What To Watch After You've Seen 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day'

Captain America: Civil War (2016) is a major turning point in the MCU as it sets up the next few years of Marvel movies. Seeing Tony Stark and Steve Rogers at odds had them building teams to face one another, and Stark recruited Spider-Man.

This film introduced Tom Holland, and it's a great start to his story, separating him from past iterations and also his own franchise. More than that, it's the youngest we've seen Peter Parker, and Holland sells it perfectly. If you're looking for the best entry point in the MCU's Spider-Man story, here it is. It's also just a fun movie for fans of superhero stories.

Picking up directly after the events of Civil War, Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) gives us a Spider-Man movie where Peter is not only in high school the whole time, but it also feels like a high school story. A John Hughes movie with superpowers in execution, Homecoming is a fun start that doesn't get too serious.

It could be argued this film has too much Iron Man in it, but the story works and shows how different Peter Parker's life was before Brand New Day. It also introduces the Vulture and the Department of Damage Control, with the latter getting more dangerous down the line.

Avengers: Infinity War (2018) is the first part in a culmination of stories that took 10 years to tell. Spider-Man finds himself in a war that was set up years before and ends up in space with Iron Man and Doctor Strange taking on Thanos.

This marks the first use of the Iron Spider suit and also sees Peter erased from existence at the end of the film. It also sets up his spidey-sense, which is still developing at this point. Infinity War is all about setting up elements of Spider-Man's story and is also just a fun film to watch if you enjoy action and spectacle.

Avengers: Endgame (2019) is the final push to victory after a crushing defeat in the previous film and marked the end of the Infinity Saga. With it, we see the remaining heroes after The Blip fight to get back what was lost.

Spider-Man appears toward the end of Endgame for the Battle for Earth, and he reunites with his best friend Ned. This isn't a deep Spider-Man story, but its conclusion sets up the next film in his story and also gives birth to the Smart Hulk and the Multiverse. However, as far as MCU movies go, Endgame is the one to watch, with many ranking it as their favorite film in the franchise.

Spider-Man (2002) is the first Spider-Man film to hit theaters and stars Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker. Famous for its great villains, this series stood out in a time when live-action superhero movies were lacking. Maguire also gives us one of the kindest and most iconic turns as the character we've ever seen.

You really only need to see the first film to get the full picture of what's to come, but if you find it entertaining enough, Spider-Man 2 (2004) and Spider-Man 3 (2007) are just as good. In the end, these films are great supplementary material and introduce organic webbing, which is also in Brand New Day.

The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) was the first reboot of the character starring Andrew Garfield. In many ways, this film brought things back to basics and told a new origin. Very science-based, it's a unique film that is still fun to watch even now.

If you find the first movie a fun time, the chemistry between Garfield and Emma Stone's Gwen Stacy is even better in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014). These aren't perfect films, but from the swinging physics to Garfield himself, there's a lot to see that pays off in the future.

Following the death of Tony Stark, Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) explores Peter's feelings of grief and confusion about where that leaves him on his journey to be a hero. He deals with missing five years of his life due to Thanos and trying to go on vacation for a much-deserved break.

Far From Home has all the humor of Homecoming, but through the villain Mysterio, Peter is thrust into adulthood when his negligence gives the enemy unlimited power. Far From Home is one of the most important films to watch, as it's when Peter's identity is outed, and Tony Stark's drones are used for violence.

Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) was a huge victory lap for over two decades of the character in film. For Peter, his choice to use magic to get people to forget he's Spider-Man backfires, and all the villains from past films appear, as well as past Spider-Men.

No Way Home is fun and nostalgic but just as emotional, and it's easily the most emotional film in the trilogy. Its ending is one of the most bittersweet moments in the MCU and sets Brand New Day up to be one of the franchise's most successful films. Basically, it's a must-watch.

Ms. Marvel (2022) was one of the MCU's early shows and is best known for introducing the first official mutant in the MCU, Kamala Khan. The series explores her growth as a hero, as well as the consequences of her actions, such as avoiding Damage Control.

While Damage Control was designed to clean up superpowered battles, the organization evolved, and after they obtained Stark's drones, they used them to track enhanced individuals. What makes this show important is that it clearly sets up how robots will one day hunt mutants on a larger scale.

Dark Phoenix (2019) isn't the best X-Men movie in the franchise, but it's also far from the worst. While it's a poor retelling of "The Dark Phoenix Saga," the acting still stands out as some of the best in the franchise.

What makes this such an important thing to watch after Brand New Day is that it's got Jean Grey as its focus. We see an organization, ironically called the MCU, capture mutants and use inhibitor collars. Compared to what was in Brand New Day, it's a great way to show what the future holds thanks to universal inhibitors.