Definitive Viewing List for Avengers: Doomsday
As someone who's rewatched the MCU 2-3 times and seen all the non-MCU Marvel content, I thought it'd be useful to put together a recommended viewing list ahead of Doomsday for people who want to catch up. I'd personally prefer this list over the Disney+ one.
*the rationale: this should be the minimum to 100% appreciate all the elements in Doomsday. Infinity War is just so much better if you watch it after seeing all the build-up projects, so the same logic applies here.
*note of caution: some of these projects will in themselves be less enjoyable because you haven't seen what comes before, but I trust if you have time to watch more, you can figure it out
RECOMMENDED LIST (in a suggested order)
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Avengers: Infinity War
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Avengers: Endgame
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The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, TV show
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Spider-Man 2 (Sam Raimi) OR Spiderman: No Way Home
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Shang-Chi
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X2 (X-Men 2)
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Loki, TV show (at least Season 2)
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Deadpool & Wolverine
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Black Panther 2: Wakanda Forever
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Fantastic 4: First Steps
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Thunderbolts
Some potentially worthwhile projects that are a little less related
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X-Men 1 (lower quality than X2, but watch it if you want)
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X-Men: Days of Future Past (extremely good film, explains the "stolen lives" bit in the trailer, clarifies the timeline)
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Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (Doctor Strange, Clea, and Wanda/Scarlet Witch may make an appearance, but it's not confirmed)
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Captain America 1 (we should be getting a final send-off for Steve Rogers; his relationship with Peggy Carter is important)
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Thor: Love and Thunder (a kinda mid movie, but Thor is a main character of Doomsday and this introduces his 'daughter' Love; a fun watch for kids though)
if anyone wants to share some thoughts I'd love to talk about it too!
Posted Aug 31, 2026, 2:21 AM UTC