How Many X-Men Movies Are There in Order
The X-Men film series includes several distinct timelines and spin-offs. Counting only the mainline X-Men films released theatrically, there are 7 movies. When you include the Deadpool trilogy and the Wolverine solo films, the total rises to 13 theatrical films as of 2024.
X-Men Movie Release Order
The original trilogy began with X-Men in 2000, followed by X2 and X-Men: The Last Stand. The prequel series started with X-Men: First Class, then X-Men: Days of Future Past, X-Men: Apocalypse, and Dark Phoenix. The Wolverine solo films are X-Men Origins: Wolverine and The Wolverine. The Deadpool films are Deadpool and Deadpool 2. For a full chronological list, you can visit the X-Men film series overview on Wikipedia.
How to Watch the X-Men Movies in Order
For release order, watch the films as they came out from 2000 onward. For chronological order by story timeline, start with X-Men: First Class, then Days of Future Past, followed by the original trilogy, The Wolverine, X-Men: Apocalypse, Dark Phoenix, and finally the Deadpool films. The exact placement of Deadpool 2 depends on which timeline you follow.
