Iron Man

2008
PG-13
2h 6m

IMDb RATING

7.9/10

1.2M

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

Play trailer2:30

Sci-Fi Epic Superhero Action Adventure Sci-Fi

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.

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

7.9/10

1.2M

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

720

121

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 24 wins & 73 nominations total

Videos31

Trailer 2:30

Iron Man

Clip 4:58

How Is It Possible for a Former Iron Man to Play Doctor Doom?

Clip 4:58

How Is It Possible for a Former Iron Man to Play Doctor Doom?

Clip 3:45

Movie Scavenger Hunt: Can You Find These MCU Easter Eggs?

Clip 1:02

Jon Favreau Glad He Put Faith in Robert Downey Jr. and 'Iron Man'

Clip 3:54

How Marvel's Been Paving the Way for Shang-Chi

Clip 3:02

'Avengers: Endgame' White Suits Are Probably NOT for Outer Space

Photos366

+ 361

Which A-List Actors Were Almost in 'Iron Man'?

The Marvel Cinematic Universe launched with Robert Downey Jr. in Iron Man, but he almost didn't get the part. See what other actors were up for the role.

Find out

2:45

More like this

6.9

Iron Man 2

7.1

Iron Man 3

8.0

The Avengers

6.9

Captain America: The First Avenger

7.0

Thor

7.8

Captain America: Civil War

7.7

Captain America: The Winter Soldier

7.3

Avengers: Age of Ultron

7.9

Thor: Ragnarok

8.0

Guardians of the Galaxy

7.5

Doctor Strange

6.7

Thor: The Dark World

Storyline

Edit

Did you know

Edit

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

Review

Featured review

8/10

RDJ is Iron Man

Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) is a hard playing billionaire genius. He is captured in Afghanistan after demonstrating his newest weapon. He is forced to create new weapons for his captor. Instead he makes an armored suit to escape. He also makes an arc reactor to keep his heart going and shrapnel from killing him. Once back in the States, he moves his company to concentrate on arc reactor technology and stop weapons manufacturing.

This is all RDJ. He and he alone makes Iron Man work. It's doubtful if anybody could have done it better. It's certain that he's made it next to impossible to replace him. Director Jon Favreau has built around him the dazzling array of tech fun, and Gwyneth Paltrow as his Girl Friday. It is RDJ's fast talking, quick wit, and personal history that makes him the perfect Tony Stark. Great character, fun movie.