List of the best Jon Favreau movies: The Jungle Book(2016), Chef(2014), Swingers(1996), Elf(2003), Iron Man 2(2010), The Lion King(2019), Made(2001), Zathura(2005), Cowboys & Aliens(2011), The Big Empty(2003), Rocky Marciano(1999), Identity Thief(2013) ... ...
Fantasy, Kids & Family, Adventure, Action
UK|USA
2016
105 Minutes
Director
Neel Sethi
mowgli panther tiger bear snake ape charming cool creative jungle temple cave stream tree plains friendship danger protection growing up survival
After a threat from the tiger Shere Khan forces him to flee the jungle, a man-cub named Mowgli embarks on a journey of self discovery with the help of panther Bagheera and free-spirited bear Baloo.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2014
115 Minutes
Director
Jon Favreau Sofía Vergara John Alberto Leguizamo Scarlett Johansson Dustin Hoffman Emjay Anthony Robert Downey Jr. Oliver Platt Bobby Cannavale Amy Sedaris
owner chef ex-wife best friend son customer charming confident creative amusing heartwarming los angeles restaurant miami truck apartment food truck change new life challenge
A head chef quits his restaurant job and buys a food truck in an effort to reclaim his creative promise, while piecing back together his estranged family.
Comedy
USA
1996
96 Minutes
Jon Favreau Vince Vaughn Ron Livingston Patrick Van Horn Alex Désert Deena Martin Katherine Kendall Brooke Langton Blake Lindsley Heather Graham
comedian actor friend charming cheeky los angeles las vegas bar lounge actors aspirations ambition dating romance love love growing up 1990s
A wannabe actor has a hard time moving on from a break-up, but he is lucky to have supportive friends.
Fantasy, Comedy, Kids & Family, Other
USA
2003
97 Minutes
Director
Will Ferrell James Caan Bob Newhart Ed Asner Mary Steenburgen Zooey Deschanel Daniel Tay Faizon Love Peter Dinklage Amy Sedaris Michael Lerner
son father girlfriend elf hilarious new york city department store north pole family home family christmas father/son relationship growing up transformation 2000s
Buddy, a human, is raised amongst elves at the North Pole. When he discovers that he is not an elf, he travels to New York to search for his biological father.
Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
USA
2010
124 Minutes
Executive Producer
Robert Downey Jr. Gwyneth Paltrow Don Cheadle Scarlett Johansson Sam Rockwell Mickey Rourke Samuel L. Jackson Clark Gregg John Slattery Garry Shandling Jon Favreau
superhero friend assistant inventor billionaire spy confident engaging spectacular los angeles new york city monaco mansion showdown competition technology superheroes rivalry rise fall
With the world now aware of his identity as Iron Man, Tony Stark must contend with both his declining health and a vengeful mad man with ties to his father's legacy.
Kids & Family, Adventure
USA|UK|South Africa
2019
118 Minutes
Director
lion cub lion father son friend uncle charming sad amusing incredible tense cheeky africa plains rock formation jungle wilderness loss of innocence death of father friendship
After the murder of his father, a young lion prince flees his kingdom only to learn the true meaning of responsibility and bravery.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2001
94 Minutes
Director
Jon Favreau Vince Vaughn Sean Combs Famke Janssen Faizon Love David O'Hara Vincent Pastore Peter Falk
boxer friend girlfriend crime boss criminal amusing tense new york city los angeles restaurant friendship mob dangerous assignment drugs failed romance underdog quest 2000s
Two aspiring boxers, lifelong friends, get involved in a money-laundering scheme through a low-level organized crime group.
Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Kids & Family, Adventure
USA
2005
101 Minutes
Director
Josh Hutcherson Jonah Bobo Dax Shepard Kristen Stewart Tim Robbins Derek Mears Douglas Tait
brother boy father astronaut robot sister lighthearted quirky rousing outer space house space travel board game siblings aliens fantasy world adventure discovery 2000s
Two young brothers are drawn into an intergalactic adventure when their house is hurled through the depths of space by the magical board game they are playing.
Sci-Fi, Action, Western
USA|India
2011
118 Minutes
Director
Daniel Craig Harrison Ford Olivia Wilde Sam Rockwell Adam Beach Paul Dano Noah Ringer Keith Carradine Clancy Brown
outlaw cattle baron alien cowboy bartender priest thrilling amusing spectacular gritty saloon desert canyon american west cabin new mexico territory amnesia alien abduction alien attack fighting
A spaceship arrives in Arizona, 1873, to take over the Earth, starting with the Wild West region. A posse of cowboys and natives are all that stand in their way.
Comedy
2003
94 Minutes
John Person
Jon Favreau Joey Lauren Adams Bud Cort Jon Gries Daryl Hannah Adam Beach Gary Farmer Rachael Leigh Cook Brent Briscoe Melora Walters Kelsey Grammer
actor neighbor mysterious man love interest boyfriend fbi agent offbeat witty los angeles small town motel bar desert gas station debt missing persons jealousy conspiracy theories interrogation hostage situation
A struggling actor (Jon Favreau) meets eccentric characters while traveling through the desert to deliver a mysterious suitcase.
Drama
1999
100 Minutes
Rocky Marciano
Jon Favreau Penelope Ann Miller Judd Hirsch Tony Lo Bianco Duane Davis Rhoda Gemignani Rino Romano George C. Scott Aron Tager Noah Danby Gil Filar
boxer manager trainer best friend joe louis rival inspiring rousing brockton, mass. boxing ring gym family home rocky marciano boxing prejudice championship rise quest 1960s
The street-wise Brockton, Mass., native (Jon Favreau) progresses to boxing champion and must face idol Joe Louis in the ring.
Comedy
USA
2013
106 Minutes
Harold Cornish
Jason Bateman Melissa McCarthy Jon Favreau Amanda Peet Tip "T.I." Harris Genesis Rodriguez Morris Chestnut John Cho Robert Patrick Eric Stonestreet Jonathan Banks
man thief woman investigator girlfriend hilarious outlandish denver miami road shop identity theft materialism search race against time pursuit wretched excess 2010s
Mild mannered businessman Sandy Patterson travels from Denver to Florida to confront the deceptively harmless looking woman who has been living it up after stealing Sandy's identity.
Comedy
USA
2009
114 Minutes
Screenwriter
Vince Vaughn Jason Bateman Jon Favreau Faizon Love Kristin Davis Malin Akerman Kristen Bell Temuera Morrison Jean Reno Kali Hawk Tasha Smith
husband wife friend guru therapist instructor amusing madcap lighthearted hilarious heartwarming party resort villa lounge waterfall island marital problems vacation pregnancy
A comedy centered around four couples who settle into a tropical-island resort for a vacation. While one of the couples is there to work on the marriage, the others fail to realize that participation in the resort's therapy sessions is not optional.
Comedy
1994
79 Minutes
Gutter
Jeremy Piven Chris Young Jon Favreau David Spade Sarah Trigger Jake Busey Jessica Walter
high-school student frat boy college president college buddy bandleader feminist brash hedonistic amusing spirited college fraternity house classroom office college life anti-establishment party fraternity outcasts politics
Politically correct collegians unite against the residents of a dorm where offensive behavior is encouraged.
Drama
USA
2012
115 Minutes
Richards
Chris Pine Elizabeth Banks Olivia Wilde Jon Favreau Michelle Pfeiffer Michael Hall D'Addario Philip Baker Hall Mark Duplass Devin Brochu Barbara Eve Harris Dean Chekvala
salesman sister son girlfriend family member emotional touching inspiring funeral los angeles household bar family dysfunction alcoholism inheritance brother/sister relationship family secrets discovery transformation 2010s
While settling his recently deceased father's estate, a salesman discovers he has a sister whom he never knew about, leading both siblings to re-examine their perceptions about family and life choices.
Romance
UK|France|USA
2004
97 Minutes
Ron Roth
Kirsten Dunst Paul Bettany Sam Neill Jon Favreau Bernard Hill Eleanor Bron Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Austin Nichols Robert Lindsay James McAvoy
tennis player love interest rival best friend agent father amusing lighthearted uplifting winsome wimbledon england tennis court country club new york city tennis friendship opposites attract unexpected success family
A pro tennis player has lost his ambition and has fallen in rank to 119. Fortunately for him, he meets a young player on the women's circuit who helps him recapture his focus for Wimbledon.
Romance, Other
Germany|USA
2008
88 Minutes
Denver
Vince Vaughn Reese Witherspoon Robert Duvall Jon Favreau Mary Steenburgen Dwight Yoakam Tim McGraw Kristin Chenoweth Jon Voight Sissy Spacek
young man girlfriend mother father coworker relative amusing endearing offbeat bar office party trolley apartment san francisco christmas party marriage life lessons family love relationships
A couple struggles to visit all four of their divorced parents on Christmas.
Action, Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy
USA
2019
129 Minutes
Happy Hogan
Tom Holland Samuel L. Jackson Jake Gyllenhaal Marisa Tomei Jon Favreau Zendaya Jacob Batalon Tony Revolori Angourie Rice Remy Hii Martin Starr
peter parker spider-man mentor creature superhero mysterious man cheeky confident incredible rousing london alternate reality high school new york city street vacation mission alternate reality work-life balance high school
Following the events of Avengers: Endgame (2019), Spider-Man must step up to take on new threats in a world that has changed forever.
Fantasy, Comedy, Action, Adventure
USA
2017
133 Minutes
Happy Hogan
Tom Holland Michael Keaton Robert Downey Jr. Marisa Tomei Jon Favreau Gwyneth Paltrow Zendaya Donald Glover Jacob Batalon Laura Harrier Tony Revolori
spider-man aunt iron man superhero supervillain cheeky confident incredible rousing new york city high school house neighborhood street office super powers superhuman abilities work-life balance high school terrorism
Peter Parker balances his life as an ordinary high school student in Queens with his superhero alter-ego Spider-Man, and finds himself on the trail of a new menace prowling the skies of New York City.
Drama
USA
1998
100 Minutes
Kyle Fisher
Christian Slater Cameron Diaz Daniel Stern Jeanne Tripplehorn Jon Favreau Jeremy Piven Leland Orser Joey Zimmerman Tyler Malinger Carla Scott Russell B. McKenzie
man real estate agent friend brother mechanic fiancée dark offbeat amusing las vegas hotel room los angeles bachelor party hardware store desert accidental death murder engagement cover-up guilt
A prostitute is killed during a bachelor party and the attendees turn on each other as the wedding approaches.
Drama
USA
1993
113 Minutes
D-Bob
Sean Astin Ned Beatty Charles S. Dutton Robert Prosky Lili Taylor Jon Favreau Jason Miller Christopher Reed Greta Lind Scott Benjaminson Ron Dean
football player student father tutor best friend coach uplifting charming rousing university of notre dame indiana small town factory football college athletics ambition father/son relationship perseverance growing up underdog
Rudy has always been told that he was too small to play college football. But he is determined to overcome the odds and fulfill his dream of playing for Notre Dame.
Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
USA
2013
130 Minutes
Executive Producer
Robert Downey Jr. Gwyneth Paltrow Don Cheadle Guy Pearce Rebecca Hall Jon Favreau Ben Kingsley James Badge Dale Stephanie Szostak Paul Bettany William Sadler
iron man supervillain girlfriend billionaire colonel superhero thrilling patriotic rousing mansion office building military base sky super powers post-traumatic stress disorder nanotechnology virus quest rescue transformation
When Tony Stark's world is torn apart by a formidable terrorist called the Mandarin, he starts an odyssey of rebuilding and retribution.
Drama
USA
1995
88 Minutes
Zerkov
Henry Czerny Sheryl Lee Eamonn Roche Charlie Stratton Geoffrey Rivas Jon Favreau
inspector prostitute neighbor classmate old friend civil servant hedonistic bleak emotional profound apartment office brothel dinner party street loneliness bureaucracy modernity desperation friendship
Adapted from Dostoevsky's novella, Henry Czerny plays the narrator, Underground Man. Filled with self-hatred, he keeps a video diary where he discusses his own shortcomings and what he ... See full summary »
Action, Fantasy
USA|Switzerland
2003
104 Minutes
Franklin "Foggy" Nelson
Ben Affleck Jennifer Garner Michael Clarke Duncan Colin Farrell Joe Pantoliano Jon Favreau David Keith Erick Avari Paul Ben-Victor Derrick O'Connor Leland Orser
blind man lawyer superhero supervillain mob boss girlfriend spectacular dark thrilling spirited manhattan, n.y. roof alley street courtroom secret headquarters blindness daredevil superhuman abilities crime ring
A man blinded by toxic waste which also enhanced his remaining senses fights crime as an acrobatic martial arts superhero.
Comedy, Biography, Drama
USA
2013
179 Minutes
Manny Riskin
Leonardo DiCaprio Jonah Hill Margot Robbie Matthew McConaughey Kyle Chandler Jon Bernthal Jon Favreau Rob Reiner Jean Dujardin Joanna Lumley Cristin Milioti
broker lieutenant investor fbi agent stock exchange officer stockbroker brash charming confident amusing wall street stock exchange office mansion apartment yacht greed sex drugs fraud
Based on the true story of Jordan Belfort, from his rise to a wealthy stock-broker living the high life to his fall involving crime, corruption and the federal government.
Comedy
USA
2009
105 Minutes
Barry
Paul Rudd Jason Segel Rashida Jones Jaime Pressly Andy Samberg J.K. Simmons Jane Curtin Jon Favreau Sarah Burns Rob Huebel Joe Lo Truglio
real estate agent best friend girlfriend mother father brother hilarious endearing quirky hysterical los angeles household office restaurant garage wedding friendship love marriage male bonding
Friendless Peter Klaven goes on a series of man-dates to find a Best Man for his wedding. But, when his insta-bond with his new B.F.F. puts a strain on his relationship with his fiancée, can the trio learn to live happily ever after?
Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
USA
2010
124 Minutes
Executive Producer
Robert Downey Jr. Gwyneth Paltrow Don Cheadle Scarlett Johansson Sam Rockwell Mickey Rourke Samuel L. Jackson Clark Gregg John Slattery Garry Shandling Jon Favreau
superhero friend assistant inventor billionaire spy confident engaging spectacular los angeles new york city monaco mansion showdown competition technology superheroes rivalry rise fall
With the world now aware of his identity as Iron Man, Tony Stark must contend with both his declining health and a vengeful mad man with ties to his father's legacy.
Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
USA
2019
181 Minutes
Joe Russo Robert Downey Jr. Chris Evans Mark Ruffalo Chris Hemsworth Scarlett Johansson Jeremy Renner Brie Larson Paul Rudd Don Cheadle Karen Gillan
iron man hulk thor captain america villain spider-man brooding solemn spectacular thrilling amusing new york city space building spaceship superheroes good versus evil super powers teamwork adventure
After the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War (2018), the universe is in ruins. With the help of remaining allies, the Avengers assemble once more in order to reverse Thanos' actions and restore balance to the universe.
Fantasy, Comedy, Kids & Family, Other
USA
2003
97 Minutes
Director
Will Ferrell James Caan Bob Newhart Ed Asner Mary Steenburgen Zooey Deschanel Daniel Tay Faizon Love Peter Dinklage Amy Sedaris Michael Lerner
son father girlfriend elf hilarious new york city department store north pole family home family christmas father/son relationship growing up transformation 2000s
Buddy, a human, is raised amongst elves at the North Pole. When he discovers that he is not an elf, he travels to New York to search for his biological father.