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Iron Man

2008·126 min

Iron Man

Directed by Jon Favreau

ActionScience FictionAdventure

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

Cast

Robert Downey Jr.

Tony Stark

Terrence Howard

Rhodey

Obadiah Stane

Gwyneth Paltrow

Pepper Potts

Crew

Matthew Libatique

Director of Photography

Producer

Original Music Composer

Producer

Screenplay

Screenplay

Screenplay

Screenplay

Global rank

#114

Rating

1518

Votes

14

Win rate

57%

Genre rankings

#22 Science Fiction / 128 #46 Adventure / 238 #52 Action / 249

Year ranking

#4 of 11 releases in 2008

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Leslie Bibb

Christine Everhart

Yinsen

Raza

Agent Coulson

Bill Smitrovich

General Gabriel

Abu Bakaar

Jarvis (voice)

Hogan

Peter Billingsley

William Ginter Riva

Major Allen

Award Ceremony Narrator (voice)

Guard

Guard

Guard

Guard

Jimmy

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What is Iron Man about?

Iron Man (2008) is about after being held captive in an Afghan cave, billionaire engineer Tony Stark creates a unique weaponized suit of armor to fight evil.

Who directed Iron Man?

Jon Favreau directed Iron Man (2008).

How highly ranked is Iron Man?

Iron Man (2008) is currently ranked #114 on Movie Rankings with a 57% win rate in community comparisons and appears in action ranking pages.

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