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Updated on September 2, 2024
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- Release Order
- Chronological Order
- How to Stream the X-Men Movies
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 all the X-Men movies on Disney+.
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+, Amazon |
| X2 | May 2003 | Disney+, Amazon |
| X-Men: The Last Stand | May 2006 | Disney+, Amazon |
| X-Men Origins: Wolverine | May 2009 | Disney+, Amazon |
| X-Men: First Class | June 2011 | Disney+, Amazon |
| The Wolverine | July 2013 | Disney+, Amazon |
| X-Men: Days of Future Past | May 2014 | Disney+, Amazon |
| Deadpool | February 2016 | Disney+, Amazon |
| X-Men: Apocalypse | May 2016 | Disney+, Amazon |
| Logan | March 2017 | Disney+, Amazon |
| Deadpool 2 | May 2018 | Disney+, Amazon |
| Dark Phoenix | June 2019 | Disney+, Amazon |
| The New Mutants | August 2020 | Disney+, Amazon |
How to Watch X-Men Movies in Chronological Order
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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+, Amazon |
| X-Men: Days of Future Past | X-Men Beginnings | 1973/2023 | Disney+ Amazon |
| X-Men Origins: Wolverine | Wolverine Trilogy | 1979 | Disney+ Amazon |
| X-Men: Apocalypse | X-Men Beginnings | 1983 | Disney+ Amazon |
| Dark Phoenix | X-Men Beginnings | 1992 | Disney+ Amazon |
| X-Men | X-Men Trilogy | Early 2000s | Disney+ Amazon |
| X2 | X-Men Trilogy | Shortly after X-Men | Disney+ Amazon |
| X-Men: The Last Stand | X-Men Trilogy | A few years after X2 | Disney+ Amazon |
| The Wolverine | Wolverine Trilogy | Several years after X-Men: The Last Stand | Disney+ Amazon |
| Deadpool | Deadpool | Time not specified, presumably 2016 | Disney+ Amazon |
| Deadpool 2 | Deadpool | A few years after Deadpool | Disney+ Amazon |
| The New Mutants | N/A | "Present-day," according to the director | Disney+ Amazon |
| Logan | Wolverine Trilogy | 2029 | Disney+ Amazon |
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+. Otherwise, you can rent these movies on digital storefronts like 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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