List of the best Robert Downey Jr. movies: Avengers: Endgame(2019), Avengers: Infinity War(2018), Chaplin(1992), Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows(2011), Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang(2005), The Judge(2014), Avengers: Age of Ultron(2015), Iron Man 3(2013), Iron Man 2(2010), A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints(2006), Restoration(1995), Due Date(2010) ... ...
Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
USA
2019
181 Minutes
Tony Stark, Iron Man
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.
Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
USA
2018
149 Minutes
Robert Downey Jr. Chris Hemsworth Josh Brolin Chadwick Boseman Mark Ruffalo Zoe Saldana Chris Evans Chris Pratt Benedict Cumberbatch Dave Bautista
iron man hulk thor captain america villain spider-man brooding solemn spectacular thrilling amusing new york city school bus building field space superheroes good versus evil super powers teamwork
The Avengers and their allies must be willing to sacrifice all in an attempt to defeat the powerful Thanos before his blitz of devastation and ruin puts an end to the universe.
Biography
UK|France|Italy|Japan|USA
1992
144 Minutes
Charles Chaplin
Robert Downey Jr. Dan Aykroyd Geraldine Chaplin Kevin Dunn Anthony Hopkins Milla Jovovich Moira Kelly Kevin Kline Diane Lane Penelope Ann Miller Paul Rhys
filmmaker comedian editor lover wife engaging striking london united states music hall film set hollywood, calif. filmmaking poverty vaudeville controversy friendship charlie chaplin rise pursuit
An elderly Charlie Chaplin discusses his autobiography with his editor, recounting his amazing journey from his poverty-stricken childhood to world-wide success after the ingenious invention of the Little Tramp.
Action, Adventure, Mystery & Thriller
USA|UK
2011
129 Minutes
Sherlock Holmes
Robert Downey Jr. Jude Law Noomi Rapace Rachel McAdams Jared Harris Stephen Fry Paul Anderson Kelly Reilly Geraldine James Eddie Marsan William Houston
sherlock holmes doctor watson professor moriarty detective brother gypsy frenetic witty spectacular england london austria train murder investigation good versus evil international conflict friendship adventure mystery pursuit
Detective Sherlock Holmes is on the trail of criminal mastermind Professor Moriarty, who is carrying out a string of random crimes across Europe.
Gay & Lesbian, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2005
102 Minutes
Robert Downey Jr. Val Kilmer Michelle Monaghan Corbin Bernsen Dash Mihok Larry Miller Rockmond Dunbar Shannyn Sossamon Angela Lindvall Indio Falconer Downey Ariel Winter
criminal detective girlfriend actor director producer creative intricate thrilling amusing hollywood, calif. movie studio street office audition on the run show business crime murder actors
A murder mystery brings together a private eye, a struggling actress, and a thief masquerading as an actor.
Drama
USA
2014
141 Minutes
Executive Producer
Robert Downey Jr. Robert Duvall Vera Farmiga Billy Bob Thornton Vincent D'Onofrio Jeremy Strong Dax Shepard Leighton Meester Ken Howard Emma Tremblay Balthazar Getty
attorney father police officer prosecutor daughter bartender confident emotional gripping indiana city courtroom house car street relationships anger morality love trust
Big-city lawyer Hank Palmer returns to his childhood home where his father, the town's judge, is suspected of murder. Hank sets out to discover the truth and, along the way, reconnects with his estranged family.
Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
USA
2015
141 Minutes
Robert Downey Jr. Chris Hemsworth Mark Ruffalo Chris Evans Scarlett Johansson Jeremy Renner Don Cheadle Aaron Taylor-Johnson Elizabeth Olsen Paul Bettany Cobie Smulders
iron man thor hulk captain america villain superhero brooding brash dark city forest laboratory street airplane russia superheroes danger technology teamwork fighting
When Tony Stark and Bruce Banner try to jump-start a dormant peacekeeping program called Ultron, things go horribly wrong and it's up to Earth's mightiest heroes to stop the villainous Ultron from enacting his terrible plan.
Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
USA
2013
130 Minutes
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.
Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
USA
2010
124 Minutes
Tony Stark, Iron Man
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.
Drama
USA
2006
104 Minutes
Dito
Robert Downey Jr. Shia LaBeouf Chazz Palminteri Dianne Wiest Channing Tatum Melonie Diaz Martin Compston Eric Roberts Rosario Dawson Adam Scarimbolo Julia Garro
writer friend single mother brother saint gritty prison queens, n.y. apartment violence drug addiction sex abuse death interracial romance discovery escape transformation 1980s
The movie is a coming-of-age drama about a boy growing up in Astoria, New York during the 1980s. As his friends end up dead, on drugs, or in prison. He comes to believe he has been saved from their fates by various so-called saints.
Drama
USA|UK
1995
118 Minutes
Robert Merivel
Robert Downey Jr. Sam Neill David Thewlis Polly Walker Meg Ryan Ian McKellen Hugh Grant Hugh McDiarmid Mary MacLeod Mark Letheren
king doctor mistress quaker daughter amusing emotional uplifting england london royal court estate clinic plagues class distinctions self-discovery love transformation underdog love
The exiled royal physician to King Charles II devotes himself to helping Londoners suffering from the plague, and in the process falls in love with an equally poor woman.
Comedy
USA
2010
95 Minutes
Peter Highman
Robert Downey Jr. Zach Galifianakis Michelle Monaghan Jamie Foxx Juliette Lewis Danny McBride RZA Matt Walsh
actor baby father friend crazy person flight attendant hilarious lighthearted amusing outlandish madcap cafeteria car los angeles atlanta hospital vehicle parenthood road trip journey
High-strung father-to-be Peter Highman is forced to hitch a ride with aspiring actor Ethan Tremblay on a road trip in order to make it to his child's birth on time.
Fantasy, Adventure, Kids & Family, Comedy
USA|China|UK|Japan
2020
100 Minutes
Executive Producer
Robert Downey Jr. Antonio Banderas Michael Sheen Jim Broadbent Jessie Buckley Harry Collett Kasia Smutniak Carmel Laniado Ralph Ineson Joanna Page
veterinarian queen victoria eccentric animal offbeat charming creative incredible manor england island mythical land eccentricity human-animal friendship illness cure adventure quest rescue pursuit
A physician who can talk to animals embarks on an adventure to find a legendary island with a young apprentice and a crew of strange pets.
Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
2012
143 Minutes
Tony Stark, Iron Man
Robert Downey Jr. Chris Evans Mark Ruffalo Chris Hemsworth Scarlett Johansson Samuel L. Jackson Jeremy Renner Tom Hiddleston Stellan Skarsgård Clark Gregg Gwyneth Paltrow
thor brother iron man captain america director superhero spectacular thrilling amusing city airship germany superheroes good versus evil teamwork super powers adventure rescue 2010s
S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) recruits a team of superheroes to pull the world back from the brink of disaster when an unexpected enemy threatens global security.
Fantasy, Action, Adventure
USA
2016
146 Minutes
Tony Stark, Iron Man
Anthony Russo Chris Evans Robert Downey Jr. Scarlett Johansson Sebastian Stan Anthony Mackie Don Cheadle Jeremy Renner Chadwick Boseman Paul Bettany Elizabeth Olsen
iron man captain america spy archer government official civilian brooding emotional intense courtroom street mansion headquarters warehouse laboratory civil war friendship fighting super powers law
Political involvement in the Avengers' affairs causes a rift between Captain America and Iron Man.
Comedy, Drama
USA|Canada
2007
98 Minutes
Principal Gardner
Anton Yelchin Robert Downey Jr. Hope Davis Kat Dennings Tyler Hilton Mark Rendall Dylan Taylor Megan Park Jake Epstein Jonathan Malen Derek McGrath
teen boy teen girl cheerleader bully brooding offbeat quirky high school pharmaceuticals friendship coming of age teen angst psychoanalysis underdog transformation 2000s
A rich kid becomes the self-appointed psychiatrist to the student body of his new high school.
Biography, Drama
UK|France|USA
2009
117 Minutes
Jamie Foxx Robert Downey Jr. Catherine Keener Tom Hollander LisaGay Hamilton Stephen Root Nelsan Ellis Rachael Harris Jena Malone
journalist homeless person ex-wife sister cellist doctor tender heartwarming los angeles street opera house schizophrenia unusual friendship music life lessons rise underdog transformation 2000s
A newspaper journalist discovers a homeless musical genius and tries to improve his situation.
Comedy, Other
USA
1995
103 Minutes
Holly Hunter Robert Downey Jr. Anne Bancroft Charles Durning Dylan McDermott Geraldine Chaplin Cynthia Stevenson Steve Guttenberg Claire Danes Austin Pendleton David Strathairn
single mother daughter parent sister brother love interest amusing frenetic emotional family home dinner party airplane mother/daughter relationship thanksgiving family dysfunction class conflict holidays single mothers rivalry growing up
After losing her job, making out with her soon-to-be former boss, and finding out that her daughter plans to spend Thanksgiving with her boyfriend, Claudia Larson faces spending the holiday with her family.
Biography, Drama
USA
2006
122 Minutes
Nicole Kidman Robert Downey Jr. Ty Burrell Harris Yulin Jane Alexander Emmy Clarke Genevieve McCarthy Boris McGiver Marceline Hugot Emily Bergl Mary Duffy
housewife mother husband photographer mentor transvestite melodramatic eerie dreamy household bedroom party new york city marginalization infidelity photography suicide diane arbus art forbidden love
Turning her back on her wealthy, established family, Diane Arbus falls in love with Lionel Sweeney, an enigmatic mentor who introduces Arbus to the marginalized people who help her become one of the most revered photographers of the twentieth century.
Gay & Lesbian, Drama
USA
1999
98 Minutes
Scott Caan Robert Downey Jr. Stacy Edwards Allan Houston Gaby Hoffmann Kidada Jones Jared Leto Marla Maples Joe Pantoliano Bijou Phillips Power
rapper gangster filmmaker high-school student basketball player corrupt cop dark dense unrestrained manhattan central park high school harlem, n.y. apartment race relations rap music coming of age filmmaking crime sexual identity
A group of white high school teens become involved with Harlem's black hip-hop crowd.
Comedy, Kids & Family
USA
2006
99 Minutes
Tim Allen Robert Downey Jr. Danny Glover Kristin Davis Craig Kilborn Spencer Breslin Zena Grey Jane Curtin Shawn Pyfrom Jeanette Brox
district attorney scientist dog wife daughter son lighthearted amusing tender courtroom laboratory house city hawaii football field genetic experiments mistaken identity dogs work-life balance family
A man tries to live a normal life despite the fact that he sometimes turns into a sheepdog.
Comedy
USA
1994
97 Minutes
Jerry
Anthony Michael Hall Robert Downey Jr. Frank Gorshin Samuel L. Jackson Judd Nelson Nicholas Pryor Leslie Danon Ilia Volok
Caesar is a would-be rock star. But for now, he works at a pencil eraser factory. Soon he falls in love with the owner's daughter. In order to get her, he bets with the old man that he can ... See full summary »
Crime, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
2007
157 Minutes
Paul Avery
Jake Gyllenhaal Mark Ruffalo Robert Downey Jr. Anthony Edwards Dermot Mulroney Brian Cox Elias Koteas Donal Logue John Carroll Lynch Clea DuVall Chloë Sevigny
reporter police officer detective serial killer child creepy gritty suspenseful san francisco bus california police station school obsession murder newspapers violence crime paranoia mystery
In the late 1960s/early 1970s, a San Francisco cartoonist becomes an amateur detective obsessed with tracking down the Zodiac Killer, an unidentified individual who terrorizes Northern California with a killing spree.
Fantasy, Comedy, Action, Adventure
USA
2017
133 Minutes
Tony Stark, Iron Man
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.
Crime, Drama
USA
1994
119 Minutes
Wayne Gale
Woody Harrelson Juliette Lewis Robert Downey Jr. Tommy Lee Jones Tom Sizemore Rodney Dangerfield Russell Means Edie McClurg Balthazar Getty Joe Grifasi O-Lan Jones
serial killer girlfriend reporter police officer survivors survivor dark gripping brutal gutsy disturbing diner desert highway new mexico arizona nevada murder media evil
Two victims of traumatized childhoods become lovers and psychopathic serial murderers irresponsibly glorified by the mass media.
Comedy, Action
USA|UK|Germany
2008
107 Minutes
Kirk Lazarus
Ben Stiller Jack Black Robert Downey Jr. Nick Nolte Steve Coogan Jay Baruchel Danny McBride Brandon T. Jackson Bill Hader Brandon Soo Hoo Reggie Lee
celebrity actor soldier friend enemy director hilarious thrilling intense hysterical hollywood, calif. jungle village river mountain helicopter show business deception drug addiction hostage situation
Through a series of freak occurrences, a group of actors shooting a big-budget war movie are forced to become the soldiers they are portraying.
Drama
USA
1987
97 Minutes
Julian Wells
Andrew McCarthy Jami Gertz Robert Downey Jr. James Spader Michael Bowen Nicholas Pryor Tony Bill
college student ex-girlfriend childhood friend drug dealer mother father dark disheartening hedonistic melodramatic los angeles beverly hills, calif. party swimming pool nightclub funeral troubled youth drug addiction dependency debt
A college freshman returns to L.A. for the holidays at his ex-girlfriend's request, but discovers that his former best friend has an out-of-control drug habit.
Drama
UK|USA
1995
105 Minutes
Lord Rivers
Ian McKellen Annette Bening Jim Broadbent Robert Downey Jr. Nigel Hawthorne Kristin Scott Thomas Maggie Smith John Wood Adrian Dunbar Dominic West
richard iii henry vi lady earl duke king dark intricate spectacular england regicide ambition murder paranoia fall temptation rivalry 1930s
The classic Shakespearean play about the murderously scheming 15th-century king is reimagined in an alternative setting of 1930s England as clouds of fascism gather.
Comedy, Drama
USA|Germany|UK|Japan
2000
112 Minutes
Terry Crabtree
Michael Douglas Tobey Maguire Frances McDormand Robert Downey Jr. Katie Holmes Richard Thomas Rip Torn Philip Bosco Jane Adams Richard Knox Michael Cavaias
professor college student editor university president charming touching moving college pittsburgh writer's block infidelity midlife crisis aging teaching quest growing up 2000s
An English Professor tries to deal with his wife leaving him, the arrival of his editor who has been waiting for his book for seven years, and the various problems that his friends and associates involve him in.
Romance, Drama
USA|Italy|Hong Kong|France|Luxembourg|UK
2004
109 Minutes
Nick Penrose (segment "Equilibrium")
Gong Li Michelangelo Antonioni Chang Chen Feng Tien Robert Downey Jr. Alan Arkin Ele Keats Christopher Buchholz Regina Nemni Luisa Ranieri
tailor prostitute advertising executive therapist boyfriend girlfriend sultry melodramatic hong kong new york city tuscany, italy beach house restaurant sex dreams obsession marital problems prostitution therapy
Three short films, one each from Directors Michelangelo Antonioni, Steven Soderbergh, and Wong Kar Wai, address the themes of love and sex.
Drama, History, Biography
USA|France|UK|Japan
2005
93 Minutes
Joe Wershba
David Strathairn Patricia Clarkson George Clooney Jeff Daniels Robert Downey Jr. Frank Langella Ray Wise Robert John Burke Reed Edward Diamond Tate Donovan Grant Heslov
reporter politician employee television producer cool engaging patriotic washington, d.c. communism mccarthyism journalism adventure underdog quest 1950s
Broadcast journalist Edward R. Murrow looks to bring down Senator Joseph McCarthy.
Action, Adventure
USA
2021
133 Minutes
Tony Stark
Scarlett Johansson Florence Pugh David Harbour Rachel Weisz Robert Downey Jr. Ray Winstone O-T Fagbenle Olivier Richters
A film about Natasha Romanoff in her quests between the films Civil War and Infinity War.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1993
189 Minutes
Bill Bush
Andie MacDowell Bruce Davison Julianne Moore Matthew Modine Lily Tomlin Tom Waits Robert Downey Jr. Chris Penn Jennifer Jason Leigh Lyle Lovett Huey Lewis
doctor wife waitress young boy baker cop tense engaging dense disheartening intricate los angeles family home hospital loneliness relationships adultery accident jealousy fall
The day-to-day lives of several suburban Los Angeles residents.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2014
115 Minutes
Marvin
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, Fantasy
USA
1985
94 Minutes
Ian
Kelly LeBrock Anthony Michael Hall Ilan Mitchell-Smith Bill Paxton Suzanne Snyder Judie Aronson Robert Downey Jr. Robert Rusler Barbara Lang
nerd best friend dream girl older brother teen girl bully madcap endearing hilarious tender chicago suburb mall party family home high school adolescence science gone awry sexual fantasy self-esteem
Two high school nerds use a computer program to literally create the perfect woman, but she turns their lives upside down.
Comedy
USA
1999
97 Minutes
Jerry Renfro
Steve Martin Eddie Murphy Heather Graham Christine Baranski Jamie Kennedy Adam Alexi-Malle Kohl Sudduth Barry Newman Robert Downey Jr. Terence Stamp Marisol Nichols
filmmaker actress actor star screenwriter leader spirited amusing madcap hollywood, calif. movie making deception cult hollywood quest 1990s
When a desperate movie producer fails to get a major star for his bargain basement film, he decides to shoot the film secretly around him.