Read our review of X-Men: Days of Future Past. This means it can also fit right near the end of this list if you so choose. Certain story elements we won’t spoil here make us comfortable placing it here on the timeline, but having an affection for the original crew definitely does help make it a more special moviegoing experience. Much of the story takes place in 1973, but plenty of time is spent in an alternate version of 2023 as well. X-Men: Days of Future Past is a bit hard to place on the timeline as it features the X-Men from both the original films and the newer ones.
Where to Watch: Starz to stream, Amazon Prime Video to rent 2.
The story follows a young Charles Xavier and Erik Lehnsherr/Magneto and the origins of both the X-Men and the Brotherhood of Mutants. The film begins in 1944 at the Auschwitz concentration camp before jumping ahead to 1962. X-Men: First Class is the start of a new X-Men chapter that rewinds the clock to the earliest point on the film franchise’s timeline.
