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Summary
After being held captive in an Afghan cave, billionaire engineer Tony Stark creates a unique weaponized suit of armor to fight evil.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Skip it if
- You want something quiet and calm
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 79Audiences 79GoodWatch 79
Metascore79
User score8.3
IMDb7.9
Letterboxd · 3 M ratings3.8/5
Box office
4.2×its budget
- Budget
- $140 M
- Worldwide
- $585 M
Worldwide it earned $445 M more than it cost.
Running time
2 h 6 min
A typical length for action movies, +18 min on the typical 108
typical 108126Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 65 countries, rent or buy in 13 more
+55Released
2008
April 30, 2008
18 years ago
Genres
ActionScience FictionAdventureLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
PersianUrduArabicMade in
United States
MTV Movie & TV Awards2008 to 2009
- Best Movie 2008Won
- MTV Movie Award for Best Summer Movie So Far2008Won
- Best Performance in a Movie2009Nominated
- MTV Movie Award for Best Male Performance2009Nominated
- Best Movie 2009Nominated
- MTV Movie Award for Best Movie2009Nominated
Academy Awards2009
- Sound Editing2009Nominated
- Visual Effects2009Nominated
BAFTA Awards2009
- Best Special Visual Effects2009Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Awards2009
- Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture2009Nominated
- Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture2009Nominated
Critics' Choice Awards2009
- Best Action Film2009Nominated
Rated
- PG-13United States
Yes: it's rated PG-13 in the United States for violence, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesLittle or none
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalKidsPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensComfort WatchPure Escapism
and 52 more65 people
- Robert Downey Jr.Tony Stark
- Terrence HowardRhodey
- Jeff BridgesObadiah Stane
- Gwyneth PaltrowPepper Potts
- Leslie BibbChristine Everhart
- Shaun ToubYinsen
- Faran TahirRaza
- Clark GreggAgent Coulson
Bill SmitrovichGeneral Gabriel
Sayed BadreyaAbu Bakaar
Paul BettanyJarvis (voice)
Jon FavreauHogan
Peter BillingsleyWilliam Ginter Riva
Tim GuineeMajor Allen
Will LymanAward Ceremony Narrator (voice)
Tom MorelloGuard
Marco KhanGuard
Dastan KhaliliGuard
Ido MorGuard
Kevin FosterJimmy- GNGarret NoëlPratt
Eileen WeisingerRamirez
Ahmed AhmedAhmed
Fahim FazliOmar
Directing · 7
- Jon Favreau Director, Executive Producer
- Phil Neilson Second Unit Director
- Chris Castaldi Second Assistant Director
- Cristina Weigmann Script Supervisor
- Eric Heffron First Assistant Director, Associate Producer
- Michael J. Moore Second Assistant Director
Writing · 8
- Hawk Ostby Screenplay
- Mark Fergus Screenplay
- Matt Holloway Screenplay
- Art Marcum Screenplay
- Stan Lee Comic Book, Executive Producer
- Jack Kirby Comic Book
Production · 16
- Louis D'Esposito Unit Production Manager, Executive Producer
- Peter Billingsley Executive Producer
- David Maisel Executive Producer
- Ari Arad Executive Producer
- Kevin Feige Producer
- Avi Arad Producer
Camera · 3
- Matthew Libatique "A" Camera Operator, Director of Photography
- Gabriel Beristain Additional Photography
- Jonathan Taylor Second Unit Director of Photography
Editing · 4
- Dan Lebental Editor
- Derek Brechin Additional Editor
- Michael Tronick Additional Editor
- Greg Parsons Additional Editor
Sound · 13
- Ramin Djawadi Original Music Composer
- Shannon Mills Sound Designer
- Christopher Boyes Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Sound Designer
- Frank E. Eulner Supervising Sound Editor
- Dave Jordan Music Supervisor
- Mark Ulano Production Sound Mixer
Art · 11
- J. Michael Riva Production Design
- Eric Ramsey Storyboard Artist
- Russell Bobbitt Property Master
- David F. Klassen Supervising Art Director
- Richard F. Mays Art Direction
- Suzan Wexler Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Laura Jean Shannon Costume Design
- Rebecca Gregg Costume Design
Visual Effects · 7
- John Nelson Visual Effects Supervisor
- Ben Snow Visual Effects Supervisor
- Jeff Sutherland Compositing Supervisor
- Hal Hickel Animation Supervisor
- Susan Pickett Visual Effects Production Manager
- Shane Mahan Effects Supervisor
Lighting · 3
- Michael Bauman Gaffer
- Gary Scalzo Lighting Technician
- Isaac McKee Lighting Technician
Other crew · 119
- Tim Rigby Stunt Coordinator
- Thomas Robinson Harper Stunt Coordinator
- Keith Woulard Stunt Coordinator
- Hans Zimmer Executive Music Producer
- Lorne Balfe Additional Music
- Stan Winston Special Effects
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