The most chronologically confusing film timeline ever.
Since the chronology of the X-Men films has become almost as confusing and convoluted as that of the comics it’s based on, this Viewing Order marks films based on what timeline they are a part of:
- Original — the timeline of the first five movies of the series
- Reboot — the timeline of the post-reboot movies of the series
- Logan — the timeline of the movies leading to “Logan”
- X-Men: First Class
— Reboot
- X-Men: Days of Future Past
— Original Reboot
- X-Men Origins: Wolverine
— Original Logan
- X-Men: Apocalypse — Reboot
- X-Men
— Original Logan
- X2: X-Men United
— Original
- X-Men: The Last Stand
— Original
- The Wolverine
— Original
- Deadpool — Original Reboot
- In the film, Deadpool himself doesn’t seem sure which timeline this film takes place in.
- Logan — Logan