Legacy: The Fox X-Men Saga · all-universe guide #6
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
- runtime with credits
- 1h 47m
- release date
- May 1, 2009
- #22 in release order
- #6 guide
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Why it is here
The Wolverine origin film, notable mostly for what it got wrong and for a badly CGI-ed Deadpool that Ryan Reynolds spent a decade correcting. Skip unless you are a completist.
What it sets up
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Wolverine loses his memory to an adamantium bullet, which explains his amnesia in every later film.
Position in the all-universe guide
18h 1m of Marvel screen time comes before this. Another 26d 16h 36m follows it in this sequence. It sits inside Legacy Marvel (pre-MCU).
Where to stream it
Currently on Disney+. Availability shifts by region; our data notes say when this was last checked.
Viewers rate it 6.3/10 across 11,384 votes on TMDB.
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Where does X-Men Origins: Wolverine fit in the Marvel timeline?
Position #6 in the all-universe guide, inside Legacy: The Fox X-Men Saga. It is #22 in factual release order.
Is X-Men Origins: Wolverine essential watching?
Optional. Skippable without losing the plot.
How long is X-Men Origins: Wolverine?
1h 47m including credits.