x men movies in order
August 8, 2026
The X-Men franchise has one of the messiest release timelines in superhero cinema — prequels, spinoffs, and a soft reboot all tangled together. Here's the full lineup in the order they actually hit theaters, so you can watch (or rewatch) them the way audiences first saw them.
1. X-Men (2000)
The one that started it all. Professor X and Magneto's ideological war begins as Wolverine and Rogue are pulled into the fight between mutants and a fearful humanity.
2. X2: X-Men United (2003)
Widely considered the high point of the original trilogy. A militant colonel launches an assault on the X-Mansion, forcing old enemies to team up.
3. X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
A "cure" for the mutant gene sparks division within the X-Men, while Jean Grey's return as the Phoenix threatens everyone around her.
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4. X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
A prequel tracing Logan's past, his bond with brother Victor Creed, and the government program that gave him his adamantium claws.
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5. X-Men: First Class (2011)
A full prequel reboot set during the Cuban Missile Crisis, showing young Charles Xavier and Erik Lehnsherr as allies before they became rivals.
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6. The Wolverine (2013)
Logan travels to Japan, grappling with loss and mortality as he's drawn into a family conflict with major consequences for his powers.
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7. X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
The franchise's timeline-merging centerpiece. Wolverine is sent back to the 1970s to prevent a bleak future, uniting both the original and First Class casts.
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8. Deadpool (2016)
Loosely connected to the main saga, Wade Wilson's foul-mouthed origin story became a genre-redefining hit in its own right.
9. X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)
An ancient mutant god awakens and recruits a team of Horsemen, forcing the First Class-era X-Men into their biggest fight yet.
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10. Logan (2017)
A near-future, R-rated send-off for Wolverine and Professor X, widely regarded as one of the best superhero films ever made.
11. Deadpool 2 (2018)
Wade assembles X-Force to protect a troubled young mutant from the time-traveling soldier Cable.
12. Dark Phoenix (2019)
The final chapter of the First Class timeline, revisiting the Phoenix storyline as Jean Grey's powers spiral beyond anyone's control.
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13. The New Mutants (2020)
A horror-tinged detour following a group of young mutants trapped in a secret facility, only loosely tied to the main saga.
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14. Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)
Deadpool and a battle-worn Logan cross into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, closing out the Fox-era X-Men story with one last team-up.
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Prefer to watch in story chronology instead of release order? First Class, Days of Future Past, Apocalypse, and Dark Phoenix form the earliest timeline, followed by the original trilogy, with Logan and the Deadpool films sitting furthest in the future.
