Robert Downey Jr. gives a nicely sardonic performance as Tony Stark, a rich playboy and the brilliant heir to his father's weapons manufacturing dynasty.
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Iron Man (2008)
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Reviews Counted:232
Fresh:217
Rotten:15
Average Rating:7.6/10
Consensus: Director Jon Favreau and star Robert Downey make this smart, high impact superhero movie one that even non-comics fans can enjoy.
Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating]
Runtime: 2 hr. 6 min.
Theatrical Release: Apr 14, 2008 Wide
Box Office: $318.3M
Synopsis: Tony Stark is a billionaire industrialist and genius inventor who is kidnapped and forced to build a devastating weapon. Instead, using his... [More]
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Terrence Howard, Jeff Bridges, Gwyneth Paltrow
Director: Jon Favreau
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REVIEWS FOR IRON MAN
Top CriticIf this is a taster for something even more impressive in the sequel touted for 2010, there is already a reason to get excited as the more we see of Downey, Jr. as Tony Stark, the better.
Jul 6, 2010
There are a few scenes in Iron Man that make you realize why we rely on giant studios and big budgets come the summer months.
Jul 6, 2010
Top CriticClever and cogent beats idiotic and incoherent, and Iron Man is spryer than the overwhelming majority of films in its budget range.
Jul 6, 2010
If anyone doubted Marvel's ability to make the leap to full fledged studio, their first effort, Iron Man, should be enough to erase all doubts.
Jun 12, 2010
Intriguing for its meta-narrative of celebrity redemption
Aug 26, 2009
At its best, Iron Man serves as an unlikely vehicle for the irrepressible Downey, who redeems it from tedium with the apt one-liner and pratfall.
Apr 23, 2009
Iron Man is an appealing superhero movie. It's also clunky. It's welded together out of disparate pieces that clank and ping. Though at times it's leaden, Iron Man also has enough moments of pizazz to intermittently soar.
Feb 1, 2009
A slickly-attractive, well-cast and solidly-constructed piece of mainstream action-adventure entertainment.
Oct 18, 2008
A supremely confident, well-tooled entertainment. It's bound to be the early pace-maker for the oncoming glut of summer blockbusters.
Oct 18, 2008
Top CriticDowney is at his charismatic best, rendering believable Stark's transformation from self-indulgent jerk to socially conscious crusader.
Oct 18, 2008
The story is so rich and complex that Favreau is going to have a near-impossible task of outdoing himself with the inevitable sequel.
Oct 18, 2008
Go see it.
Oct 18, 2008
Not only is it a good comic book movie (smart and stupid, stirring and silly, intimate and spectacular), it's winning enough to engage even those who've never cared much for comic books or the movies they spawn. Like me.
Oct 18, 2008
...who'd have thought that a successful superhero film could be more about character than action?
Sep 10, 2008
Iron Man is the best superhero film to come along since Batman Begins, and is one hell of a way to start off summer of 2008.
Sep 5, 2008
Iron Man is great fun, but it could've been better.
Aug 31, 2008
Une production à grand déploiement exécutant une formule bien établie, mais avec un savoir-faire indéniable et un enthousiasme contagieux
Aug 7, 2008
The pace is good, not frantic, not "oh god we have to get to the explosions or we're gonna lose them" %u2013 and the actors are all above average at least. (Our leads are no strangers to the Oscar nomination process.)
Jul 17, 2008
One of the strongest entries into the superhero movie canon of recent years. While featuring a few flaws, this is one of the most entertaining comic book adaptations in last few years.
Jul 13, 2008
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April 28, 2010:
Tomatometer Watch: Will Iron Man 2 Blast Off With Critics?
After smashing the 2008 box office with a performance only topped by fellow superhero "The Dark Knight" that year, "Iron Man" might have surprised many moviegoers (and critics!) with its critical...
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December 10, 2009:
Robert Downey Jr. talks Sherlock Holmes & Iron Man 2 - RT Interview
Robert Downey Jr. can't quite remember why he was on the phone to Guy Ritchie the first time Sherlock Holmes was mentioned, but it was to give him some advice about the trailer for his comic thriller...
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September 21, 2009:
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April 22, 2009:
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Early in his career, he seemed destined to be typecast as a go-to guy for fast-talking, lovably odd characters in lightweight comedies -- and later on, he was in danger of ending his career as a...
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April 14, 2009:
Is Faran Tahir Iron Man's Mandarin?
Remember Faran Tahir's appearance as an outwitted warlord in "Iron Man"? Yeah, well, so does Tahir -- and as he tells Sci Fi Wire, just because his character doesn't appear in "Iron Man 2" doesn't...
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