How to Watch the X-Men Movies in Order

Witness the evolution of this mutant superhero team

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Updated on June 11, 2024
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    What to Know

    • To watch the X-Men movies in order of release, start with X-Men (2000) and end with The New Mutants (2020).
    • Chronological order: We recommend starting with X-Men: First Class (set in 1962) and ending with Logan (2029).
    • You can watch many X-Men movies on Disney+ or Amazon Prime Video.

    This article explains how to watch the X-Men movies in order of release or in chronological order.

    How to Watch X-Men Movies in Order of Release

    The X-Men films from 20th Century Fox (now 20th Century Studios under Disney) were trailblazers for superhero films. However, with so many changing hands and visions in the course of two decades, the viewing order for the series and the larger X-Men timeline as a whole is a bit muddy.

    By far the most coherent way to watch the X-Men films is in the order of their theatrical and home releases. From there, you can witness how the franchise evolved and changed in style.

    Movie Release Date Where to Watch
    X-Men July 2000 Disney+
    X2 May 2003 Disney+
    X-Men: The Last Stand May 2006 Disney+
    X-Men Origins: Wolverine May 2009 Hulu
    X-Men: First Class June 2011 Disney+
    The Wolverine July 2013 Disney+
    X-Men: Days of Future Past May 2014 Prime Video
    Deadpool February 2016 Prime Video
    X-Men: Apocalypse May 2016 Disney+
    Logan March 2017 FXNow
    Deadpool 2 May 2018 Prime Video
    Dark Phoenix June 2019 Disney+
    The New Mutants August 2020 Prime Video

    How to Watch X-Men Movies in Chronological Order

    An X Men poster featuring several characters from the movies.

    20th Century Fox 

    Want to watch the X-Men films in the order in which they take place? It's a complicated ordeal, with retcons, time travel, and continuity errors. Here's our best shot at making sense of the tangled timeline.

    X-Men: Days of Future Past is a time travel crossover between the original X-Men trilogy and the X-Men Beginnings prequel series. The 2023 segments of the film take place several years after The Wolverine. For this list, the film counts as an X-Men Beginnings entry.

    Movie Subseries Timing Where to Watch
    X-Men: First Class X-Men Beginnings 1962 Disney+
    X-Men: Days of Future Past X-Men Beginnings 1973/2023 Prime Video
    X-Men Origins: Wolverine Wolverine Trilogy 1979 Hulu
    X-Men: Apocalypse X-Men Beginnings 1983 Disney+
    Dark Phoenix X-Men Beginnings 1992 Disney+
    X-Men X-Men Trilogy Early 2000s Disney+
    X2 X-Men Trilogy Shortly after X-Men Disney+
    X-Men: The Last Stand X-Men Trilogy A few years after X2 Disney+
    The Wolverine Wolverine Trilogy Several years after X-Men: The Last Stand Disney+
    Deadpool Deadpool Time not specified, presumably 2016 Prime Video
    Deadpool 2 Deadpool A few years after Deadpool Prime Video
    The New Mutants N/A "Present-day," according to the director Prime Video
    Logan Wolverine Trilogy 2029 Disney+

    How to Stream the X-Men Movies

    After Disney's acquisition of Fox, streaming the X-Men films is a much easier task, as the titles are slowly migrating to Disney Plus. Otherwise, you can rent all of these movies on digital storefronts such as iTunes, Amazon Prime Video, or Fandango at Home.

    This guide only covers the X-Men and mutant films produced by 20th Century Fox. The franchise is unconnected to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which is also available to stream, and consists of the original X-Men trilogy, a prequel X-Men Beginnings series, an informal trilogy of Wolverine films, two Deadpool films, and a horror spin-off called The New Mutants. X-Men TV shows such as The Gifted and Legion are not included.

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