After the release of all of Marvel’s Phase 4 movies, can you tell which one was the best? Or what is the feature that has not won a special place in the hearts of MCU fans? It’s time to find out all these answers!
Check the ranking of Marvel Phase 4 movies, from best to worst, according to the notes released by the specialized review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes.
1) Spider-Man: Never Go Home (2021)
With 98% approval from the public and 93% from the specialized critics, Spider-Man: Never Go Home has a guaranteed place at the top of the ranking of Marvel Phase 4 films. The film is daring in every aspect: script, unexpected cast, action scenes, humor and a lot – believe in these words – a lot of emotion!
Directed by Jon Watts, the film is a true fan service. In it, Spider-Man (Tom Holland) tries to go back in time with the help of Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) to avoid revealing his secret identity, but nothing goes as planned when his enemies from the multiverse show up at the same time!
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2) Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)
The second Marvel movie of phase 4 that surprised everyone by mastering the art of multiverse storytelling: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings earned the Fresh certificate on the Rotten Tomatoes website with 91% approval from critics and 98% from the general public.
The plot introduces Shang-Chi (Simu Liu), a young Chinese man trained in martial arts to serve a powerful criminal organization, led by his father. When fleeing this world, the hero needs to make decisions that go against the evil that even his father was unaware of. Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton.
3) Black Panther: Wakanda Forever After (2022)
the continuation of black Panther is a true tribute to African culture and the participation of Chadwick Boseman in the MCU cast, an actor who played Black Panther from 2016 to 2019, passing away in 2020.
in the feature Black Panther: Wakanda Forever After, Queen Ramonda (Angela Bassett) and Shuri (Letitia Wright) must find new ways to protect Wakanda from ambitious nations while dealing with the death of King T’Challa.
The film directed by Ryan Coogler it was the latest release of phase 4 movies, in November 2022, and had an 84% approval rating from specialized critics. It’s really worth watching!
4) Black Widow (2021)
Anyone who thought that Black Widow deserved a solo film got a nice present with the release of the long-awaited feature in 2021. During the 2h13min of narrative, we see the story of Natasha Romanoff (Scarlett Johansson) after the events of Captain America: Civil War.
The avenger is confronted by her past, when she was cruelly trained by a criminal and secret organization. The star-studded film has a 79% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
5) Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)
The title of the MCU Studios feature film sums up Sam Raimi’s work very well. The film’s visual spell shows how incredible the multiverse is and goes far beyond what we could imagine watching the hero’s first film.
With a 74% critical approval rating, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness follows the journey of the Sorcerer Supreme (Benedict Cumberbatch) in an attempt to stop a new threat unleashed by a spell that crosses several alternate realities.
Important note: the feature is directly related to the series WandaVision It is Loki from Disney+.
6) Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)
The magic formula of Marvel movies didn’t seem to work very well in Thor: Love and Thunder. At least that’s what the 63% critical approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes shows.
Despite the comic side of the script disturbing the serious moments of the feature, the penultimate film of phase 4 still managed to amuse 77% of the general audience.
In Chris Hemsworth’s fourth film as the God of Thunder, Thor is forced to give up his retirement to prevent Gorr (Christian Bale), the Butcher of the Gods, from exterminating these deities. For this, he will have his ex-girlfriend Jane Foster (Natalie Portman), Valkyrie (Tessa Thompson) and Korg (Taika Waititi, also director of the work).
7) Eternals (2021)
A critical consensus on eternal: his style is totally different from other MCU features! For telling the story of so many characters and breaking new ground for Phase 4, Eternals ranges from being a slow, explanatory movie to a superhero movie that intrigues and thrills.
With 47% approval from moviegoers, the film shows how the (almost) immortal Eternal beings ended up on planet Earth to fight the evil Deviants and follow the evolution of humans.
Now that you know the ranking of the best Marvel phase 4 films, check out the phase 5 teaser released by the MCU. Get ready, there’s no shortage of emotion!
