Although Hulk, Captain America and the others have become great stars of Marvel cinema in recent times, they are not the only superheroes that we can see on the screen. Charles Xavier’s mutants have been with us for decades and if you want to see all the X-Men movies, here’s where to watch them and how to watch them on Disney+.
In addition to the X-Men films as such, you can see other independent films of each of the characters but we will try to focus exclusively on the main story line of these mutants and superheroes.
X-Men (2000)
Mutants are human beings with a genetic variation that causes them to have supernatural powers. When a group of these superhuman beings come together under the tutelage of Charles Xavier, they must join forces to face the villain Magneto, a powerful mutant capable of controlling metals, whose goal is to mutate the rulers of the world in order to achieve the acceptance of his kind.
With a fantastic cast, this first installment of the mutant superheroes from Marvel comics hit the big screen in 2000 and now you can enjoy it if you have a subscription to Disney Plus.
Platform: Disney+
Year 2000
Duration: 1 hour and 36 minutes
Recommended age: Over 7 years old
X Men 2 (2003)
In a hostile world, in which the mutant race is rejected by society, Professor Xavier’s students continue their fight because of the mistrust they generate. Professor X’s boys will have it even harder when a yet unknown mutant makes a devastating attack.
When Charles Xavier’s school is attacked, the X-Men start a war with the help of Magneto. Like the first installment, this second part was directed by Bryan Singer and premiered in 2003 with amazing special effects for the time.
Platform: Disney+
Year 2003
Duration: 2 hours and 5 minutes
Recommended age: Over 7 years old
X-Men: The Final Stand (2006)
Bringing the X-Men trilogy to an end, a civil war will ensue between the mutants themselves. A new medicine capable of “curing” these beings and turning them into humans without powers, makes many of them rebel against the system, since they do not want to be cured.
A powerful group of them recruited by Magneto will seek a war for the supremacy of the most powerful, while Charles Xavier seeks tolerance and understanding. If you are looking for a movie marathon and complete the X-Men trilogy, you can see it with your Disney + subscription.
Platform: Disney+
Year: 2006
Duration: 1 hour and 45 minutes
Recommended age: Over 7 years old
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X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
After the X-Men trilogy, which ended with X-Men: The Last Stand, several prequels began to be released, in which the superheroes of always younger and in their origins are shown. Running from his past, Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) finds love with Kayla Silverfox (Lynn Collins). But her world comes crashing down when she is murdered.
We will see how the origins of the famous superhero with claws were, with a dark past that weighs him down and a constant struggle to discover who he is. There will be no shortage of special effects and epic battles in this action and superhero film that you can see with your Disney Plus subscription.
Platform: Disney Plus
Year 2009
Duration: 1 hour and 47 minutes
Recommended age: Over 12 years old
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X-Men: First Class (2011)
Long before mutants were known throughout the world, two young men with extraordinary powers became friends. These two young people were Charles Xavier and Erik Lehnsherr (Magneto) and we will know the story in the prequel to the X-Men trilogy that is set in the 60s. Together, they will work and train a group of young mutants to avoid the Third World War.
This science fiction, adventure and superhero film directed by Matthew Vaughn, shows us the beginnings of the superheroes of Marvel comics in a film full of action and special effects.
Platform: Disney +
Year 2011
Duration: 2 hours and 11 minutes
Recommended age: Over 7 years old
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X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
In the future, the mutants are locked up in concentration camps guarded by the fearsome Sentinels. It is then that the brave superheroes must iron out rough edges with their old enemies to fight side by side and for this they will travel to the past to fight an epic battle, change events and thus save the future.
In this saga of superheroes, inspired by Marvel comics, time travel could not be missing. From the hand of Bryan Singer, director of the first films, he will put this paradigm of time travel on the screen. If you have a subscription to Disney Plus you can enjoy this film full of emotion and adventure.
Platform: Disney+
Year 2014
Duration: 2 hours and 10 minutes
Recommended age: Over 12 years old
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X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)
After his slumber of thousands of years, Apocalypse, the most powerful mutant of all time, awakens and intends to destroy all humanity. He wants to create a new world order, in which mutants will be the only species on earth. To do this, he will bring together a series of powerful mutants, led by Magneto. On the other hand, Professor Charles Xavier, accompanied by Mystique, will gather a group of young mutants to face Apocalypse.
Director Bryan Singer takes charge of this installment that will put the mutant superheroes against the ropes in a film full of tension and with which you will not be able to get up from the couch.
Platform: Disney Plus
Year: 2016
Duration: 2 hours and 23 minutes
Recommended age: Over 7 years old
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X-men: Dark Phoenix (2019)
After an accident on a space mission, Jean Gray is about to die after being hit by a mysterious cosmic force. It is when she returns to Earth that she realizes something is wrong. That mysterious radiation has caused her powers to increase, causing her to lose control over them, thus making her very dangerous and unstable.
Jean is out of control and hurts those she loves most. It will be her friends and loved ones who fight to bring back Jean as always. Simon Kinberg, as director and screenwriter of this film, and with Hans Zimmer as musical director, bring the X-Men saga to an end with a film that leaves no one indifferent and that you can enjoy with your Disney Plus subscription.
Platform: Disney+
Year: 2019
Duration: 1 hour and 56 minutes
Recommended age: Over 12 years old
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