X-Men: First Class
2011
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X-Men: First Class (2011) Set primarily in 1962 during the Cuban Missile Crisis, the film focuses on the origins of, and relationship between Charles Xavier / Professor X and Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto and their respective teams of mutants, the X-Men and the Brotherhood.
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- X-Men: First Class. Release date: June 3, 2011. Cast: James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence. We’re already kicking off our list with a disclaimer about the number one spot.
- X-Men: Days of Future Past. Release Date: May 23, 2014. Cast: Hugh Jackman, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender. Another contentious piece of chronology here, as Days of Future Past takes place in both 1973, and “The Future” simultaneously.
- X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Release Date: May 1, 2009. Cast: Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber, Danny Huston. In a blink and you miss it cameo in First Class, you’ll spot Wolverine in a bar, telling Prof X and Magneto to “go f**k themselves”.
- X-Men: Apocalypse. Release Date: May 27, 2016. Cast: James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender,Oscar Isaac. In Oscar Isaacs first of two different Egyptian Marvel characters, X-Men: Apocalypse sees the updated X-Men team fight off against the titular villain, Apocalypse.
In a world where mutants (evolved super-powered humans) exist and are discriminated against, two groups form for an inevitable clash: the supremacist Brotherhood, and the pacifist X-Men.
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1. X-Men: First Class
X-Men: First Class is the start of a new X-Men chapter that rewinds the clock to the earliest point on the film franchise’s timeline. The film begins in 1944 at the Auschwitz concentration camp before jumping ahead to 1962. The story follows a young Charles Xavier and Erik Lehnsherr/Magneto and the origins of both the X-Men and the Brotherhood of Mutants. Read our review of X-Men: First Class.
2. X-Men: Days of Future Past
X-Men: Days of Future Past is a bit hard to place on the timeline as it features the X-Men from both the original films and the newer ones. Much of the story takes place in 1973, but plenty of time is spent in an alternate version of 2023 as well. Certain story elements we won’t spoil here make us comfortable placing it here on the timeline, but having an affection for the original crew definitely does help make it a more special moviegoing experience. This means it can also fit right near th...
3. X-Men Origins: Wolverine
The first X-Men spinoff movie starts back in 1845, but the bulk of the story is set in 1979 and explores the… well, origin of Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine. Not only do we get to see how he got his iconic adamantium claws, but we also get our first introduction to Ryan Reynolds’ Wade Wilson/Deadpool. It's an essential part of the Wolverine timeline. Read our review of X-Men Origins: Wolverine.
X-Men (2000)X2 (2003)X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)The first major X-Men project since Marvel Studios re-acquired the rights to the franchise was X-Men '97, an animated series outside of the MCU timeline that picks up where the original animated series left off. Season 1 finished up earlier this year, and Season 2 is already in the works. Of course, after seeing explicit popcorn buckets and butt co...
X-Men: First Class. 2011 2h 11m PG-13. 7.7 (734K) Rate. 65 Metascore. In the 1960s, superpowered humans Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr work together to find others like them, but Erik's vengeful pursuit of an ambitious mutant who ruined his life causes a schism to divide them.
Jan 22, 2022 · All of the X-Men movies – including X-Men, X2: X-Men United, X-Men: The Last Stand, X-Men: First Class, X-Men: Days Of Future Past, X-Men: Apocalypse, and X-Men: Dark Phoenix – are all now ...
Jul 9, 2023 · The X-Men movies bounce all over the map when it comes to their timelines. Here's how to watch every one of the mutant adventures in chronological order.
