Heroes aren't born. They're built.
After being held captive in an Afghan cave, billionaire engineer Tony Stark creates a unique weaponized suit of armor to fight evil.
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Contemporary, classical in form, resolved and effortless.
- contemporarynostalgic
- classical in formformally daring
- resolvedopen-ended
- effortlessdemanding
- intimateepic
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“Is Iron Man better than Iron Man 2?”
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“Is Iron Man a masterpiece, not merely a very good film?”
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AJSN WK36A - Squadron 42 DELAYED AGAIN, Iron Man LEAKS, State of Play, Ubisoft FORGETS Game, Wardogs
AngryJoeShow · Aug 2026
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- The New York TimesA.O. ScottMay 2008Heavy Suit, Light Touches
“Iron Man” is an unusually good superhero picture. Or at least — since it certainly has its problems — a superhero movie that’s good in unusual ways.
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Cast
- Robert Downey Jr.Tony Stark
- Terrence HowardRhodey
- Jeff BridgesObadiah Stane
- Gwyneth PaltrowPepper Potts
- Leslie BibbChristine Everhart
- Shaun ToubYinsen
- Faran TahirRaza
- Clark GreggAgent Coulson
- Bill SmitrovichGeneral Gabriel
- Sayed BadreyaAbu Bakaar
Crew
- Jon FavreauDirector
- Mark FergusScreenplay
- Hawk OstbyScreenplay
- Art MarcumScreenplay
- Matthew LibatiqueDirector of Photography
- Ramin DjawadiOriginal Music Composer
- Dan LebentalEditor
- Avi AradProducer
- Kevin FeigeProducer
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