Film Legacy: Future (2029)

Logan

Name: Logan
Released: 2017-03-03
Duration: 137 min
Rating: 7.8
Cast: Hugh Jackman, Dafne Keen, Patrick Stewart, Elizabeth Rodriguez, Boyd Holbrook

"Someone has come along."

Released March 3, 2017 2h 17m ★ 7.8TMDB ◆ Recommended for the MCU

In the near future, a weary Logan cares for an ailing Professor X in a hideout on the Mexican border. But Logan's attempts to hide from the world and his legacy are upended when a young mutant arrives, pursued by dark forces.

How to watch Its ending is the emotional backdrop to Deadpool & Wolverine.

Watch note

Set in 2029 — almost all mutants are gone. Logan dies protecting the next generation. His failure and sacrifice are the emotional core of Deadpool & Wolverine.

Outside the MCU A 20th Century Fox production, made outside Marvel Studios, so it belongs to a separate continuity. It's listed here because it shares characters with the MCU — whether you watch it is up to you.

Why It Matters in the MCU

Logan arrived as proof that the superhero genre could contain a film that felt more like a Sam Peckinpah Western than a blockbuster. Hugh Jackman's seventeen-year run as Wolverine is given a closing chapter that treats aging, mortality, and failure as its real subjects — the mutant violence is the backdrop, not the point. The father-daughter dynamic between Logan and Laura is the emotional engine, and the action sequences only carry weight because the quieter scenes work. It remains the only superhero film to have earned genuine awards-season attention for its screenplay.

Watch These First

9 titles lead into Logan — 18 hours in total. 5 of the 9 are essential.

X-Men: First Class Recommended 2h 12m ★ 7.3
X-Men Origins: Wolverine Essential 1h 47m ★ 6.3
X-Men Essential 1h 44m ★ 7.0
X2: X-Men United Essential 2h 14m ★ 7.0
X-Men: The Last Stand Essential 1h 44m ★ 6.4
The Wolverine Essential 2h 6m ★ 6.4
X-Men: Days of Future Past Recommended 2h 11m ★ 7.5
X-Men: Apocalypse 2h 24m ★ 6.5
Dark Phoenix 1h 54m ★ 6.0

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Where It Fits in the MCU

Logan sits at position 104 of 158 in the MCU's story-chronological order, placing it within the Legacy: Future (2029) era. It is rated Recommended — skippable, but you will miss something. Watching in story-chronological order provides the most coherent character development experience — individual arcs build naturally toward the franchise's major crossover events, with each film's post-credits scenes carrying forward into what follows.