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On Reddit, fans have settled on Marvel Phase 3 as the MCU’s Golden Age.

“It ran from 2016 to 2019, and was almost absolutely flawless,“says one person.

A screenshot of the poster for Avengers: Infinity War with Iron Man and the rest of the Marvel gang in front of Thanos.

“I would agree that Phase 3 is probably the Golden Age of the MCU.

The run particularly between GOTG2 and Infinity War was truly something else,“agrees another fan.

“It’s the best stretch in cinema history.

The Fantastic Four: First Steps trailer

6 billion dollar movies and at least five great movies,“says someone else.

“Absolutely 100%,“agrees another person.

Strange, Spider-Man, and Infinity War saga being standouts,“says another fan.

Marvel Phase 5: Charlie Cox in Daredevil Born Again (2025)

Robert Downey Jr. as Doctor Doom

The best Marvel movies: Spider-Man, Captain Marvel, Star-Lord, Black Widow and Iron Man.

Chris Evans as Steve Rogers in Avengers: Endgame

The Fantastic Four: First Steps cast assemble

Thor shirt

Thunderbolts

The cast of Thunderbolts standing in an elevator during the trailer for the upcoming Marvel Phase 5 movie.

David Harbour as Red Guardian in Thunderbolts

Thunderbolts

Florence Pugh, David Harbour, Sebastian Stan and the rest of the cast of Thunderbolts*

A sprite sheet for Hollow Knight Silksong

Podracing on a screen in Andor season 2 episode 4

Eva Victor as Agnes in Sorry, Baby

Mister Terrific in Superman

Oblivion Remastered

a halo screenshot put on a nintendo switch 2 screen

Articulate box, cards, board, and tokens on a wooden table

Logan Kim as Hershel and Lauren Cohan as Maggie in The Walking Dead: Dead City season 2