Robert Downey Jr.’s Typical Vibe
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Robert Downey Jr. has 57 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1980s through the 2020s. 5 sit in the Top 1% of all titles we track — including Iron Man.
Recurring themes

Breakfast on Pluto
2005
Drama · Comedy

The Nanny Diaries
2007
Comedy · Drama

Love Me If You Dare
2003
Drama · Comedy

How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
2008
Comedy · Romance

Youth in Revolt
2009
Comedy · Romance

The Opposite of Sex
1998
Comedy · Drama

The Disaster Artist
2017
Comedy · Drama

Smart Ass
2014
Comedy · Drama

The Avengers
2012 · Movie · Actor
Top 1%Disney+ · Included

Avengers: Infinity War
2018 · Movie · Actor
Top 1%Disney+ · Included

Iron Man
2008 · Movie · Actor
Top 1%Disney+ · Included

Avengers: Endgame
2019 · Movie · Actor
Top 1%Disney+ · Included

Avengers: Age of Ultron
2015 · Movie · Actor
Top 3%Disney+ · Included

Zodiac
2007 · Movie · Actor
Top 6%Paramount+ · Included

When an unexpected enemy emerges and threatens global safety and security, Nick Fury, director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., finds himself in need of a team to pull the world back from the brink of disaster. Spanning the globe, a daring recruitment effort begins!
Dir. Joss Whedon · With Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo

As the Avengers and their allies have continued to protect the world from threats too large for any one hero to handle, a new danger has emerged from the cosmic shadows: Thanos. A despot of intergalactic infamy, his goal is to collect all six Infinity Stones, artifacts of unimaginable power, and use them to inflict his twisted will on all of reality. Everything the Avengers have fought for has led up to this moment - the fate of Earth and existence itself has never been more uncertain.
Dir. Joe Russo, Anthony Russo · With Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth

After being held captive in an Afghan cave, billionaire engineer Tony Stark creates a unique weaponized suit of armor to fight evil.
Dir. Jon Favreau · With Robert Downey Jr., Terrence Howard, Jeff Bridges

After the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War, the universe is in ruins due to the efforts of the Mad Titan, Thanos. With the help of remaining allies, the Avengers must assemble once more in order to undo Thanos' actions and restore order to the universe once and for all, no matter what consequences may be in store.
Dir. Anthony Russo, Joe Russo · With Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo

The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II.
Dir. Christopher Nolan · With Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon

Following the events of Captain America: Civil War, Peter Parker, with the help of his mentor Tony Stark, tries to balance his life as an ordinary high school student in Queens, New York City, with fighting crime as his superhero alter ego Spider-Man as a new threat, the Vulture, emerges.
Dir. Jon Watts · With Tom Holland, Michael Keaton, Robert Downey Jr.

When Tony Stark tries to jumpstart a dormant peacekeeping program, things go awry and Earth’s Mightiest Heroes are put to the ultimate test as the fate of the planet hangs in the balance. As the villainous Ultron emerges, it is up to The Avengers to stop him from enacting his terrible plans, and soon uneasy alliances and unexpected action pave the way for an epic and unique global adventure.
Dir. Joss Whedon · With Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo

Following the events of Age of Ultron, the collective governments of the world pass an act designed to regulate all superhuman activity. This polarizes opinion amongst the Avengers, causing two factions to side with Iron Man or Captain America, which causes an epic battle between former allies.
Dir. Joe Russo, Anthony Russo · With Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson

Eccentric consulting detective Sherlock Holmes and Doctor John Watson battle to bring down a new nemesis and unravel a deadly plot that could destroy England.
Dir. Guy Ritchie · With Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Rachel McAdams

There is a new criminal mastermind at large (Professor Moriarty) and not only is he Holmes’ intellectual equal, but his capacity for evil and lack of conscience may give him an advantage over the detective.
Dir. Guy Ritchie · With Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Noomi Rapace

Over the course of a decade, editors of the San Francisco Chronicle entice themselves in the murders of the Zodiac Killer. However, as time runs its course, interest in the case dwindles in the eyes of the professionals. The Killer stops interacting with the public. However, believing he has the answers, an amateur cartoonist from the initial sightings races against time to prevent what he believes is another murder.
Dir. David Fincher · With Jake Gyllenhaal, Mark Ruffalo, Anthony Edwards

When Tony Stark's world is torn apart by a formidable terrorist called the Mandarin, he starts an odyssey of rebuilding and retribution.
Dir. Shane Black · With Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle

A petty thief posing as an actor is brought to Los Angeles for an unlikely audition and finds himself in the middle of a murder investigation along with his high school dream girl and a detective who's been training him for his upcoming role...
Dir. Shane Black · With Robert Downey Jr., Val Kilmer, Michelle Monaghan

When Chef Carl Casper suddenly quits his job at a prominent Los Angeles restaurant after refusing to compromise his creative integrity for its controlling owner, he is left to figure out what's next. Finding himself in Miami, he teams up with his ex-wife, his friend and his son to launch a food truck. Taking to the road, Chef Carl goes back to his roots to reignite his passion for the kitchen -- and zest for life and love.
Dir. Jon Favreau · With Jon Favreau, John Leguizamo, Bobby Cannavale

A successful lawyer returns to his hometown for his mother's funeral only to discover that his estranged father, the town's judge, is suspected of murder.
Dir. David Dobkin · With Robert Downey Jr., Robert Duvall, Vera Farmiga

An aged Charlie Chaplin narrates his life to his autobiography's editor, including his rise to wealth and comedic fame from poverty, his turbulent personal life and his run-ins with the FBI.
Dir. Richard Attenborough · With Robert Downey Jr., Geraldine Chaplin, Paul Rhys

With the world now aware of his dual life as the armored superhero Iron Man, billionaire inventor Tony Stark faces pressure from the government, the press and the public to share his technology with the military. Unwilling to let go of his invention, Stark, with Pepper Potts and James 'Rhodey' Rhodes at his side, must forge new alliances – and confront powerful enemies.
Dir. Jon Favreau · With Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle

A group of self-absorbed actors set out to make the most expensive war film ever. After ballooning costs force the studio to cancel the movie, the frustrated director refuses to stop shooting, leading his cast into the jungles of Southeast Asia, where they encounter real bad guys.
Dir. Ben Stiller · With Ben Stiller, Robert Downey Jr., Jack Black

A fateful night in 1959, four people die when the bus they are riding crashes. They continue as ghosts; their souls become eternally entwined to the life of a child born at the moment of their deaths as his guardians. Baby Thomas grows up to be a businessman who has memories of his playmates, but assumes they are products of his youthful imagination. When the ghosts realize they need Thomas' help to move on to the afterlife, they decide to make an appearance once more.
Dir. Ron Underwood · With Robert Downey Jr., Charles Grodin, Alfre Woodard

Two victims of traumatized childhoods become lovers and serial murderers irresponsibly glorified by the mass media.
Dir. Oliver Stone · With Woody Harrelson, Juliette Lewis, Robert Downey Jr.

Grady is a 50-ish English professor who hasn't had a thing published in years—not since he wrote his award winning 'Great American Novel' 7 years ago. This weekend proves even worse than he could imagine as he finds himself reeling from one misadventure to another in the company of a new wonder boy author.
Dir. Curtis Hanson · With Michael Douglas, Tobey Maguire, Frances McDormand

U.S. Marshal Sam Gerard is accompanying a plane load of convicts from Chicago to New York. The plane crashes spectacularly, and Mark Sheridan escapes. But when Diplomatic Security Agent John Royce is assigned to help Gerard recapture Sheridan, it becomes clear that Sheridan is more than just another murderer.
Dir. Stuart Baird · With Tommy Lee Jones, Wesley Snipes, Robert Downey Jr.

The story of journalist Edward R. Murrow's stand against Senator Joseph McCarthy's anti-communist witch-hunts in the early 1950s.
Dir. George Clooney · With David Strathairn, Patricia Clarkson, George Clooney

Awkward teenager Charlie Bartlett has trouble fitting in at a new high school. Charlie needs some friends fast, and decides that the best way to find them is to appoint himself the resident psychiatrist. He becomes one of the most popular guys in school by doling out advice and, occasionally, medication, to the student body.
Dir. Jon Poll · With Anton Yelchin, Robert Downey Jr., Hope Davis

After a car crash, criminal psychologist Dr. Miranda Grey regains consciousness only to find that she's a patient in the same mental institution that currently employs her. She's been accused of murdering her husband Dr. Douglas Grey — but she has no memory of committing the crime. As she tries to regain her memory and convince her co-worker, Dr. Pete Graham, of her innocence, a vengeful spirit uses her as an earthly pawn, which further convinces everyone of her guilt.
Dir. Mathieu Kassovitz · With Halle Berry, Robert Downey Jr., Charles S. Dutton

Two childhood paranormal incidents have convinced schoolteacher Faith Corvatch that her true love is a guy named 'Damon Bradley', but she has yet to meet him. Preparing to marry podiatrist Dwayne in ten days, Faith receives a phone call from Dwayne's old classmate Damon Bradley, who is on his way to Venice. She impulsively decides to fly to Italy with the hope of finally encountering the man of her dreams. Accompanying her on the trip is her sister-in-law and best friend Kate, who has just left her husband, Faith's brother Larry.
Dir. Norman Jewison · With Marisa Tomei, Robert Downey Jr., Bonnie Hunt

Louie Jeffries is happily married to Corinne. On their first anniversary, Louie is killed crossing the road. Louie is reincarnated as Alex Finch, and twenty years later, fate brings Alex and Louie's daughter, Miranda, together. It's not until Alex is invited to Louie's home that he begins to remember his former life, wife and best friend. Of course, there's also the problem that he's attracted to Louie's/his own daughter.
Dir. Emile Ardolino · With Cybill Shepherd, Robert Downey Jr., Ryan O'Neal
Two unpopular teenagers, Gary and Wyatt, fail at all attempts to be accepted by their peers. Their desperation to be liked leads them to "create" a woman via their computer. Their living and breathing creation is a gorgeous woman, Lisa, whose purpose is to boost their confidence level by putting them into situations which require Gary and Wyatt to act like men.
Dir. John Hughes · With Anthony Michael Hall, Ilan Mitchell-Smith, Kelly LeBrock

Having helped his brother King Edward IV take the throne of England, the jealous hunchback Richard, Duke of Gloucester, plots to seize power for himself. Masterfully deceiving and plotting against nearly everyone in the royal court, including his eventual wife, Lady Anne, and his brother George, Duke of Clarence, Richard orchestrates a bloody rise to power before finding all his gains jeopardized by those he betrayed.
Dir. Richard Loncraine · With Ian McKellen, Annette Bening, Jim Broadbent

Peter Highman must scramble across the US in five days to be present for the birth of his first child. He gets off to a bad start when his wallet and luggage are stolen, and put on the 'no-fly' list. Peter embarks on a terrifying journey when he accepts a ride from an actor.
Dir. Todd Phillips · With Robert Downey Jr., Zach Galifianakis, Michelle Monaghan
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