Since Disney acquired 20th Century Fox and now owns the X-Men, Deadpool, and mutants, it is only a matter of time before each is integrated into the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). 20th Century Studio’s final installment of their mutant universe came out in 2020 with the release of The New Mutants (though it was released jointly with Disney). Disney’s first official foray into the mutant universe came with their Namor (Tenoch Huerta) already marked the introduction of the MCU’s first mutant in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Meanwhile, the X-Men were mentioned for the very first time in the MCU in She-Hulk: Attorney at Law. Lastly, Deadpool 3 will premiere in 2024 and will see Ryan Reynolds’ Deadpool and Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine officially integrated into the MCU.

However, before Disney acquired 20th Century Fox, the studio released its own X-Men film series. The studio technically released 3 separate film series tied to the X-Men: the original X-Men trilogy, the Wolverine trilogy, and the prequel X-Men tetralogy. Right now, there’s no telling who might be pulled from those films or which events/films are considered canon – if any. And so it’s not a bad idea for fans to re-familiarize themselves with the X-Men films before the MCU reboots or revitalizes the superhero team to its own liking. Here’s every X-Men film ranked from worst to best.