MoviePhase OneThe Infinity Saga

The Avengers

Synopsis

S.H.I.E.L.D. assembles a team of clashing heroes to stop Loki and his army. The team's first gathering.

28th title in the timeline of 114, and 8th of the 9 titles in Phase One.

Released 21st, it is watched 28th: 7 places later in the story than in cinemas.

Everything before it in the timeline adds up to 2d 13h of viewing. See the full breakdown

These 3 titles set this one up in a post-credits scene. What happens in the scenes stays hidden.

Iron Man
Movie · 2008 · 1 post-credits scene
1. End-credits scene
  Back home, Tony Stark finds Nick Fury waiting in the dark. The director of S.H.I.E.L.D. introduces himself and delivers the line that starts everything: Stark has become part of a bigger universe. Fury is there to talk about the Avengers Initiative.
Thor
Movie · 2011 · 1 post-credits scene
1. End-credits scene
  Nick Fury leads Erik Selvig into a S.H.I.E.L.D. facility and shows him the Tesseract, a source of limitless energy. In the reflection, Loki urges the scientist to accept.
Captain America: The First Avenger
Movie · 2011 · 1 post-credits scene
1. End-credits scene
  Steve Rogers is hammering a punching bag when Nick Fury finds him: he has been asleep for nearly seventy years. S.H.I.E.L.D. has a mission for him — the world needs Captain America again.

Scene descriptions are hidden. Your call whether you want to know.