Iron Man
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.
- Director
- Jon Favreau
- Signature
- Craft · Wonder · Action
- Worldwide
- $585M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
The Nutevio profile
Movie DNA
How Iron Man actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
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Story overview
What It's About
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After being held captive in an Afghan cave, billionaire engineer Tony Stark creates a unique weaponized suit of armor to fight evil.
Where to watch
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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
Iron Man appears in 5 Nutevio collections. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Hidden Sci-Fi Gems Ranked #40
Placed at #40 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Sci-Fi Movies Ranked #42
Placed at #42 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Best Action Movies Ranked #49
Placed at #49 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Top 100 Mind-Bending Movies Ranked #90
Placed at #90 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Top 250 Movies of All Time Ranked #236
Placed at #236 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Iron Man returned 4.2× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $140M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $585M
- Release date
- Apr 30, 2008
- Runtime
- 2h 6m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- Arabic, English
- Country
- United States of America
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
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