Portrait of Robert Downey Sr.

Directing

Robert Downey Sr.

Career

Active from 1957 to 2005, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score48/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone
GoodWatch score79/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 23 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Robert Downey Sr. Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    3.0, average 4.8
  • Crime
    1.9, average 3.6
  • Tension
    4.4, average 6.0
  • Violence
    2.6, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Experimental Film 3
  • Social Satire 2
  • Absurdist Comedy 2
  • Cringe Humor 2
  • Eccentric Characters 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

38
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title ยท average score 79
Licorice Pizza
Licorice Pizza (2021)
GoodWatch score 79

In Memory Of

2010s

1 title ยท average score 60
Tower Heist
Tower Heist (2011)
GoodWatch score 60

as Judge Ramos

2000s

5 titles ยท average score 46
Rittenhouse Square
Rittenhouse Square (2005)

as Interviewer

From Other Worlds
From Other Worlds (2004)
GoodWatch score 33

as Baker

A Touch Of Greatness
A Touch Of Greatness (2004)

Cinematography, Director

Strut!
Strut! (2001)

Associate Producer

The Family Man
The Family Man (2000)
GoodWatch score 58

as Man in House

1990s

7 titles ยท average score 55
Magnolia
Magnolia (1999)
GoodWatch score 81

as WDKK Show Director

Hugo Pool
Hugo Pool (1997)
GoodWatch score 40

Writer, Director

Boogie Nights
Boogie Nights (1997)
GoodWatch score 85

as Burt, Studio Manager

The Sunchaser
The Sunchaser (1996)
GoodWatch score 36

as Telephone Voices

Hail Caesar
Hail Caesar (1994)
GoodWatch score 26

as Butler

Tales of the City
Tales of the City (1993)
GoodWatch score 89

TV show ยท as Edgar's Doctor

Too Much Sun
Too Much Sun (1991)
GoodWatch score 27

Writer, Director

1980s

9 titles ยท average score 47
Rented Lips
Rented Lips (1988)
GoodWatch score 38

Director

Moving Target
Moving Target (1988)
GoodWatch score 45

as Weinberg

Johnny Be Good
Johnny Be Good (1988)
GoodWatch score 23

as NCAA Investigator

America
America (1986)
GoodWatch score 40

Writer, Director

Matlock
Matlock (1986)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show ยท as Judge Warren Anderson

The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone (1985)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as (segment "Wordplay")

To Live and Die in L.A.
To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)
GoodWatch score 79

as Thomas Bateman

Up the Academy
Up the Academy (1980)
GoodWatch score 24

Director

The Gong Show Movie
The Gong Show Movie (1980)
GoodWatch score 41

Writer

1970s

5 titles ยท average score 53
Two Tons of Turquoise to Taos Tonight
Two Tons of Turquoise to Taos Tonight (1975)
GoodWatch score 55

Screenplay, Director

Sticks and Bones
Sticks and Bones (1973)

Director, Screenplay

Greaser's Palace
Greaser's Palace (1972)
GoodWatch score 51

Director, Screenplay

You've Got To Walk It Like You Talk It or You'll Lose That Beat
You've Got To Walk It Like You Talk It or You'll Lose That Beat (1971)

as Head of Ad Agency

Pound
Pound (1970)
GoodWatch score 54

Writer, Director

1960s

9 titles ยท average score 57
Putney Swope
Putney Swope (1969)
GoodWatch score 70

as Putney Swope (voice) (uncredited)

Naughty Nurse
Naughty Nurse (1969)
GoodWatch score 56

as Desk Clerk

No More Excuses
No More Excuses (1968)
GoodWatch score 53

as Pvt. Stewart Thompson

Chafed Elbows
Chafed Elbows (1967)
GoodWatch score 58

Producer, Writer

Literature Au-Go-Go
Literature Au-Go-Go (1966)

Cinematography, Editor

From Sea To Shining Sea
From Sea To Shining Sea (1966)

Cinematography, Editor

Sweet Smell of Sex
Sweet Smell of Sex (1965)

Director, Cinematography

Babo 73
Babo 73 (1964)
GoodWatch score 49

Director, Writer

Balls Bluff
Balls Bluff (1961)

Producer, Writer

1950s

1 title
Your Share in Tomorrow
Your Share in Tomorrow (1957)

Director of Photography