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Robert Downey Jr.

Robert Downey Jr.

Actor and producer, also writer · Born April 4, 1965 (61) · New York City, New York, USA

Oscar winner · 4 Golden Globes · 2 BAFTA Awards · 5 other major award bodies

Robert John Downey Jr. (born April 4, 1965) is an American actor. His films as a leading actor have grossed over $14.3 billion worldwide, making him one of the highest-grossing actors of all time. Downey was the highest-paid actor in the world annually from 2013 to 2015. Known for his versatility across roles, he is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Daytime Emmy Award, three Golden Globe Awards, and two British Academy Film Awards. At the age of five, Downey made his acting debut in his father, Robert Downey Sr.'s, film Pound (1970). He rose to prominence by working with the Brat Pack for the teen films Weird Science (1985) and Less than Zero (1987). His portrayal of Charlie Chaplin in the biopic Chaplin (1992) earned him the BAFTA Award for Best Actor and an Academy Award nomination. After spending less than a year at a treatment facility on drug charges, Downey joined the television series Ally McBeal in 2000, earning a Golden Globe for his performance. Dismissed from the show in 2001 following further drug-related arrests, he entered a court-ordered rehabilitation program and has remained sober since 2003. After Mel Gibson paid his insurance bond, Downey made his film comeback with The Singing Detective (2003). He gained global recognition for starring as Iron Man in ten Marvel Cinematic Universe films, from Iron Man (2008) to Avengers: Endgame (2019). Downey starred as the titular detective in Sherlock Holmes (2009), which earned him a Golden Globe. His portrayal of bureaucrat Lewis Strauss in Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer (2023) won him the Academy Award, Golden Globe, and BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor. In 2024, he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for the miniseries The Sympathizer. He made his Broadway debut in the title role of Ayad Akhtar's McNeal. Time named Downey one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2008, and Forbes featured him on the Celebrity 100 in 2013 and 2014. He has pursued music, releasing the jazz-pop album The Futurist (2004), which charted on the US Billboard 200. Divorced from singer Deborah Falconer, Downey has been married to film producer Susan Levin since 2005; they co-founded the production company Team Downey. Downey has three children: one with Falconer and two with Levin. In 2025, he was named one of the greatest film actors of the 21st century by The Independent. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Downey Jr., licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 4, 1965 (61)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Actor and producer, also writer
Titles
88 on MovieCove · 113 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 19% in 30 days

What are Robert Downey Jr.'s films like?

Across their 81 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy22 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile
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Action16 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 88th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
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Documentary9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
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Crime8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 73rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Drama8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 36th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Biography6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 79th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Short3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Short movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile
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Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
26%
Self
24%
Morality
17%
Society
11%
Ideas
9%
Survival
7%
Power
6%
Romantic love16 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity15 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds16 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship13 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice10 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose9 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt8 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity10 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 77 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 39 · Serious 20 · Dark 18

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 35 · Stylized 22 · Heightened 20

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 20 · Charged 35 · Intense 22

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 29 · Shifting 37 · Whiplash 11

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 21 · Some laughs 39 · Funny 17

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 32 · Even-paced 31 · Relentless 14

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 33 · Engaged 34 · Full focus 10

Easy watch: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their easy watch movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 41 · Affecting 20 · Heavy 16

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 59 · Open-ended 11 · Ambiguous 7

Roles they play

56 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 22 of 56 analyzed roles.

Hero
22 of 56
Shadow
9 of 56
Trickster
9 of 56
Ally
5 of 56
Shapeshifter
4 of 56
Mentor
4 of 56
Herald
3 of 56
Show the 56 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
38
Warm
22
Joyful
23
Contemplative
23
Absurd
20
Other
90

How their films linger

Feel-good29 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun26 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet25 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful25 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking19 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 10 with a twist

  • Happy30
  • Bittersweet33
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous14
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Robert Downey Jr.'s films?

As of October 24, 2026, 54 of their 88 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (17).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Robert Downey Jr.'s titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

113 credits, 88 with a MovieCove page; 72 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Avengers: Secret Wars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    as Victor von Doom / Doctor Doom

  • Avengers: Doomsday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Executive Producer · as Victor von Doom / Doctor Doom

  • Play Dirty(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • The Fantastic Four: First Steps(2025)

    as Victor von Doom / Doctor Doom (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Sympathizer(2024)

    Show 7 episodes · Executive Producer · as Claude / Professor Hammer / Ned Godwin / Niko Damianos / Priest

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Oppenheimer(2023)

    as Lewis Strauss

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Downey's Dream Cars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer · as Self - Host

  • Sr.(2022)

    Producer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Bond(2022)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Sweet Tooth(2021)

    Show 24 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Marvel Studios: Assembled(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Tony Stark / Iron Man (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Marvel Studios: Legends(2021)

    Show 18 episodes · as Tony Stark / Iron Man (archive footage) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • Perry Mason(2020)

    Show 16 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Dolittle(2020)

    Producer · as Dr. John Dolittle

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Age of A.I.(2019)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer · as Self - Host

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Avengers: Endgame(2019)

    as Tony Stark / Iron Man

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Avengers: Infinity War(2018)

    as Tony Stark / Iron Man

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Spider-Man: Homecoming(2017)

    as Tony Stark / Iron Man

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Nice Guys(2016)

    as Sid Shattuck (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Captain America: Civil War(2016)

    as Tony Stark / Iron Man

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Avengers: Age of Ultron(2015)

    as Tony Stark / Iron Man

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Judge(2014)

    Executive Producer · as Hank Palmer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Chef(2014)

    as Marvin

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Iron Man 3(2013)

    as Tony Stark

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Frame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Tony Stark / Iron Man

  • The Avengers(2012)

    as Tony Stark / Iron Man

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows(2011)

    as Sherlock Holmes

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant(2011)

    as Tony Stark (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Due Date(2010)

    Screenplay · as Peter Highman

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Love & Distrust(2010)

    as Rob (segment "Auto Motives")

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Iron Man 2(2010)

    as Tony Stark

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Sherlock Holmes(2009)

    as Sherlock Holmes

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Soloist(2009)

    as Steve Lopez

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness(2008)

    as Kirk Lazarus

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Tropic Thunder(2008)

    as Kirk Lazarus

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • The Incredible Hulk(2008)

    as Tony Stark (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Iron Man(2008)

    as Tony Stark

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Charlie Bartlett(2007)

    as Nathan Gardner

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Lucky You(2007)

    as Telephone Jack

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Zodiac(2007)

    as Paul Avery

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints(2006)

    Producer · as Dito

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus(2006)

    as Lionel Sweeney

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • A Scanner Darkly(2006)

    as James Barris

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Narrator

  • Game 6(2005)

    as Steven Schwimmer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • The Shaggy Dog(2006)

    as Dr. Kozak

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • The Showbiz Show with David Spade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Good Night, and Good Luck.(2005)

    as Joe Wershba

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Kiss Kiss Bang Bang(2005)

    as Harry Lockhart

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Eros(2004)

    as Nick Penrose

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Route V50 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Traveller

  • Gothika(2003)

    as Pete Graham

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Singing Detective(2003)

    as Dan Dark

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin(2003)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Whatever We Do (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Bobby

  • Lethargy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Animal Therapist

  • Auto Motives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Rob

  • Wonder Boys(2000)

    as Terry Crabtree

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Black & White(1999)

    as Terry Donager

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Bowfinger(1999)

    as Jerry Renfro

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Friends & Lovers(1999)

    as Hans

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Family Guy(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Patrick Pewterschmidt (voice)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • In Dreams(1999)

    as Vivian Thompson

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Two Girls and a Guy(1997)

    as Blake

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • U.S. Marshals(1998)

    as Royce

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • The Gingerbread Man(1998)

    as Clyde Pell

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Hugo Pool(1997)

    as Franz Mazur

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • One Night Stand(1997)

    as Charlie

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Ally McBeal(1997)

    Show 23 episodes · as Larry Paul

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Danger Zone(1996)

    as Jim Scott

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Restoration(1995)

    as Robert Merivel

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Richard III(1995)

    as Earl Rivers

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree(1995)

    as Mr. Willowby

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Home for the Holidays(1995)

    as Tommy Larson

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Natural Born Killers(1994)

    as Wayne Gale

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Hail Caesar(1994)

    as Jerry

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Only You(1994)

    as Peter Wright

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Fertile La Toyah Video Magazine #2: The Kinky Issue! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Actor

  • Short Cuts(1993)

    as Bill Bush

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Last Party(1993)

    Writer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Heart and Souls(1993)

    as Thomas Reilly

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Chaplin(1992)

    as Charles Spencer Chaplin

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • Soapdish(1991)

    as David Seton Barnes

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Too Much Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Reed Richmond

  • Air America(1990)

    as Billy Covington

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Chances Are(1989)

    as Alex Finch

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • True Believer(1989)

    as Roger Baron

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • That's Adequate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Albert Einstein

  • 1969(1988)

    as Ralph Carr

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Rented Lips (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Wolf Dangler

  • Johnny Be Good(1988)

    as Leo Wiggins

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Martini Ranch: Reach (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Thanks

  • Less Than Zero(1987)

    as Julian

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam(1987)

    as (voice)

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Pick-up Artist(1987)

    as Jack Jericho

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Paulie Hackley

  • Back to School(1986)

    as Derek

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Arrival (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Eddie

  • Mussolini: The Untold Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 4 episodes · as Bruno Mussolini

  • The Twilight Zone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Weird Science(1985)

    as Ian

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Girls Just Want to Have Fun(1985)

    as Punk Party Crasher (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Tuff Turf(1985)

    as Jimmy Parker

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Firstborn(1984)

    as Lee

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Baby It's You(1983)

    as Stewart

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Up the Academy(1980)

    as Boy on Soccer Team (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Greaser's Palace(1972)

    as Boy in Covered Wagon (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Pound (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Puppy

  • A Head Full of Ghosts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • All-Star Weekend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Mexican Stranger

  • The Hider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer · Actor

  • Weather Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Executive Producer

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 112 titles, 106 of them dated from 1970 to 2025; peak year 2009.

Biggest box office

Avengers: Endgame (2019)

$2.9B worldwide

Highest rated

Oppenheimer (2023)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Avengers: Endgame (2019)

Film career

MilestoneAward winNomination
19702025

Peak 2009 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 51 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

Show 3 more milestones

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting101 of 112: 95 only acting, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score65thDirecting1 of 112: 1 only directing, 0 with another roleWriting2 of 112: 1 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing13 of 112: 8 only producing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score81stOther crew1 of 112: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

112 titles, 6 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

1970s2 · acting1980s21 · 19 acting · 2 crew1990s28 · 27 acting · 1 crew2000s27 · 27 acting · 1 crew2010s17 · 16 acting · 3 crew2020s11 · 6 acting · 6 crew

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 31% of 71 roles
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Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

an Oscar, 4 Golden Globes, 2 BAFTA Awards, 3 Screen Actors Guild Awards and 3 other major awards from 27 major nominations, 1993–2025.

WinNomination
  1. 2025
    • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television
  2. 2024
    • Oscar, won · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Supporting Actor
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Critics Choice Award, won · Best Supporting Actor
  3. 2014
    • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actor in an Action Movie
  4. 2013
    • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actor in an Action Movie
  5. 2010
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
  6. 2009
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actor
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actor
  7. 2006
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Sundance award, won · Dramatic
  8. 2001
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
Show 2 earlier years
  1. 1994
    • Golden Globe, won
  2. 1993
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Actor in a Leading Role
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Actor
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Venice award, won

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Robert Downey Jr.'s films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 65th percentile, the median of all 79; across their 76 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 66th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 76

Approval · how many liked their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 76

Reach · how many have seen their films

88thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 76

Midcredits score across 88 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up35
  • 50th to 74th23
  • 25th to 49th20
  • Below 25th10

Shape of the crowd

42 of their 88 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved16
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser42
  • Broadly Agreed8
  • Mixed17

Most divisive · actor

Love & Distrust (2010)

90th percentile spread · 61% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Oppenheimer (2023)

Midcredits 99th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 73/100 in their films, across 69 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 48. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Robert Downey Jr.'s work okay for kids?

Across up to 52 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore38 titles13–75 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity52 titles14–67 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity38 titles29–88 · median 51 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs35 titles24–69 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense34 titles22–73 · median 54 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Robert Downey Jr. work with?

People who share at least 2 of Robert Downey Jr.'s MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Susan Downey shares the most, 12.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles