Marvel's fourth phase of movies, starting with 2021's "Black Widow" and ending with "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever," was a mixed bag of sequels, origin stories, and one very long overdue standalone.
In trying to break free from safe and formulaic films, which have been successful box-office hits again and again, the studio leaned into its directors' unique voices — Chloé Zhao, Sam Raimi, and Taika Waititi — to offer something fresh. But, more often than not, the MCU stumbled with three of the studio's lowest-grossing movies since 2011's "Thor."
The biggest problem with Phase Four is that almost every film attempts to do too much. Most of the seven films on this list introduced far too many characters while also needing to service the larger MCU machine to set up multiple sequels and shows within the confines of its own, usually complicated, story.
From "Eternals" to "Spider-Man: No Way Home," here are Marvel's Phase Four movies ranked in terms of rewatchability.