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Robert Downey Jr

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Robert Downey Jr - what members say


  • Only You
  • Only You review by A customer from ABERDEENSHIRE, SCOTLAND
    Rated - 5 stars SOUND CHICK FLICK 4 August 2005
    ...HUMOUR AND TYPICAL CHICK FLICK STORY LINE PUTS TOGETHER GREAT PERFORMANCES FROM Robert Downey Jr AND MARISSA TOMEI. GREAT TWIST AS THE STORYLINE UNFOLDS. A MUST SEE MOVIE ...  
  • Chances Are
  • Chances Are review by from the Midlands
    Rated - 3 stars Born again! 29 March 2004
    ...better options. Cybil Shepard (Moonlighting)still grieves for her dead husband, Robert Downey Jr (Chaplin) is shepards daughters new boyfriend, and when he comes to dinner he s...  
  • Chaplin
  • Chaplin review by from East Yorkshire
    Rated - 4 stars Laughably Good 5 August 2004
    ...Quite simply this is Robert Downey Jr's best ever performance, and it's a spectacular one at that - one that makes the film worth seeing even if you have no particular interest...  

Robert Downey Jr - filmography


  • The Shaggy Dog on DVD (2006)
    Starring: Tim Allen,  Jan Devereaux,  Kristin Davis
    Director: Brian Robbins
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    Unleash all the fun! Comedian Tim Allen gains a hilarious insight into being a great dad when he's transformed into a lovable sheep dog in this update of Disney's comedy classic. The adventures begin as Deputy D.A. Dave Douglas (Allen) is infected with a top-secret serum that morphs his body into ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 62% from 8,792 members
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  • Good Night And Good Luck on DVD (2005)
    Starring: David Strathairn,  George Clooney,  Robert Downey Jr
    Director: George Clooney
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    With GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK, George Clooney delivers a riveting account of a crucial chapter in 20th Century American history and, in the process, firmly establishes himself as a major force behind the camera as well. The crisply paced, tautly scripted docudrama recounts the events of the mid-..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 34,914 members
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  • Black And White on DVD (1999)
    Starring: Robert Downey Jr,  Jared Leto,  Ben Stiller
    Director: James Toback
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    With BLACK AND WHITE, writer-director James Toback (FINGERS, TWO GIRLS AND A GUY) confronts the topic of race head on--most specifically, the influence of black urban hip-hop culture on white America. Set in New York City as the 1990s wind to a close, the film is told in a broad, episodic fashion, ..read more »
    Rate this: 2 stars out of 5 43% from 708 members
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  • In Dreams on DVD (1999)
    Starring: Annette Bening,  Aidan Quinn,  Stephen Rea
    Director: Neil Jordan
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    This darkly imaginative film from director Neil Jordan (THE CRYING GAME, INTERVIEW WITH A VAMPIRE) follows Claire, a psychic New England housewife (Annette Bening) who loses her grip on reality when her dreams connect with those of a psychotic child murderer (Robert Downey Jr.). Centered around a ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 52% from 832 members
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  • Bowfinger on DVD (1999)
    Starring: Steve Martin,  Eddie Murphy,  Heather Graham
    Director: Frank Oz
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    In this Frank Oz film, washed-up director Bobby Bowfinger finds his dream movie script, but not the financing that will make the movie happen. Desperate, Bowfinger stalks and films famous action star Kit Ramsey reacting to his own oddball group of actors, making Kit the movie's hero without his ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 59% from 4,195 members
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  • The Gingerbread Man on DVD (1998)
    Starring: Kenneth Branagh,  Embeth Davidtz,  Robert Downey Jr
    Director: Robert Altman
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Robert Altman throws his chips into the film noir ring with this stylish, moody thriller that features a spot-on performance by Kenneth Branagh as Rick Magruder, a successful Savannah, Georgia lawyer. After a party celebrating a major victory, he offers Mallory Doss (Embeth Davidtz), a shy waitress ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 50% from 590 members
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  • Richard III on DVD (1995)
    Starring: Ian McKellen,  Annette Bening,  Jim Broadbent
    Director: Richard Loncraine
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    This updating of Shakespeare's classic history sets the tale in a stark version of 1930's Europe and features Sir Ian McKellen as the titular ruthless malcontent out to wrest control of the throne of England from any who would oppose him. Academy Award Nominations: 2, including Best Art Direction ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 1,987 member
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  • Natural Born Killers on DVD (1994)
    Starring: Woody Harrelson,  Juliette Lewis,  Robert Downey Jr
    Director: Oliver Stone
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Oliver Stone's over-the-top satire on America's worshipful fascination with tabloid criminals stars Woody Harrelson as Mickey Knox and Juliette Lewis as girlfriend-wife Mallory Wilson. Commencing with the dual murder of Mallory's sexually abusive father (Rodney Dangerfield) and grossly negligent ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 64% from 10,954 members
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  • Only You on DVD (1994)
    Starring: Marisa Tomei,  Robert Downey Jr,  Bonnie Hunt
    Director: Norman Jewison
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    In this romantic comedy an engaged woman goes to Italy to find out if the man her Ouija board said she was meant for actually exists. While there she meets and falls in love with a man who claims to be the one, and she must decide whether or not to trust fate.
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 61% from 4,427 members
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  • Short Cuts on DVD (1993)
    Starring: Andie MacDowell,  Tim Robbins,  Madeline Stowe
    Director: Robert Altman
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Using the short stories of Raymond Carver as a springboard, American maverick director Robert Altman weaves a tapestry of interlocking tales set against the seedy backdrop of contemporary middle-class Los Angeles. Tracking the various stages of denial, rage, and despair in the lives of several ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 3,288 members
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  • Chaplin on DVD (1992)
    Starring: Robert Downey Jr,  Dan Aykroyd,  Geraldine Chaplin
    Director: Richard Attenborough
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Sir Richard Attenborough's CHAPLIN is a dramatised depiction of the highs and lows in the life of Charlie Chaplin (Robert Downey, Jr. in a highly acclaimed performance), one of the true comic geniuses of the early silver screen. Presented as the memories of an elderly Chaplin, the narrative opens ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 71% from 2,596 members
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  • Chances Are on DVD (1989)
    Starring: Cybill Shepherd,  Mary Stuart Masterson,  Robert Downey Jr
    Director: Emile Ardolino
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    A young woman's perfect marriage is shattered when her husband dies unexpectedly. Fortunately, he is recycled back to Earth as a newborn. 23 years later, and flooded with former-life memories, he meets his wife, falls for his daughter and confronts his best friend...
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 62% from 785 members
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Robert Downey Jr - watch online


  • A Guide To Recognising Your Saints to Watch Now (2006)
    Starring: Robert Downey Jr,  Shia LaBeouf,  Channing Tatum
    Director: Dito Montiel
    Certificate: Certificate: 15 (TBC)
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    Run time: 95 minutes
    As 36-year-old Dito (Robert Downey Jr., Good Night, And Good Luck) looks back at his childhood with Laurie (Rosario Dawson, Sin City) we are whisked off to the sweltering New York City summer of 1986. Nestled precariously between Brooklyn, The Bronx and Manhattan is the NYC borough of Queens. For ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 71% from 25 members
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  • Good Night and Good Luck to Watch Now (2006)
    Starring: David Strathairn,  George Clooney,  Robert Downey Jr
    Director: George Clooney
    Certificate: Certificate: PG (TBC)
    Run time: 93 minutes
    Good Night, And Good Luck takes please during the early days of US broadcast. It chronicles the real-life conflict between television news pioneer Edward E. Murrow and Senator Joseph McCarthy. With a desire to report the facts and enlighten the public, the ground-breaking Murrow, and his dedicated ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 1 member
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Robert Downey Jr facts

5 most recent films

Tropic Thunder - BLU-RAY Version - 3.0 stars
Iron Man - BLU-RAY Version - 4.0 stars
The Shaggy Dog - 3.0 stars
A Guide to Recognising Your Saints - 3.0 stars
A Scanner Darkly - 3.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

Iron Man - BLU-RAY Version - 4.0 stars
Heart And Souls - 3.5 stars
Chaplin - 3.5 stars
Short Cuts - 3.5 stars
Natural Born Killers - BLU-RAY Version - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

The Outsider - A Film About James Toback - 3 stars
The Singing Detective - 2.0 stars
Black And White - 2.0 stars
Pool Girl - 2.0 stars
Johnny Be Good - 2.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Woody Harrelson - 4 times - show films
Tate Donovan - 3 times - show films
Alex Borstein - 3 times - show films
Patricia Clarkson - 3 times - show films
Frank Langella - 3 times - show films

Most frequent directors

George Clooney - 3 times - show films
Mathieu Kassovitz - 2 times - show films
James Toback - 2 times - show films
Dito Montiel - 2 times - show films
Oliver Stone - 2 times - show films