YouTube that makes short recaps about those movies, and I want to know "everything" before Doomsday drops.

Does anyone have any advice or tips on whether I should watch the recaps or any website that has the necessary stuff?

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Dogpool6162025-12-31 02:12

Just watch the MCU movies in release order.

It’ll give you such a good experience by the time you get to Infijity War and Endgame.

If you don’t want to experience all of it, why even start it?

Captain-Wilco2025-12-31 02:12

Acknowledging that all of these stories each have something to offer regardless of their quality and contributions to subsequent material, here’s a list of “unnecessary” (ones that probably won’t tie into Doomsday substantially) things to skip:

(In my opinion, introducing a character does not count as absolutely essential)

The Incredible Hulk
Iron Man 2
Agents of Shield
Daredevil
Jessica Jones
Iron Fist
Luke Cage
Defenders
Thor 2
Iron Man 3
Black Panther
Ant-Man and The Wasp
Captain Marvel
Spider-Man Far From Home
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
What If?
Shang-Chi
Eternals
Hawkeye
Moon Knight
Ms Marvel
She Hulk: Attorney at Law
Werewolf by Night
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
Secret Invasion
The Marvels
Echo
X-Men ‘97
Agatha All Along
Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man
Captain America: Brave New World
Daredevil: Born Again
Ironheart
Eyes of Wakanda
Marvel Zombies

You’ll be a little confused, but if you’re looking for a list like this I’m sure you’re okay with that.

Imaginary-Parking6982025-12-31 02:17

First of all thanks for listing this huge list.

But in what way does Marvel Zombies show or tell any lore about the characters? Since I've never heard about it before.

Falkor2025-12-31 02:24

I would not follow this list and skip all these movies, You'll be so confused if you skip a lot of them.

As others have said, just watch all the movies in release order.

Captain-Wilco2025-12-31 03:24

OP doesn’t want to do that. If they want to experience a decent portion of the MCU while expediting the process, I stand by my list of exclusions.

Captain-Wilco2025-12-31 03:25

It takes place in an alternate universe, it doesn’t tell you anything about characters in the main universe that you don’t already know.

huggybeark2025-12-31 16:05

Even if I think OP should just watch most of it, this is a really good list of things that could could be skipped if you want major plot beats.

SubhasTheJanitor2025-12-31 02:17

Just watch the movies. You have a year, no need to stress out about it.

whitepangolin2025-12-31 05:03

That's what I'm saying. They're entertainment like, just watch the ones you think look good lol

marvelcomics222025-12-31 02:33

Watch everything. You have a year. Watch all the shows from ABC, Netflix, Hulu, Freeform, and Disney+.

Adorable-Wonder75632025-12-31 02:58

EDIT: don't let the purists make you think you HAVE TO watch everything.

you don't need to watch everything, but there is unfortunately homework. if i were to make a homework list for doomsday:

infinity war

endgame

love and thunder recap

brave new world recap

F4

thunderbolts

X1-3 (maybe recaps)

wakanda forever

loki

picked projects that mostly pertain to characters already announced.

honestly though, you could also do research after watching doomsday for characters and references you don't immediately recognize and rewatch. i'm a big MCU fan and have done this. youtube breakdowns are def your friend. just depends on how you choose to enjoy it

Antrikshy2025-12-31 08:52

Multiverse of Madness will likely be required viewing because it introduced incursions as a concept, and based on what I know of the source material.

Adorable-Wonder75632025-12-31 13:29

yeah if you throw multiverse of madness in there, just do a recap. most of it feels like alternate reality filler. or just watch a video on how incursions work in the MCU

Antrikshy2025-12-31 19:33

Wow, to me, it was a highlight. So many visual spectacle moments and all.

And it did well at the box office, so it wasn't unpopular either.

fisheggsoup2025-12-31 04:31

I mean, none of it's "necessary", it's entertainment.

Besides, you've got an entire year to watch it all.

Notoriously_So2025-12-31 08:37

Watch all Marvel movies.

Antrikshy2025-12-31 08:55

I concur with everyone recommending watching all the movies in release order. I'd even recommend some shows, but those are most likely skippable, *except* Loki.

Most importantly, no one here knows what happens in Doomsday, so we can't make a reliable list of inclusions or skips for you yet.

Timmayyyyyyy2025-12-31 23:37

Wouldn’t skip WandaVision and Agatha All Along as well as Loki if OP were to watch the shows, I’m hyped for VisionQuest and it’ll be coming out around Doomsday.

MarcSpector17012025-12-31 18:48

If you haven't watched the majority of the movies and instead rely on recaps, you may not be lost when you watch Doomsday, but you definitely won't experience the character moments the way everyone else will. These characters all had long journeys and deeply emotional character arcs over the years. Watching a summary instead of going on the journey with them will rob you of a great experience when Doomsday comes around.