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Iron Man 2

  • 2010
  • PG-13
  • 2h 4m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
830K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,591
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Don Cheadle, Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Mickey Rourke, and Scarlett Johansson in Iron Man 2 (2010)
With the world now aware of his dual life as the armored superhero Iron Man, billionaire inventor Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) faces pressure from the government, the press, and the public to share his technology with the military.
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With the world now aware of his identity as Iron Man, Tony Stark must contend with both his declining health and a vengeful mad man with ties to his father's legacy.With the world now aware of his identity as Iron Man, Tony Stark must contend with both his declining health and a vengeful mad man with ties to his father's legacy.With the world now aware of his identity as Iron Man, Tony Stark must contend with both his declining health and a vengeful mad man with ties to his father's legacy.

  • Director
    • Jon Favreau
  • Writers
    • Justin Theroux
    • Stan Lee
    • Don Heck
  • Stars
    • Robert Downey Jr.
    • Mickey Rourke
    • Gwyneth Paltrow
  • See production, box office & company info
  • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    830K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,591
    55
    • Director
      • Jon Favreau
    • Writers
      • Justin Theroux
      • Stan Lee
      • Don Heck
    • Stars
      • Robert Downey Jr.
      • Mickey Rourke
      • Gwyneth Paltrow
    • 1KUser reviews
    • 502Critic reviews
    • 57Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 7 wins & 44 nominations total

    Videos27

    Iron Man 2: Trailer #2
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    Iron Man 2: Trailer #1
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    Jon Favreau Glad He Put Faith in Robert Downey Jr. and 'Iron Man'
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    How Marvel's Been Paving the Way for Shang-Chi
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    How Thanos Got Six Infinity Stones in 10 Minutes
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    "New Assistant" from Iron Man 2
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    "Grab a Quote" from Iron Man 2
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    "Suitcase Suit" from Iron Man 2
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    "Prison Cell" from Iron Man 2
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    Iron Man 2: Press Conference
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    Iron Man 2: Sky Dive
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    Photos358

    Mickey Rourke in Iron Man 2 (2010)
    Robert Downey Jr. and Scarlett Johansson in Iron Man 2 (2010)
    Robert Downey Jr. in Iron Man 2 (2010)
    Don Cheadle in Iron Man 2 (2010)
    Robert Downey Jr. in Iron Man 2 (2010)
    Jon Favreau in Iron Man 2 (2010)
    Robert Downey Jr. in Iron Man 2 (2010)
    Scarlett Johansson in Iron Man 2 (2010)
    Samuel L. Jackson in Iron Man 2 (2010)
    Gwyneth Paltrow in Iron Man 2 (2010)
    Sam Rockwell in Iron Man 2 (2010)
    Robert Downey Jr. in Iron Man 2 (2010)

    Top cast

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    Robert Downey Jr.
    Robert Downey Jr.
    • Tony Stark
    Mickey Rourke
    Mickey Rourke
    • Ivan Vanko
    Gwyneth Paltrow
    Gwyneth Paltrow
    • Pepper Potts
    Don Cheadle
    Don Cheadle
    • Lt. Col. James 'Rhodey' Rhodes
    Scarlett Johansson
    Scarlett Johansson
    • Natalie Rushman…
    Sam Rockwell
    Sam Rockwell
    • Justin Hammer
    Samuel L. Jackson
    Samuel L. Jackson
    • Nick Fury
    Clark Gregg
    Clark Gregg
    • Agent Coulson
    John Slattery
    John Slattery
    • Howard Stark
    Garry Shandling
    Garry Shandling
    • Senator Stern
    Paul Bettany
    Paul Bettany
    • JARVIS
    • (voice)
    Kate Mara
    Kate Mara
    • U.S. Marshal
    Leslie Bibb
    Leslie Bibb
    • Christine Everhart
    Jon Favreau
    Jon Favreau
    • Happy Hogan
    Christiane Amanpour
    Christiane Amanpour
    • Christiane Amanpour
    Philippe Bergeron
    Philippe Bergeron
    • Detective Lemieux
    James Bethea
    • Security Force #1
    Michael Bruno
    • Security Force #2
    • Director
      • Jon Favreau
    • Writers
      • Justin Theroux(screenplay)
      • Stan Lee(Marvel comic book)
      • Don Heck(Marvel comic book)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      A lot of Whiplash's identifying features were suggested by Mickey Rourke. He wanted to perform half of his role in Russian, and consulted on the character's tattoos and gold teeth, as well as having a pet cockatoo. In fact, Rourke paid for the bird and the gold teeth out of his own pocket.
    • Goofs
      (at around 3 mins) A newspaper on a stand says "Stark takes reigns at 21", should be "reins". This is a running gag from Iron Man (2008).
    • Quotes

      [seeing Tony Stark, in partial Iron Man armor, sitting in a giant rooftop donut display]

      Nick Fury: Sir, I'm gonna have to ask you to exit the donut.

    • Crazy credits
      There is a scene after the closing credits: Agent Coulson arrives in New Mexico and locates a crater in which lies the war hammer Mjolnir. This is in fact an alternate version of the same scene from Thor (2011).
    • Alternate versions
      The mainland Chinese release obscures Vanko's nationality by reversing all Russian references on the soundtrack. For example, the word "Russia" comes out as something like "Ashar", and "Siberia" as "Ayuribias". The subtitles and the Mandarin-dubbed version simply delete these references altogether.
    • Connections
      Edited into The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Alice in Wonderland/Stolen/Brooklyn's Finest (2010)
    • Soundtracks
      Shoot to Thrill
      Written by Angus Young, Malcolm Young and Brian Johnson

      Performed by AC/DC

      Courtesy of Columbia Records

      By Arrangement with Sony Music Entertainment

    User reviews1K

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    Featured review
    7/10
    And that's coming from a neutral viewer:Iron Man's astonishing return!
    At first, when a heard about a second installment, i thought, i was unsure in it, because Jon Favreau is relatively new on the director's chair, so could he pull of another classic superhero movie?The answer is simple-YES! I saw it in its opening day and the theatre was full.I went along with a few friends, and all of them loved it!Here are some things, we all agreed we liked.

    CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT:It was pretty good in this movie-making aspect, although it is an action movie, there is some quite exciting development, especially the leads.Don Cheadle made a perfect substitute of Terrence Howard, and looked pretty good in the movie.So did the Gwyneth Paltrow and Scarlet Johansson's heroines.For me, Scarlet is one of the most gifted and talented and in the same time, the most beautiful actresses in the last decade and even more.And last, but not least, of course, the Iron Robert Downey Jr., making one of his unique, specifically for him, roles.He is smart, funny and in the same time, well, action hero type of guy-he adds so much to this otherwise, stereotyped role.Sam Rockwell was a little irritating, but that's what his role is supposed to be, and to those who have doubts, yes, Mickey Rourke made a decent and interesting role again.

    TIMING:Almost perfect, except, maybe, the opening credits and a few over timed scenes afterwards, everything was alright and on the perfect spot.

    PLOT/STORY:I finally can say it-YES, the day has come.A day, where superhero movies haven't got just CGI, put a pretty decent story, attached to the normal amount of CGI.Well, hard to say normal, a little bit over-the-top, but nonetheless fun, when you get use to the headache.The humor was perfect, brilliantly touched to the smallest line.And most importantly-it's not that predictable-i don't mean the ending, but the development, leading to it.Excecutet skilfully, when looked from this point of view.

    CGI:10/10, nothing else to add.Believable Flawless.Perfect.

    With no big flaws or plot holes, very funny dialogue, skillful acting and good directing, Iron Man is definitely the best movie of the year so far.The perfect blockbuster as well.I'm glad a saw it, and if the first one didn't made me a fan, this one did.I can't wait to see it again.Cheers to Iron Man Amazing! I would've given this a ten, but with some very few weaknesses, i'll lower this a little, although it did make me a bigger fan than before...

    My rate: 7.5/10
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    • drakula2005
    • Apr 30, 2010

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 7, 2010 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • Rasputin
    • Filming locations
      • Monaco
    • Production companies
      • Paramount Pictures
      • Marvel Entertainment
      • Marvel Studios
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $200,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $312,433,331
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $128,122,480
      • May 9, 2010
    • Gross worldwide
      • $623,933,331
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 4 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
      • Sonics-DDP
      • Dolby Atmos
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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