---
title: 'Iron Man (2008)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jon Favreau'
released: '2008-04-30'
runtime_minutes: 126
certification: 'PG-13'
genres:
  - 'Action'
  - 'Adventure'
  - 'Science Fiction'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/iron-man-2008'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0371746/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Iron Man (2008)

2008 · PG-13 · 126 min · Action, Adventure, Science Fiction · United States

Part of: Marvel Cinematic Universe

## Synopsis

Iron Man is a 2008 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Paramount Pictures, it is the first film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Directed by Jon Favreau and written by the teams of Mark Fergus & Hawk Ostby and Art Marcum & Matt Holloway, the film stars Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark / Iron Man alongside Terrence Howard, Jeff Bridges, Gwyneth Paltrow, Leslie Bibb, and Shaun Toub. In the film, world-famous industrialist and master engineer Stark builds a mechanized suit of armor to escape from captivity by a terrorist group, and then uses it to become the superhero Iron Man.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Jon Favreau](https://cinepixo.com/people/jon-favreau)
- **Screenplay:** [Mark Fergus](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-fergus), [Hawk Ostby](https://cinepixo.com/people/hawk-ostby), [Art Marcum](https://cinepixo.com/people/art-marcum), [Matt Holloway](https://cinepixo.com/people/matt-holloway)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Ramin Djawadi](https://cinepixo.com/people/ramin-djawadi)
- **Producer:** [Kevin Feige](https://cinepixo.com/people/kevin-feige), [Avi Arad](https://cinepixo.com/people/avi-arad)
- **Director of Photography:** [Matthew Libatique](https://cinepixo.com/people/matthew-libatique)
- **Editor:** [Dan Lebental](https://cinepixo.com/people/dan-lebental)

## Cast

- [Robert Downey Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-downey-jr) as Tony Stark
- [Terrence Howard](https://cinepixo.com/people/terrence-howard) as James Rhodes
- [Jeff Bridges](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeff-bridges) as Obadiah Stane
- [Gwyneth Paltrow](https://cinepixo.com/people/gwyneth-paltrow) as Pepper Potts
- [Leslie Bibb](https://cinepixo.com/people/leslie-bibb) as Christine Everhart
- [Shaun Toub](https://cinepixo.com/people/shaun-toub) as Ho Yinsen
- [Faran Tahir](https://cinepixo.com/people/faran-tahir) as Raza
- [Clark Gregg](https://cinepixo.com/people/clark-gregg) as Phil Coulson
- [Bill Smitrovich](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-smitrovich) as General Gabriel
- [Sayed Badreya](https://cinepixo.com/people/sayed-badreya) as Abu Bakaar
- [Paul Bettany](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-bettany) as J.A.R.V.I.S.
- [Jon Favreau](https://cinepixo.com/people/jon-favreau) as Happy Hogan
- [Peter Billingsley](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-billingsley) as William Ginter Riva
- [Tim Guinee](https://cinepixo.com/people/tim-guinee) as Major Allen
- [Will Lyman](https://cinepixo.com/people/will-lyman) as Award Ceremony Narrator

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Official site: https://www.marvel.com/movies/iron-man
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/iron-man-2008
Film facts: Wikidata (Q192724); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.