Which ironman movie is the best

The biggest of the MCU movies, hell, one of the biggest of all movies ever, brings together Wakandans, Guardians and Avengers from across the Universe and pitting them against one of the MCU's better baddies, Thanos. As expected in the MCU, the set pieces deliver throughout, but it's the first half of a two-parter, and it sure feels like that. Watch now : iTunes Amazon Prime. Hyperintelligent sentient AI Ultron is a great baddie — the hideous progeny and Frankenstein's monster-like creation of Tony Stark — and the movie plays enjoyably with horror tropes.

Here we meet new characters Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver and witness the beginning of the end of the relationship between Tony and Cap, though at times it feels a bit messy with too many characters and plot threads.

Chris Hemsworth made a wonderful God of Thunder in this origin story which also introduced us to Tom Hiddleston as Loki, one of the very best villains in the whole of the MCU. Shame his indestructible automaton Destroyer was a bit rubbish, then. Still, Kenneth Branagh was a great choice to direct and the movie is packed with belly laughs as well as some actual pathos. Watch now : iTunes Amazon Prime Video.

Whether it's a good or bad thing, it's very much the classic MCU origin movie and Larson more than holds her own against Samuel L Jackson's Nick Fury, in his biggest role in some time. It's consistently fun, but compared to Black Panther , doesn't feel like enough of an event. Possibly the biggest bait-and-switch in the MCU — the one surrounding villain The Mandarin, played by Ben Kingsley — delighted some and infuriated others.

Even though he didn't turn out to be the supervillain we expected, the movie still has some ace set pieces, plays with big themes and even gives Gwyneth Paltrow's Pepper a bit more to do than be exasperated with Tony. Building on the first film, it firmly cemented the Ant-Man film's unique tone in the MCU, and put Evangeline Lilly's ass-kicking Wasp front and centre.

While not the weightiest Marvel entry, its humour and heart make it one of the most consistent and likeable. A super good-natured high-school comedy boasting an excellent villain in Michael Keaton's The Vulture. Even though this was the third Spider-Man this century, it really worked.

Tom Holland is the youngest Avenger and he brought a much-needed freshness to the franchise, plus we love the relationship with his bestie, Jacob Batalon's Ned.

The Homecoming sequel had a lot to deal with being the final movie of Phase 3 and the first since Avengers: Endgame changed the MCU as we know it. On the other other hand, that CGI madness brought about a new fan-favorite cutie pie, Morris, a. Shang-Chi 's Baby Yoda. All the movie's flaws are worth it for Morris.

Protect Morris at all costs. Black Widow 's biggest problem is timing. This movie should've come out years ago, not in the wake of the titular super-spy's death in Avengers: Endgame. Nevertheless, there are things to enjoy in the action film.

In most of Scarlett Johansson 's appearances in the MCU, Natasha is most skilled fighter on screen and never gets too badly hurt. In Black Widow — which was directed by Cate Shortland — we see Natasha get wrecked like never before, taking brutal blow after brutal blow and landing many of her own.

At times, it reminded me of how Tony's suit kept malfunctioning and falling apart in Iron Man 3. While Black Widow has been touted as Johansson's long-awaited vehicle, Pugh undeniably steals the show with her poignant yet often hilarious performance. And then there's Mysterio Jake Gyllenhaal.

Far From Home is a perfect fit for the zeitgeist, considering that everyone in it is lying about everything all the time. Is Quentin Beck's con even half as unsettling as the deception revealed by the so-called "good guys" in the second post-credits scene? Although much of it feels like a coda to Endgame , Far From Home manages to chart out some fascinating future possibilities for the MCU.

Marvel's most ambitious crossover event and most ambitious disintegration of said crossover event, Infinity War delivers in both devastating and groundbreaking fashion.

How many comic-book films would dare to leave its audience in a lurch, even for just a few minutes? Thanks for the call to Carol, Nick Fury! Anchored by a surprisingly poignant motion-capture performance from Josh Brolin, the film, for the most part, pulls off the tricky balance of delivering sensational sequences and a catharsis that grounds the unimaginable stakes.

Plus, it somehow juggles dozens of characters, including new ones. Hi there, giant Peter Dinklage! Infinity War is super-sized, sure, but it's never overstuffed. All credit to James Gunn's MCU debut for reintroducing a more colorful palette back into the superhero genre.

Chris Pratt's Han Solo turn is still magnetic as hell, though Star-Lord's caddishness hasn't aged super well. Parts of this movie do seem dimmer in retrospect.

At the time, its playful personality and outside-the-box casting distracted everyone from the reality that it's basically a standard team movie — The Avengers in space, a particularly apt analogy during the climactic battle against sigh another army of nameless drones.

The first Guardians made Marvel Studios feel okay getting weird, but a more confident sequel was required to maximize the concept's strange potential. The Mandarin twist alone would've landed Iron Man 3 in the top 10, but that's just one aspect of this movie's delightful irreverence. Whereas Iron Man 2 was focused on world-building, this film's interest in the greater universe mostly begins and ends with Tony's PTSD after the events of Avengers.

Instead, director Shane Black spends most of the movie taking the piss out of the entire Iron Man concept. Just look at how many times the suits fails, either because it malfunctions, falls apart, or gets blown up.

Sure, Tony goes through yet another rebirth cycle, as does every hero in their origin story film , but the film's cheekiness makes that trope feel fresh and fun once again. Here's an aerospace bro with big Malibu house and a stripper pole on his private jet. His existence midpoints Entourage and Blackwater and every freakish tale ever told about Silicon Valley billionaires.

He flirts with reporters, subordinates, soldiers, everyone. But Downey, Gwyneth Paltrow, and director Jon Favreau found a screwball rhythm, wry and fast-talking. So our hero's a delightful cad, and then his own missiles explode him toward tin-man redemption. A couple solid set-pieces, a lame Evil Corporate Villain, a limp Act 1 origin story, and the perfect scene where Pepper performs open-heart surgery on Tony. Here we are, as Cap and Bucky foretold all those years ago: the end of the line.

Our Avengers assemble for one final face-off against Thanos, bringing some heroes' stories to a close and teasing others that are just beginning. But even with a marathon three-hour runtime and approximately 1 bazillion cameos, Endgame is remarkably light on its feet, zipping throughout time for a story that not only pays tribute to the films that came before but casts them in a new light.

Sure, the Russo brothers lay the quips and fan service on a little thick, but after 11 years and 21 movies, they're allowed to indulge. The result is a closing chapter that's both goofy Thor! Dabbing Hulk! America's ass! There's a reason Phil Coulson carries around those Captain America trading cards.

Sure, First Avenger hits a lot of the familiar origin story beats, but it also takes the time to explore its protagonist's war-torn psyche and investigate exactly what it means to be a hero. And ugh, that ending! It's no wonder audiences everywhere decided that we'll follow Cap to the end of the line. The decade's best film about star wars and star treks. Goldskinned eugenicists pilot drone armies from a Riefenstahlian video arcade.

The film that started it all. It was obvious from the get-go there was something special in Robert Downey Jr. Sometimes a movie just has a little bit of magic to it, a little something where all the right forces are at work, and Iron Man is one of those movies.

From the opening of the arrogant Stark demonstrating his goods to an eager audience in Afghanistan before being captured by the Ten Rings terrorist group using weaponry he designed right up to the final moment where Tony tells the world he is Iron Man , this just works.

It's a big-budget action flick that doesn't lose sight of being a nuanced character study about a man having a crisis of faith with who he is and who he wants to be.

The visuals are sincere and vibrant, capturing the zest and feel of the comic books they were inspired by. Downey Jr. The movie takes everything that's come before in the MCU and uses that baggage to make an even better film than would have been possible otherwise. Because of this movie I've not been able to watch any of the previous films in the same way. It really does change everything and I love it for that.

Best moment: The airport fight is a comic book superhero fight scene come to life. Not just in the action, but maybe even more in the characterization and banter.

It had never before been done as well as it was here. I'm going to be honest, it took me four viewings of Black Panther before I fell in love with it. It took me that long to realize what a multilayered and brilliant work it is. Nearly every aspect is top-notch -- writing, acting, set design, editing and costumes. But most important are the characters. It's Erik Killmonger, though, and his effect on T'Challa that truly made this movie sit head and shoulders above the rest.

And I love most of the films on this list! There's so much richness here. So much to unpack. This is Marvel Studios at its most mature. How ironic that it was its youngest director that brought it to fruition. Best moment : Killmonger's dream. This is the best scene in the MCU so far.

Everything about it, from the acting and writing to the music, editing and even the set design, is perfect. Seven years ago, who would have guessed these two would be the most charming and funniest characters in the series. Thor: Ragnarok feels like when your favorite comic gets a new creative team and they have a different interpretation of the character. That doesn't always work, but it absolutely works here. Best moment: After fully embracing his power, Thor jumps into a horde of undead as The Immigrant Song reprises.

It's definitely the most metal thing ever in a Marvel movie. This is the first movie ever which, to get the most out of its narrative, absolutely requires you to have seen at least most of the 18 movies in the series that preceded it. That's not a criticism, but I think one of the movie's biggest strengths. As the culmination of this series of movies that has spanned over 10 years, and it only gets better if you're more familiar with the huge amount of characters in the film. Still, even if you have only a passing familiarity with these series, there's still enough comedy, spectacle and suspense to sate your summer movie blockbuster hunger.

And a fairly straightforward plot means it's unlikely you'll get too lost. Best moment : Thor's entrance into Wakanda is such a ridiculously earned moment. It was also the greatest fist-pumping moment of the entire MCU so far. I've never seen a pop culture phenomenon end as perfectly as Avengers: Endgame. As a bookend to 11 years of superhero movies, I'm not sure if it could have been done better. For me it brings to mind the final episode of The Wire or Return of the King.

There's just so much emotional payoff I was literally spent after watching it. When the credits ran I sank back in my chair in complete awe of what I'd just experienced. Hours later, I'm still reeling. Everything works here. The cameos, the humor, the battles, the story.

I cannot wait to watch it again. Best moment: I won't spoil it here, of course, but the best moment in this film is something I'd been waiting to see since these movies started to connect.

It's such a glorious moment of pure comic book fan bliss. Problem is, there are at least five of these moments in this film, so good luck guessing which it is. Be respectful, keep it civil and stay on topic. We delete comments that violate our policy , which we encourage you to read. Discussion threads can be closed at any time at our discretion.