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Iron Man
2008
· Movie
· 126 min
A
MEANRANK
82/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #431
- IMDb #393
- Google retired #266
- Rotten Tomatoes #284
- Metacritic #428
- Letterboxd #1033
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #470
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #403
- Metacritic Critics #739
- Metacritic Audience #214
- Criticker #1096
- Douban #334
- Kinopoisk #309
- AlloCiné #530
- Trakt #143
Every rating
56–94
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 56, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 94.
See the most agreed on films →A billionaire industrialist and genius inventor is kidnapped by terrorists and forced to build a devastating weapon. Instead, using his intelligence and ingenuity, he secretly constructs a powerful suit of armor to escape. Returning home a changed man, he refines the suit and uses his new technology to protect the world as the superhero Iron Man, confronting the sins of his company's past.
Details
- Director
- Jon Favreau
- Writers
- Art Marcum, Hawk Ostby, Mark Fergus, Matt Holloway
- Based on
- a work by Jack Kirby, Stan Lee
- Released
- 30 April 2008
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English, Persian, Urdu, Arabic, Kurdish, Hindi, Hungarian
- Runtime
- 126 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $140.0M
- Box office
- $585.2M
- Awards
- 17 wins, 61 nominations
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Awards & nominations
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| Academy Awards 2009 | Best Visual Effects | John Nelson, Ben Snow, Dan Sudick, and Shane Mahan | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2009 | Best Sound Editing | Frank E. Eulner and Christopher Boyes | Nominee |
| Art Directors Guild Awards 2009 | Excellence in Production Design for a Fantasy Film | J. Michael Riva | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Awards 2009 | Best Action Movie | Iron Man | Nominee |
| Grammy Awards 2009 | Best Score Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media | Ramin Djawadi | Nominee |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards 2009 | Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble | Iron Man | Nominee |
| AARP Movies for Grownups Awards 2009 | Best Movie for Grownups Who Refuse to Grow Up | Iron Man | Winner |
| British Academy Film Awards 2009 | Best Special Visual Effects | Shane Mahan, John Nelson, and Ben Snow | Nominee |
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Academy Awards
2 nominations
| Best Sound Editing | Frank E. Eulner and Christopher Boyes | Nominee |
| Best Visual Effects | John Nelson, Ben Snow, Dan Sudick, and Shane Mahan | Nominee |
Art Directors Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Excellence in Production Design for a Fantasy Film | J. Michael Riva | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Awards
1 nomination
| Best Action Movie | Iron Man | Nominee |
Grammy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Score Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media | Ramin Djawadi | Nominee |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble | Iron Man | Nominee |
Saturn Awards
8 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actor | Robert Downey Jr. | Winner |
| Best Director | Jon Favreau | Winner |
| Best Science Fiction Film | Iron Man | Winner |
| Best Actress | Gwyneth Paltrow | Nominee |
| Best Music | Ramin Djawadi | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Mark Fergus & Hawk Ostby and Art Marcum & Matt Holloway | Nominee |
| Best Special Effects | John Nelson, Ben Snow, Dan Sudick, and Shane Mahan | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Jeff Bridges | Nominee |
Scream Awards
14 nominations, 2 won
| Best Science Fiction Actor | Robert Downey Jr. | Winner |
| Best Science Fiction Movie | Iron Man | Winner |
| Best Comic Book Movie | Iron Man | Nominee |
| Best Director | Jon Favreau | Nominee |
| Best F/X | Iron Man | Nominee |
| Best Line | " I am Iron Man " | Nominee |
| Best Science Fiction Actress | Gwyneth Paltrow | Nominee |
| Best Scream-Play | Mark Fergus & Hawk Ostby and Art Marcum & Matt Holloway | Nominee |
| Best Superhero | Robert Downey Jr. | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Performance | Terrence Howard | Nominee |
| Best Villain | Jeff Bridges | Nominee |
| Holy Sh%t Scene of the Year | Iron Man's First Flight | Nominee |
| Holy Sh%t Scene of the Year | Escape from Ten Rings Hideout | Nominee |
| Ultimate Scream | Iron Man | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
4 nominations, 2 won
| Best DVD Extras | Iron Man Two-Disc Collector's Edition | Winner |
| Best Editing | Dan Lebental | Winner |
| Best Sound | Christopher Boyes | Nominee |
| Best Visual Effects | John Nelson, Shane Mahan, Ben Snow, and Dan Sudick | Nominee |
Taurus World Stunt Awards
3 nominations, 2 won
| Best Fire Stunt | Mike Justus, Damien Moreno, and Timothy P. Trella | Winner |
| Hardest Hit | Gregory James Fitzpatrick | Winner |
| Best Stunt Coordinator and/or 2nd Unit Director | Thomas R. Harper, Phil Neilson, and Keith Woulard | Nominee |
MTV Movie Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Summer Movie So Far | Iron Man | Winner |
| Best Male Performance | Robert Downey Jr. | Nominee |
| Best Movie | Iron Man | Nominee |
Golden Trailer Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Summer 2008 Blockbuster | Iron Man "Escaped" | Winner |
| Best Action | Iron Man | Nominee |
Hollywood Post Alliance Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding Color Grading – Feature Film | Steven J. Scott | Winner |
| Outstanding Editing – Feature Film | Dan Lebental | Nominee |
Movieguide Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Movie for Mature Audiences | Iron Man | Winner |
| Faith and Freedom Award for Movies | Iron Man | Nominee |
AARP Movies for Grownups Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Movie for Grownups Who Refuse to Grow Up | Iron Man | Winner |
Hollywood Film Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Hollywood Visual Effects Award | John Nelson and Ben Snow | Winner |
Irish Film & Television Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best International Actor | Robert Downey Jr. | Winner |
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Sierra Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Visual Effects | Iron Man | Winner |
People's Choice Awards
5 nominations
| Favorite Action Movie | Iron Man | Nominee |
| Favorite Male Action Star | Robert Downey Jr. | Nominee |
| Favorite Male Movie Star | Robert Downey Jr. | Nominee |
| Favorite Movie | Iron Man | Nominee |
| Favorite Superhero | Robert Downey Jr. | Nominee |
Visual Effects Society Awards
5 nominations
| Best Single Visual Effect of the Year | Ben Snow, Wayne Billheimer, Victoria Alonso, and John Nelson | Nominee |
| Outstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Motion Picture | Hal Hickel, Bruce Holcomb, James Tooley, and John Walker | Nominee |
| Outstanding Compositing in a Feature Motion Picture | Jonathan Rothbart, Dav Rauch, Kyle McCulloch, and Kent Seki (for HUD Compositing) | Nominee |
| Outstanding Models and Miniatures in a Feature Motion Picture | Aaron McBride, Russell Paul, Gerald Gutschmidt, and Kenji Yamaguchi (for Suit Up Machine) | Nominee |
| Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects-Driven Feature Motion Picture | Ben Snow, Hal Hickel, Victoria Alonso, and John Nelson | Nominee |
Teen Choice Awards
4 nominations
| Choice Movie Actor: Action | Robert Downey Jr. | Nominee |
| Choice Movie Actress: Action | Gwyneth Paltrow | Nominee |
| Choice Movie: Action | Iron Man | Nominee |
| Choice Movie: Villain | Jeff Bridges | Nominee |
Empire Awards
3 nominations
| Best Actor | Robert Downey Jr. | Nominee |
| Best Film | Iron Man | Nominee |
| Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Superhero Film | Iron Man | Nominee |
Golden Reel Awards
3 nominations
| Best Sound Editing in Feature Film – Dialogue & ADR | Christopher Boyes, Frank E. Eulner, Michael Silvers, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, John Nutt, Karen Spangenberg, and Marshall Winn | Nominee |
| Best Sound Editing in Feature Film – Music | Shannon Erbe, Tanya Noel Hill, and David Klotz | Nominee |
| Best Sound Editing in Feature Film – Sound Effects & Foley | Christopher Boyes, Frank E. Eulner, Shannon Mills, Ken Fischer, J.R. Grubbs, James Likowski, Robert Shoup, Ronni Brown, Ellen Heuer, Dennie Thorpe, and Jana Vance | Nominee |
National Movie Awards
2 nominations
| Best Performance – Male | Robert Downey Jr. | Nominee |
| Best Superhero Film | Iron Man | Nominee |
Artios Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Achievement in Casting: Studio Feature – Drama | Sarah Halley Finn and Randi Hiller | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best Special Visual Effects | Shane Mahan, John Nelson, and Ben Snow | Nominee |
Cinema Audio Society Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures | Mark Ulano, Christopher Boyes, and Lora Hirschberg | Nominee |
Costume Designers Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Excellence in Contemporary Film | Rebecca Bentjen and Laura Jean Shannon | Nominee |
Hugo Awards
1 nomination
| Best Dramatic Presentation – Long Form | Jon Favreau, Mark Fergus & Hawk Ostby, Art Marcum & Matt Holloway, and Stan Lee & Don Heck & Larry Lieber & Jack Kirby | Nominee |
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards
1 nomination
| Favorite Movie | Iron Man | Nominee |
St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Visual Effects | John Nelson, Ben Snow, Dan Sudick, and Shane Mahan | Nominee |
USC Scripter Awards
1 nomination
| USC Scripter Award | Mark Fergus & Hawk Ostby and Art Marcum & Matt Holloway | Nominee |