Film guide · 2022

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness: The Full Story, Scene by Scene

The whole film, start to finish, told scene by scene in words. Read this and you'll know everything that happens.

Contains every spoiler, up to the ending.

Part 1: A dream and a wedding

Another Strange

In a space between worlds, a different Strange and a young girl race toward a glowing book, chased by a demon. That Strange tries to take the girl's power but is killed. The girl escapes through a portal.

His ex's wedding

Strange wakes up. It's the day of Christine's wedding. Asked if he's happy, he isn't sure what to say.

The one-eyed monster

During the reception, a giant one-eyed monster attacks the city. Strange and Wong defeat it, and the girl it was chasing is America Chavez, the girl from his dream.

Part 2: Wanda's secret

America's power

America can travel between universes, but only when she's terrified, and she can't control it. Someone is sending monsters to steal her power.

Wanda in the orchard

Witchcraft runes on the monster lead Strange to Wanda. But she's the one sending the monsters. Corrupted by the Darkhold, she wants America's power to be with her children in another world.

Battle at Kamar-Taj

Wanda attacks Kamar-Taj. The sorcerers fight to the death to protect America, and many fall.

Dreamwalking

Wanda uses dreamwalking to project her mind into her variant in another world. America's fear triggers her power, flinging her and Strange into another universe.

Part 3: Another world

Falling through worlds

They tumble through world after world, one made of paint, one animated, before landing in a new universe.

The Illuminati

Captured by this world's Mordo, Strange is brought before a secret council of heroes, the Illuminati. Their Strange had used the Darkhold, destroyed a world and been put to death.

Wanda arrives

Wanda takes over her variant in this world and tears through the Illuminati one by one.

Part 4: The fight for the books

Another Christine

With help from this world's Christine, Strange and America head for the Book of Vishanti, which can counter the Darkhold.

The book destroyed

Wanda catches up, destroys the Book of Vishanti and takes America.

The Strange of a dead world

Strange is cast into a universe destroyed by an incursion, where a Darkhold-corrupted Strange lives. They fight with musical notes.

Into his dead body

Strange uses the Darkhold himself, dreamwalking into the corpse of the Strange from his first dream, and goes after Wanda.

Part 5: Resolutions

America's power

Encouraged by Strange, America takes control of her power for the first time and sends Wanda to the world where her children are.

Through her children's eyes

The children there are terrified of Wanda and cling to their real mother. Wanda realizes what she has become.

Wanda's choice

To destroy every copy of the Darkhold across all worlds, Wanda brings down the mountain temple on herself.

Home

Strange and America return home, and America begins training at Kamar-Taj.

A third eye

Walking down the street, Strange doubles over in pain, and a third eye opens on his forehead.

Part 6: The credit scenes

Mid-credits

A mysterious woman appears before Strange, tells him he caused an incursion, and asks him to come with her.

After the credits

A pizza vendor, magically forced to punch himself, is finally freed from the spell.