X-Men It's hard to believe, but the X-Men Cinematic Universe began nearly two decades ago, with the release of X-Men in 2000. And although it technically concluded with 2019's Dark Phoenix, the only thing that's truly ended is 20th Century Fox's involvement with the popular mutant franchise. Chronological Order :- The most easy way to understand the X-Men franchise is watching the movies according to the year wise in there story is plotted otherwise it will difficult to under the story. So the most usual order is :- X-Men: First Class (set in 1962, released in 2011) X-Men: Days of Future Past (set in 1973, released in 2014) X-Men Origins: Wolverine (set in 1981, released in 2009) X-Men: Apocalypse (set in 1983, released in 2016) X-Men: Dark Phoenix (set in 1992, released in 2019) X-Men (set in 2000, released in 2000) X2: X-Men United (set in 2003, released ...