Can I watch X-Men Days of Future Past without watching the others?

You could go without them and try to figure out who the characters are, but you’re definitely not going to get the best experience watching it. I personally would recommend watching them, because even if you’re “eh” about them you’ll understand DoFP (and Wolverine) a lot more.

What movies do I need to watch before X-Men Days of Future Past?

How to Watch All the X-Men Movies in Chronological Order (and by Release Date!)

• X-Men First Class (2011)
• X-Men: Days of Future Past (2o14)
• X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
• X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)
• X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019)
• X-Men (2000)
• X2: X-Men United (2003)
• X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)

Should I watch X-Men First Class before Days of Future Past?

First, X-men First Class, as it depicts how Professor X and Magneto met. However, in order to watch X-Men Days of Future Past, you have to watch the original trilogy. You should finish X-Men, X2 and X-Men the Last Stand. So X-Men and then X-Men Origins Wolverine.

Do I have to watch all X-Men movies to understand?

No, you don’t. The recent X-Men movies have mostly been period pieces—X-Men: First Class took place in the 60s, X-Men: Days of Future Past took place in the 70s and in the future, X-Men: Apocalypse took place in the 80s, Logan took place in the future, and the upcoming X-Men: Dark Phoenix will take place in the 90s.

Do you have to watch Wolverine before Days of Future Past?

Deadpool, X-Men: First Class, X-Men: Days of Future Past are not necessary and X-Men Origins: Wolverine is not canon at all after the time travel stuff happen in Days of Future Past. You can watch The Wolverine but it has no much impact on the film except having the same main lead character.

What do I need to know before Logan?

The X-Men movie timeline is even worse. Below on the left is the order of the films released….What you need to know before watching Logan.

Release Order	Chronological Order
X-Men Origins: Wolverine	X-Men: Apocalypse (Alternate 1983)
X-Men: First Class	X-Men (2000)
The Wolverine	X2 (2003)
X-Men: Days of the Future Past	X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)

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