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Iron Man

  • 2008
  • PG-13
  • 2h 6m
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
1.2M
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Jeff Bridges, Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, and Terrence Howard in Iron Man (2008)
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After being held captive in an Afghan cave, billionaire engineer Tony Stark creates a unique weaponized suit of armor to fight evil.After being held captive in an Afghan cave, billionaire engineer Tony Stark creates a unique weaponized suit of armor to fight evil.After being held captive in an Afghan cave, billionaire engineer Tony Stark creates a unique weaponized suit of armor to fight evil.

  • Director
    • Jon Favreau
  • Writers
    • Mark Fergus
    • Hawk Ostby
    • Art Marcum
  • Stars
    • Robert Downey Jr.
    • Gwyneth Paltrow
    • Terrence Howard
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.9/10
    1.2M
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    599
    96
    • Director
      • Jon Favreau
    • Writers
      • Mark Fergus
      • Hawk Ostby
      • Art Marcum
    • Stars
      • Robert Downey Jr.
      • Gwyneth Paltrow
      • Terrence Howard
    • 1.6KUser reviews
    • 556Critic reviews
    • 79Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 2 Oscars
      • 24 wins & 73 nominations total

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    Robert Downey Jr.
    Robert Downey Jr.
    • Tony Stark
    Gwyneth Paltrow
    Gwyneth Paltrow
    • Pepper Potts
    Terrence Howard
    Terrence Howard
    • Rhodey
    Jeff Bridges
    Jeff Bridges
    • Obadiah Stane
    Leslie Bibb
    Leslie Bibb
    • Christine Everhart
    Shaun Toub
    Shaun Toub
    • Yinsen
    Faran Tahir
    Faran Tahir
    • Raza
    Clark Gregg
    Clark Gregg
    • Agent Coulson
    Bill Smitrovich
    Bill Smitrovich
    • General Gabriel
    Sayed Badreya
    Sayed Badreya
    • Abu Bakaar
    Paul Bettany
    Paul Bettany
    • Jarvis
    • (voice)
    Jon Favreau
    Jon Favreau
    • Hogan
    Peter Billingsley
    Peter Billingsley
    • William Ginter Riva
    Tim Guinee
    Tim Guinee
    • Major Allen
    Will Lyman
    Will Lyman
    • Award Ceremony Narrator
    • (voice)
    Tom Morello
    Tom Morello
    • Guard
    Marco Khan
    Marco Khan
    • Guard
    Dastan Khalili
    Dastan Khalili
    • Guard
    • (as Daston Kalili)
    • Director
      • Jon Favreau
    • Writers
      • Mark Fergus
      • Hawk Ostby
      • Art Marcum
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      "I am Iron Man" was ad-libbed by Robert Downey Jr.. Producer Kevin Feige approved using it in the final cut of the film, and credits this with his decision to largely do away with secret identities in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Only Spider-Man conceals his identity, while Thor's alter ego, Donald Blake, is similarly not used.
    • Goofs
      (at around 2 mins) Though it makes for a good kidnapping, in reality, US soldiers are specifically trained to never to stop when ambushed in a convoy.
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      Tony Stark: There's been speculation that I was involved in the events that occurred on the freeway and the rooftop...

      Christine Everheart: I'm sorry, Mr. Stark, but do you honestly expect us to believe that that was a bodyguard in a suit that conveniently appeared, despite the fact that...

      Tony Stark: I know that it's confusing. It is one thing to question the official story, and another thing entirely to make wild accusations, or insinuate that I'm a superhero.

      Christine Everheart: I never said you were a superhero.

      Tony Stark: Didn't?

      Christine Everheart: Mmm-mmm.

      Tony Stark: Well, good, because that would be outlandish and, uh, fantastic. I'm just not the hero type. Clearly. With this laundry list of character defects, all the mistakes I've made, largely public.

      Rhodey: [whispers to Tony] Just stick to the cards, man.

      Tony Stark: Yeah, okay.

      [holds up his notes and pauses]

      Tony Stark: The truth is...

      [puts cards down]

      Tony Stark: I am Iron Man.

    • Crazy credits
      SPOILER: A scene appears after the closing credits: Tony Stark arrives home to find SHIELD director Nick Fury waiting for him so that they can discuss the Avengers Initiative. This leads into The Avengers (2012) (a superhero team of which Iron Man is a founding member).
    • Alternate versions
      German theatrical version was cut (ca. 4 minutes) by distributor Concorde prior to submitting the film to the FSK since they desperately wanted a "Not under 12" rating. Ironically, when submitting the uncut version for the home video release, it was rated "Not under 12" as well, making the cut version even more unnecessary.
    • Connections
      Edited into Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019)
    • Soundtracks
      Back In Black
      Written by Brian Johnson, Malcolm Young and Angus Young
      Performed by AC/DC
      Courtesy of Columbia Records
      By Arrangement with SONY BMG Music Entertainment

    User reviews1.6K

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    Featured review
    9/10

    Not bad at all

    Fortunately, I'm not one easily influenced by some users' negative comments. These people should try to restrain their bias opinions and try to review the movies as neutrally as possible.

    Now I would say that this movie has slow but steady momentum-building. It is a movie for people who has never known Iron Man in the comic series. The characters are given names and personalities, true to their comic book counterparts.

    Acting was among the best comic-turn movie I have seen so far. Effects were believable and not overwhelmingly CGI, except for the tank scene.

    This movie, however, has sequel written all over it. We know that because there are many scenes that could have lead to more.

    It's well worth its ticket price.
    • darkmax
    • Apr 29, 2008
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 2, 2008 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Canada
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • English
      • Persian
      • Urdu
      • Arabic
      • Kurdish
      • Hindi
      • Hungarian
    • Also known as
      • Iron Man. El Hombre de Hierro
    • Filming locations
      • Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California, USA(Afghanistan)
    • Production companies
      • Paramount Pictures
      • Marvel Entertainment
      • Marvel Studios
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $140,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $319,034,126
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $98,618,668
      • May 4, 2008
    • Gross worldwide
      • $585,796,247
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 6 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • SDDS
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
      • Dolby Atmos
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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