Ranked: Marvel's best and worst movies ever ('Fantastic Four' included)

37. "Iron Man 2" (2010): Let's accentuate the positive: The sequel gave us Scarlett Johansson (left, with Robert Downey Jr.) as sleek secret agent Black Widow.

36. "The Incredible Hulk" (2008): This mostly forgettable affair starring Edward Norton exists as a reminder that we still deserve a good solo Hulk film one day.

35. "Iron Man 3" (2013): Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr., left, with Gwyneth Paltrow) tussles with PTSD in a threequel proving that, yes, too many armored suits are a bad thing.

34. "Thor: The Dark World" (2013): Chris Hemsworth's thunder god (right) has a sequel that's a blender of familiar fantasy tropes, though Tom Hiddleston's iconic trickster Loki is the film's highlight in every way.

33. "Thor" (2011): Not Marvel's greatest solo movie but one that takes some admirable swings. A quasi-family drama that boots Thor (Chris Hemsworth) from Asgard to Earth in fish-out-of-water fashion.

32. "Eternals" (2021): Kingo (Kumail Nanjiani, from left), Sprite (Lia McHugh), Sersi (Gemma Chan), Ikaris (Richard Madden), Thena (Angelina Jolie) and Gilgamesh (Don Lee) get the band back together when an existential threat arises in the diverse and overly earnest adventure.

31. "Avengers: Age of Ultron" (2015): Bursting with a packed ensemble – including Thor (Chris Hemsworth, left), Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.) and Captain America (Chris Evans) – it's lacking the superteam mojo of the first "Avengers."

30. "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania" (2023): Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) and his daughter, Cassie (Kathryn Newton), encounter a weird new world in a large-scale, generic adventure that makes you miss the breezy spirit of the original "Ant-Man" outings.

29. "Captain America: Brave New World" (2025): The Falcon (Danny Ramirez, left) scrambles to action with Captain America (Anthony Mackie) in an unnecessary sequel to "The Incredible Hulk" – though at least it's an enraged Harrison Ford doing the smashing.

28. "Captain Marvel" (2019): Brie Larson's photon-blasting space warrior debuts in a 1990s nostalgia-fest that's part "Guardians of the Galaxy" and part "Memento."

27. "Ant-Man and the Wasp" (2018): Starring Evangeline Lilly (left) as Wasp and Paul Rudd as Ant-Man, the satisfying sequel doubles down on all the aspects that made the original "Ant-Man" joyful.

26. "Doctor Strange" (2016): Benedict Cumberbatch gets a fantastically weird and trippy introduction to the MCU as a sorcerer supreme who goes from rich jerk to humbled hero.

25. "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings" (2021): Shang-Chi (Simu Liu) prepares to unload on some bad guys in the martial-arts superhero film.

24. "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness" (2022): America Chavez (Xochitl Gomez, left) teams with sorcerers Wong (Benedict Wong) and Stephen Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) in a sequel that embraces a macabre side.

23. "Thor: Ragnarok" (2017): Thor (Chris Hemsworth, left) and Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo), aka the Hulk, make a dynamic duo in the funniest "Thor" solo film.

22. "Black Widow" (2021): Marvel finally does right by Scarlett Johansson's title character (left) with a solid solo spy thriller and launches Florence Pugh's Yelena Belova as a next-generation MCU superstar.

21. "The Marvels" (2023): Kamala Khan (Iman Vellani, far left), Carol Danvers (Brie Larson) and Monica Rambeau (Teyonah Parris) team up to save the universe in a space adventure that leans into the absurd.

20. "Ant-Man" (2015): The heist comedy with a super-shrinking dude (Paul Rudd) gave us something we hadn't seen yet: a Marvel hero who's also an ex-con dad.

19. "Spider-Man: Far From Home" (2019): Peter Parker (Tom Holland, right) goes on a European vacation and gets thrown into a few international incidents. Jake Gyllenhaal (left) makes an over-the-top splash as the enigmatic Mysterio.

18. "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" (2017): Come for Kurt Russell (right, with Chris Pratt) playing a living planet, and stay for the oddball and sometimes emotional cosmic shenanigans.

17. "Thor: Love and Thunder" (2022): Chris Hemsworth's hero returns to figure out who he is in this big crazy world and Natalie Portman's back as his astrophysicist ex –now a buff powerhouse wielding his old magic hammer – in the surprisingly profound romantic comedy.

16. "The Fantastic Four: First Steps" (2025): When is best for clobberin' time? The adventure is set in the 1960s, so early might work. But how about when Marvel's deepest in the weeds with its multiverse, pop in this introductory chapter featuring Mr. Fantastic (Pedro Pascal), Invisible Woman (Vanessa Kirby), Human Torch (Joseph Quinn) and the Thing (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) being a shining light for humanity.Thanks to its 1960s retrofuturistic style and likable characters, "First Steps" finally gets the Fantastic Four right after several cinematic tries. It's the best welcoming Marvel movie in far too long, the sci-fi/disaster flick is full of humor, heart and high stakes, plus Julia Garner's Silver Surfer is a joy to behold riding all the movie's good vibes.

15. "Thunderbolts*": Ghost (Hannah John-Kamen, far left), Bob (Lewis Pullman), Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh) and John Walker (Wyatt Russell) try to escape a dangerous situation in a meaningful outing that explores depression, loneliness and the power of a good group hug.

14. "Iron Man" (2008): In the first Marvel flick, Robert Downey Jr. gave Tony Stark his signature swagger, attitude and swig of humility that set the tone for everything that was to come.

13. "Spider-Man: Homecoming" (2017): As the teen web slinger, Tom Holland (right, with Jacob Batalon) balances getting a date for the homecoming dance and fighting the Vulture in an epic young-adult adventure.

12. "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" (2022): Shuri (Letitia Wright) mourns her brother and, alongside other Wakandan heroes, faces a new threat to her homeland in a stirring story about life, legacy and loss.

11. "Captain America: The First Avenger" (2011): Marvel nailed the origin story of Steve Rogers (Chris Evans, left), the little guy whose heart was bigger than his biceps until a super-soldier serum pumped him up.

10. "Avengers: Infinity War" (2018): The third "Avengers" film is the all-night buffet of superhero fare, with a slew of folks rallying to fend off Thanos (Josh Brolin), a dude bent on destroying half the universe.

9. "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3" (2023): Rocket (voiced by Bradley Cooper), the coolest space raccoon of them all, earns the spotlight in a threequel that riffs on the fabulous first "Guardians" while charting its own emotional narrative about compassion and empathy.

8. "Spider-Man: No Way Home" (2021): Doc Ock (Alfred Molina, left) and Spider-Man (Tom Holland) duke it out in the stirring conclusion of the web-swinging hero's movie trilogy that also pays off aspects of Tobey Maguire's and Andrew Garfield's earlier Spider-films.

7. "Deadpool & Wolverine" (2024): Wolverine (Hugh Jackman, left) and Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) meet Dogpool in a freewheeling, R-rated adventure with curse words, cartoonish violence, A-list cameos and emotional vulnerability.

6. "Black Panther" (2018): From hanging in 1990s Oakland to flying through futuristic present-day Africa, the first solo film for star Chadwick Boseman (right) is a magnificent journey with a near-perfect villain (Michael B. Jordan).

5. "The Avengers" (2012): While the heroes-batting-each-other trope is starting to get played out, the excitement is palpable and fanboy hearts melt when hammers and shield fly as the team gets together for the first time.

4. "Captain America: Civil War" (2016): Personal and political stakes are at play as Captain America (Chris Evans, left) chooses his best friend (a brainwashed assassin) over Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), blowing up the Avengers dynamic.

3. "Avengers: Endgame" (2019): Marvel's greatest-hits compilation is also a secret handshake of sorts for long-invested fans, with rousing storytelling that pays off everything that came before it. You'll need a couple of hankies by the uplifting yet heartbreaking finale.

2. "Guardians of the Galaxy" (2014): The quirky space opera offers fantastic tunes, a strange cast of characters that inexplicably works, and a story where you're hooked on a bunch of feelings. We are Groot, indeed.