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Name: Iron Man
Director: Jon Favreau
Genre: action, adventure, science-fiction
Released: 2008
Duration: 2 h 6 min
Rating: 7.9

Iron Man has an iRankMovies score of 82.7/100, based on a weighted combination of IMDb (×3.0), Rotten Tomatoes (×2.0), Metacritic (×1.5), and TMDb (×1.0).

Iron Man (2008)

Heroes aren't born. They're built.

Release:2008

Runtime:2h 6m

Country:United States

Director:Jon Favreau

Language:English

Genre

ActionAdventureScience Fiction

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Keywords

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iRank83

Iron Man rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7.9/10· 1.2M votes

Rotten Tomatoes94%

Metacritic79%

TMDb7.66/10· 28K votes

With 94% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.9/10 on IMDb and 79/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.

About Iron Man

After being held captive in an Afghan cave, billionaire engineer Tony Stark creates a unique weaponized suit of armor to fight evil.

Cast of Iron Man

Robert Downey Jr.
as Tony Stark
Terrence Howard
as Rhodey
Jeff Bridges
as Obadiah Stane
Gwyneth Paltrow
as Pepper Potts
Leslie Bibb
as Christine Everhart
Shaun Toub
as Yinsen
Faran Tahir
as Raza
Clark Gregg
as Agent Coulson
Bill Smitrovich
as General Gabriel
Sayed Badreya
as Abu Bakaar
Paul Bettany
as Jarvis (voice)
Jon Favreau
as Hogan

Iron Man facts

Budget: $140M
Box office: $585.2M
Collection: Iron Man Collection

Our take on Iron Man

Jon Favreau's 2008 film launched Marvel's cinematic run by grounding its superhero in engineering and ego rather than magic. After billionaire arms-maker Tony Stark is taken captive in an Afghan cave, he builds a weaponized suit of armor to escape and, once home, refits it to fight the very evils his weapons enabled. As an action-adventure with a science-fiction gloss, it thrives on a wisecracking, self-made hero and the tactile pleasure of a man tinkering his way into a new identity. A strong entry point for anyone starting the wider franchise, and satisfying on its own for fans of brisk, character-first blockbusters.

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

•Charismatic lead performance anchors origin story with wit and vulnerability
•Practical effects blend seamlessly with early CGI creating believable technology
•Character arc from selfish weapons dealer toward responsibility feels organic naturally

What the audience disliked

•Final action sequence devolves into generic armored suit battles lacking innovation
•Supporting characters remain underdeveloped beyond plot functionality throughout

Saga: Iron Man Collection