In the 17 years of its existence, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has gone through many peaks and valleys, from the heights of Avengers: Endgame closing out over a decade of storytelling , to the lows of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania revealing the cracks in Marvel Studios' foundation. Now, with 37 movies and 5 phases completed, it's time to look back and determine: Which MCU movie is truly the best?
In the early years of the MCU, there was a palpable sense of excitement around every new Marvel release, especially after the studio stuck the landing of their first major crossover, The Avengers — to the tune of $1.5 billion. Once the MCU made it to Phase 3 and began building to the two-part finale of Avengers: Infinity War and Endgame , it seemed like Marvel could do no wro