X-Men (20th Century Fox film series) in Chronological Order
All 13 movies from 2000 to 2020, arranged by when their stories happen rather than when they came out. The timeline moves 12 of 13 away from release order: Dark Phoenix is #12 by release but #4 in the timeline, and X-Men: Apocalypse is #9 by release but #3 in the timeline. The full X-Men (20th Century Fox film series) guide has both orders, the reasoning, and a free progress tracker.
| # | Title | Year | Release order |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | X-Men: First Class Soft reboot set in 1962; recasts young Xavier and Magneto. | 2011 | #5 (later) |
| 2 | X-Men: Days of Future Past The timeline fork, splits past (1973) and future (2023) casts and rewrites history. | 2014 | #7 (later) |
| 3 | X-Men: Apocalypse Young-cast sequel set in 1983 in the rewritten timeline. | 2016 | #9 (later) |
| 4 | Dark Phoenix Final main-series entry; young cast, set in 1992. | 2019 | #12 (later) |
| 5 | X-Men Origins: Wolverine Wolverine standalone prequel covering his backstory and Weapon X. | 2009 | #4 (earlier) |
| 6 | X-Men The one that launched the modern superhero era; sets the Xavier vs. Magneto core. | 2000 | #1 (earlier) |
| 7 | X2: X-Men United Direct sequel; widely rated the high point of the original trilogy. | 2003 | #2 (earlier) |
| 8 | X-Men: The Last Stand Closes the original trilogy; later partly undone by the Days of Future Past fork. | 2006 | #3 (earlier) |
| 9 | The Wolverine Logan-in-Japan solo film set after The Last Stand. | 2013 | #6 (earlier) |
| 10 | Deadpool R-rated spin-off; loosely tied to the series, watchable by release. | 2016 | #8 (earlier) |
| 11 | Deadpool 2 R-rated comedy sequel; adds Cable and X-Force. | 2018 | #11 |
| 12 | The New Mutants Horror-tinged spin-off and the last Fox X-Men film released. | 2020 | #13 (later) |
| 13 | Logan Near-future (2029) Wolverine finale; standalone, elegiac tone. | 2017 | #10 (earlier) |
Track X-Men (20th Century Fox film series) in this order → The guide's tracker follows whichever order you pick, chronological order included.