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2008 · 2h 6m · PG-13 · Action · Science Fiction · Adventure
Rotten Tomatoes 94%Metacritic 79/100TMDB 7.7/10 (28,519 votes)
Iron Man is a 2008 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Iron Man. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Paramount Pictures, it is the first film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Directed by Jon Favreau and written by the teams of Mark Fergus & Hawk Ostby and Art Marcum & Matt Holloway, the film stars Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark / Iron Man alongside Terrence Howard, Jeff Bridges, Gwyneth Paltrow, Leslie Bibb, and Shaun Toub. In the film, world-famous industrialist and master engineer Stark builds a mechanized suit of armor to escape from captivity by a terrorist group, and then uses the suit to become the superhero Iron Man.
Directed by Jon Favreau
Box office $585M worldwide
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Cast & crew
Jon FavreauDirector
Robert Downey Jr.as Tony Stark
Terrence Howardas James Rhodes
Jeff Bridgesas Obadiah StaneCast & crew political lean — 5 of 65 researched: 5 left · 0 center · 0 right · 0 no public record. Based only on cited public statements, endorsements, and documented donations.
