Special report · 34 of 38 released films scored
Is the MCU Woke?
Data last updated 2026-08-03
4 released MCU films are not yet scored. They are named under their group and left out of every average.
Phase One2008–2012
Average 9 · Ultra Based · 6 of 6 released films scored
Phase Two2013–2015
Average 15 · Ultra Based · 6 of 6 released films scored
Phase Three2016–2019
Average 38 · Based · 11 of 11 released films scored
Phase Four2021–2022
Average 47 · Woke-Adjacent · 7 of 7 released films scored
Phase Five2023–2024
Average 22 · Based · 3 of 6 released films scored
Not yet scored: The Marvels, Captain America: Brave New World and Thunderbolts*. The average covers scored films only.
Phase Six2026
Average 48 · Woke-Adjacent · 1 of 2 released films scored
Not yet scored: The Fantastic Four: First Steps. Not yet released: Avengers: Doomsday. The average covers scored films only.
The verdict
No. The average MCU film scores 30 (Based). Wokest: Black Panther (78); least woke: Ant-Man (4). Representation Casting is the most common active marker (26 of 34 films).
Scores follow the site methodology. Read the methodology.
About this report
The Marvel Cinematic Universe opened in 2008 with a weapons manufacturer discovering, in a cave, that he would prefer to make better weapons. It has since acquired six phases, a multiverse and a time heist. Films are grouped by Marvel Studios' own phase numbering, and each carries the score from its own page; nothing is re-scored for the occasion.