# The best Robert Downey Jr. movies

From Chaplin and Kiss Kiss Bang Bang to Iron Man, Zodiac and his Oscar for Oppenheimer: Robert Downey Jr.'s films in the IndieWire and Collider rankings.

- 12 votes · 12 items
- Apr 17, 2025 · paolo_forchetta
- https://even.best/en/l/4385/the-best-robert-downey-jr-movies

## Top 12

1. **Iron Man (2008)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Jon Favreau. Tony Stark, the start of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
2. **Oppenheimer (2023)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Christopher Nolan. Lewis Strauss; Best Supporting Actor Oscar.
3. **Tropic Thunder (2008)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Ben Stiller. An Australian actor who never breaks character.
4. **Chaplin (1992)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Richard Attenborough. The life of Charlie Chaplin; his first Oscar nomination.
5. **Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Shane Black. A petty thief who ends up in Hollywood.
6. **Sherlock Holmes (2009)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Guy Ritchie. An action Holmes with Jude Law.
7. **Short Cuts (1993)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Robert Altman. Intertwined Los Angeles stories, from Raymond Carver.
8. **Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — George Clooney. Edward R. Murrow against McCarthy.
9. **A Scanner Darkly (2006)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Richard Linklater. Rotoscoped animation from Philip K. Dick.
10. **Zodiac (2007)** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — David Fincher. Reporter Paul Avery.
11. **Avengers: Endgame (2019)** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Russo brothers. Tony Stark's farewell.
12. **Richard III (1995)** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Richard Loncraine. Shakespeare in the 1930s.

How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.