Marvel Studios' run of interconnected movies based around Marvel comics superheroes has proven to be one of the most successful movie franchise's of all time in a relatively short amount of time, with the latest movie focussing on their superteam, The Avengers, becoming the highest-grossing movie of any kind at the box office to date.
It hasn't all been smooth sailing, however, and, while both fans and critics have remained as generally upbeat as the movie's themselves, there have been some duds in relation to the heights of the series' successes. With this in mind, let's look at the 10 lowest rated movies of the MCU so far according to Metacritic to provide a better context on the franchise's ever-growing history.
10 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (67)
Despite massive successes, the MCU is yet to truly shake the image of being cursed by the sophomore slump when it comes to their movie series even though their sequels are almost always financial and critical hits.
The sequel to 2014's Guardians of the Galaxy was a huge success on release, yet it was a softer hit with critics who found many of the typical problems of overstuffing and lack of clear direction in the sequel.
9 Captain America: The First Avenger (66)
The first Captain America movie is, though not without its passionate cheerleaders, generally the lowest-rated of the trilogy with both critics and fans alike.
Joe Johnston's introduction to the character encompassed their long-standing history and spun it into an old-fashioned adventure yarn that set up the first Avengers movie very nicely without yet finding the franchise's signature style.
8 Avengers: Age of Ultron (66)
The lowest rated of the Avengers movies suffers from many of the same problems as the many of MCU's other sequels, containing a bloated plot that ultimately feels like filler between more ambitious projects.
Though it's beginning to change now, the MCU has never had a good track record for retaining directors past a few projects and Joss Whedon's second, and final, Avengers movie simply disappointed in relation to the original.
7 Captain Marvel (64)
One of the more controversial entries into the MCU overall, though not because of any content in the actual movie really, Captain Marvel debuted the titular character on the big screen and marked the arrival of the MCU's first truly female-centric movie.
Released months before the record-shattering success of Avengers: Endgame, its success at the box office was all but guaranteed but the experience left fans and some critics underenthused about certain aspects of the casting and the story's room for growth.
6 Ant-Man (64)
Released just after Avengers: Age of Ultron, the first Ant-Man movie had a famously disharmonious production process in parts, replacing original director Edgar Wright at a relatively late stage.
Wright's distinctive fingerprints can still be clearly seen all over the final product but critics were slightly less impressed with the comedy, perhaps as an after effect of the previous movie.
5 Iron Man 3 (62)
Another of the MCU's movies that remains somewhat controversial and divisive with fans, partially due to its tone and its plot twists, Iron Man 3 released as the first movie of the MCU's 'Pase Two' after the first Avengers movie and was a huge box office success.
Whilst delivering a semi-conclusive ending to Robert Downey Jr.'s hugely popular run as the titular hero, some fans and critics took exception to its playing fast and loose with famous comic book characters and weren't in tune with its buddy comedy aesthetic.
4 The Incredible Hulk (61)
The only real forgotten movie of the MCU, despite William Hurt remaining in franchise continuity as General Thaddeus 'Thunderbolt' Ross, Kevin Feige's second attempt at a solo Hulk movie, and first in the MCU, didn't quite capture the magic of Iron Man.
Edward Norton is in the role of Bruce Banner in the movie and does a typically great job yet would not make it to the first Avengers movie, in which he was replaced by Mark Ruffalo.
3 Iron Man 2 (57)
Jon Favreau's sequel to his hit MCU-starting Iron Man movie was the usual letdown for excited fans who wanted something that would surpass the first installment and quickly developed a reputation as a bomb within the franchise despite that not really being true.
Though Iron Man 2's critical score is much lower than most movies in the MCU, it's still much higher than most franchise movies and committed the franchise to some of its biggest goals.
2 Thor (57)
Kenneth Branagh's introduction to Chris Hemsworth's iconic take on the God of Thunder has its fans but has always been considered inferior to both Chris Evans' and Robert Downey Jr.'s debuts.
Accusations of the character and their movie's being placeholders within the wider franchise would persist for a long time and come into play again with the sequel...
1 Thor: The Dark World (54)
Alan Taylor's sequel to Thor, which incorporates story elements left over from the first Avengers movie also, is often touted by fans as the worst of the franchise and critics appear to agree with that sentiment.
Though by no means a bad movie, its rushed story proved unsatisfying for fans and the character wouldn't truly find solo success with fans and critics until Taika Waititi's very highly-rated threequel, Thor: Ragnarok, in 2017.
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