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Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)

Light · Family · Chase

Directed by
Peyton Reed
Released
2018-07-06
Length
118 min
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The quick take

A lighter caper that runs in parallel with the bigger events of the period. Charming, and it introduces ideas about the quantum realm that matter later.

Watch these first

Ant-Man and Civil War.

  1. 1.Ant-Man2015117 min
  2. 2.Captain America: Civil War2016147 min

Prep time: about 4 h 24 min.

The bigger picture

While under house arrest, the hero is pulled into the search for a missing family member who may be lost in a microscopic realm. It trades danger for charm, with a comic chase through San Francisco.

Skip it or watch it?

Watch before Endgame, since it plants something important.

Where it sits

Release order

#20 of 59

Before: Avengers: Infinity War

After: Captain Marvel

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Timeline order

#22 of 59

Before: Thor: Ragnarok

After: Avengers: Infinity War

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Official trailer

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Phase 2 · 2015

Ant-Man

A reformed thief is given a second chance and a very small suit. A light heist comedy that works on its own.

Phase 3 · 2019

Avengers: Endgame

The survivors try to deal with loss and undo it. A long, emotional conclusion to more than a decade of storytelling.

Phase 5 · 2023

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania

A family is pulled into a hidden realm and meets a threat on a very different scale. It introduces the main antagonist of the saga.

Cast

Credited lead cast of Ant-Man and the Wasp, in billing order. Names link to IMDb, which we do not own and are not affiliated with.