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Robert Downey Jr.

Robert Downey Jr.
Born 4 April 1965, in New York.

Wise words: "I've always felt like such an outsider in this industry. Because I'm so insane I guess."


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Robert Downey Jr. - news / articles


  • Downey Jr. 'humbled' by homeless - 16 September 2009
    -Robert Downey Jr. was humbled while working with homeless people on The Soloist - because it reminded him of his darkest moments as a drug addict.- -The actor managed to turn his life around nine years ago after conquering his drug demons during a court-ordered stint in r


  • Downey Jr. taking tips from Martin - 27 February 2009
    -Robert Downey Jr. shed the pounds to play the title role in upcoming movie Sherlock Holmes - on the advice of Coldplay frontman Chris Martin.- -The Iron Man star is currently filming scenes as the fictional detective in a new big-screen adaptation by director Guy Ritchie.


  • Downey Jr. is busy writing a musical - 25 February 2009
    -Oscar nominee Robert Downey Jr. is expanding his theatrical repertoire - by writing a stage musical.- -The star, who lost out on a Best Supporting Actor Academy Award on Sunday (22Feb09), has revealed he has been working on the project for a number of years, and is tirele

Robert Downey Jr. - what members say


  • U.S. Marshals
  • U.S. Marshals review by from Wales
    Rated - 4 stars A worthy watch 22 March 2005
    ...m The Fugitive, to chase the framed yet innocent Mark Sheridan (Wesley Snipes). Robert Downey Jr. puts in a good performance as S.A. John Royce, a man who has a hidden agenda. ...  
  • Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
  • Kiss Kiss Bang Bang review by A customer from UK
    Rated - 2 stars Customer Review 23 June 2008
    ...I am a great fan of Robert Downey Jr. He's an excellent actor. For that reason I have given the 2 stars. I found the film very hard to follow and the action too slow. It was jus...  
  • Iron Man
  • Iron Man review by canopus from Leicester
    Rated - 1 stars Good CGI but lousy story line 4 May 2008
    ...ent. How unfortunate. I found only two good aspects to this film. The CGI and Robert Downey Jr. He portrayed himself very well as Tony Stark, as an arrogant, womanising, gold...  

Robert Downey Jr. - filmography


  • The Soloist (2009)
    Starring: Jamie Foxx,  Robert Downey Jr.,  Catherine Keener
    Director: Joe Wright
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Columnist Steve Lopez is at a dead end. The newspaper business is in an uproar, his marriage to a fellow journalist has fallen apart and he can't entirely remember what he loved about his job in the first place. Then, one day, while walking through Los Angeles' Skid Row, he sees the mysterious ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 248 members
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  • Tropic Thunder on DVD (2008)
    Starring: Ben Stiller,  Trieu Tran,  Robert Downey Jr.
    Director: Ben Stiller
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Ben Stiller. Jack Black. Robert Downey, Jr. Comedy fans can start drooling immediately at the thought of these three funnymen joining forces in TROPIC THUNDER. The men star as a trio of actors whose filming experience in southeast Asia gets a little too real as they must become as tough as the ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 58% from 52,259 members
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  • Charlie Bartlett on DVD (2007)
    Starring: Anton Yelchin,  Robert Downey Jr.,  Hope Davis
    Director: Jon Poll
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Wealthy teenager Charlie Bartlett (Anton Yelchin) is failing miserably at fitting in at a new public high school run by the world-weary Principal Gardner (Robert Downey Jr.). As he begins to better understand the social hierarchy, Charlie's honest charm and likability positions him as the resident "..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 64% from 3,065 members
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  • Eros on DVD (2004)
    Starring: Li Gong,  Robert Downey Jr.,  Christopher Buchholz
    Director: Michelangelo Antonioni,  Steven Soderbergh,  Wong
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    This is a three-part anthology film about love and sexuality: a ménage-a-trois between a couple and a young woman on the coast of Tuscany; an advertising executive under enormous pressure at work, who, during visits to his psychiatrist, is pulled to delve into the possible reasons why his stress ..read more »
    Rate this: 2 stars out of 5 43% from 1,459 member
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  • Danger Zone on DVD
    Starring: Billy Zane,  Robert Downey Jr.
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Danger Zone' - An American mining engineer gets involved in civil war and international conspiracy in one African country. NOTE: SOME STOCK CONSIST OF A DOUBLE-SIDED DVD, FLIP OVER TO VIEW DANGER ZONE IF ANOTHER FEATURE IS PLAYED
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 46% from 73 members
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Robert Downey Jr. - watch online


  • Eros to Watch Now (2004)
    Starring: Li Gong,  Robert Downey Jr.,  Christopher Buchholz
    Director: Michelangelo Antonioni,  Steven Soderbergh,  Wong
    Certificate: Certificate: 15 (TBC)
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    Run time: 104 minutes
    This is a three-part anthology film about love and sexuality: a ménage-a-trois between a couple and a young woman on the coast of Tuscany; an advertising executive under enormous pressure at work, who, during visits to his psychiatrist, is pulled to delve into the possible reasons why his stress ..read more »
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Robert Downey Jr. facts

5 most recent films

Master Mind - 3.0 stars
Iron Man 2 - 3.5 stars
The Soloist - 3.5 stars
Sherlock Holmes - 3.5 stars
Iron Man - BLU-RAY Version - 4.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

Iron Man - BLU-RAY Version - 4.0 stars
Iron Man - 4.0 stars
Iron Man 2 - 3.5 stars
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang - BLU-RAY Version - 3.5 stars
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang - HD DVD Version - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Game 6 - 2.0 stars
Master Mind - 3.0 stars
Eros - 2.0 stars
Danger Zone - 2.5 stars
Fur - An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus - 2.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Terrence Howard - 6 times - show films
Gwyneth Paltrow - 6 times - show films
Samuel L. Jackson - 5 times - show films
Jeff Bridges - 5 times - show films
Ben Stiller - 4 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Jon Favreau - 6 times - show films
Shane Black - 3 times - show films
Ben Stiller - 3 times - show films
Wong - 2 times - show films
Steven Soderbergh - 2 times - show films