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Acting · age 61

Robert Downey Jr.

Best rated: Avengers: Endgame (8.4)

Robert Downey Jr., illustrated
Films
61
Avg rating
6.50
Peak run
2015’19
Oscar wins
1 of 3
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The career

Robert Downey Jr., acting career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run
Peak 2015 to 2019, 7.86345678919851990199520002005201020152020Career avg 6.50Avengers: Endgame 8.4The Shaggy Dog 4.4

Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.

Robert Downey Jr.'s career barcodecoolhot
198461 films2023
Current formLast 5: 7.60 vs career 6.50 (+1.10)
  1. WSpider-Man: Homecoming2017 · 7.4+0.9
  2. WAvengers: Infinity War2018 · 8.4+1.9
  3. WAvengers: Endgame2019 · 8.4+1.9
  4. LDolittle2020 · 5.6−0.9
  5. WOppenheimer2023 · 8.2+1.7
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes

Robert by the numbers

Average
6.50
57 rated films
Vote weighted
6.66
bigger films count more
Median
6.6
half are better
Consistency
±1.06
rating spread
Career
40y
1984 to 2023
Total votes
16.4M
across every film
Best
8.4
Avengers: Endgame
Worst
4.4
The Shaggy Dog
Newest first

Filmography

Acting filmography
2023Oppenheimer posterOppenheimerLewis Strauss8.21.1M
2020Dolittle posterDolittleDr. John Dolittle5.680,640
2019Avengers: Endgame posterAvengers: EndgameTony Stark8.41.5M
2018Avengers: Infinity War posterAvengers: Infinity WarTony Stark8.41.42M
2017Spider-Man: Homecoming posterSpider-Man: HomecomingTony Stark7.4841K
2016Captain America: Civil War posterCaptain America: Civil WarTony Stark7.8952K
2015Avengers: Age of Ultron posterAvengers: Age of UltronTony Stark7.31.03M
2014The Judge posterThe JudgeHank Palmer7.4223K
2014I Am Steve McQueenNarrator·859
2014Chef posterChefMarvin7.3254K
2013Iron Man 3 posterIron Man 3Tony Stark7.1987K
2012The Avengers posterThe AvengersTony Stark8.01.59M
2011Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows posterSherlock Holmes: A Game of ShadowsSherlock Holmes7.4506K
2010Iron Man 2 posterIron Man 2Tony Stark6.9960K
2010Due Date posterDue DatePeter Highman6.5376K
2009The SoloistSteve Lopez6.757,024
2009Sherlock Holmes posterSherlock HolmesSherlock Holmes7.5712K
2008Iron Man posterIron ManTony Stark7.91.25M
2008Tropic Thunder posterTropic ThunderKirk Lazarus7.1499K
2007Charlie Bartlett posterCharlie BartlettNathan Gardner6.968,512
Better together?

Robert Downey Jr.'s regulars

The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.

Takes

On Robert Downey Jr.

8 nominations, 6 wins

Awards record

  • Best Supporting Actor · Academy Awards 2024
    Robert Downey Jr.
    Won
  • Best Supporting Actor · Golden Globe Awards 2024
    Robert Downey Jr.
    Won
  • Best Supporting Actor · Critics Choice Awards 2024
    Robert Downey Jr.
    Won
  • Male Actor in a Supporting Role · Actor Awards (formerly SAG Awards) 2024
    Robert Downey Jr.
    Won
  • Best Supporting Actor · BAFTA Film Awards 2024
    Robert Downey Jr.
    Won
  • Best Actor, Musical or Comedy · Golden Globe Awards 2010
    Robert Downey Jr.
    Won
  • Best Supporting Actor · Academy Awards 2009
    Robert Downey Jr.
    Nominated
  • Best Actor · Academy Awards 1993
    Robert Downey Jr.
    Nominated

Information courtesy of IMDb (https://www.imdb.com). Used with permission. Ratings and votes as of the latest nightly refresh.