| Iron Man (2008),
				Director: John Favreau, rated PG-13 for sci-fi 
				violence 
				Get ready for a different breed of heavy metal hero. 
				
		  Starring: 
Robert Downey Jr., Terrence Howard, Jeff Bridges, Shaun Toub, Gwyneth Paltrow, 
Faran Tahir, Leslie Bibb, Clark Gregg 
				DML Rating: 
				★★★★★★★★★★ 
				- perfect 
				"I saw young Americans 
				killed by the very weapons I created to defend them and protect 
				them. 
				And I saw that I had become part of a system that is 
				comfortable with zero-accountability." – Tony Stark 
				Why watch this? 
				This kicked off the MCU and brilliantly cast Robert Downy Jr. as 
				Ironman. 
				Plot Summary: 
				Following his kidnapping and escape from a terrorist group using 
				a makeshift armored suit, brilliant industrialist Tony Stark 
				returns home and vows to change his ways. He devotes his 
				resources to perfecting this technology to fight global threats 
				and protect the innocent. However, he soon discovers a dangerous 
				conspiracy within his own company, forcing him to confront a 
				powerful adversary in his new role as Iron Man. Dad's Preview: 
				This amazing origin film kicked off a film series that would eventually lead to 
				The 
				Avengers (2012), and the
				
				Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).  
				In the role seemingly made for him, Downey excels as the 
				eccentric, quirky, 
				millionaire genius Tony Stark, the ideal man to invent 
				an amazing iron suit. Even as a DC comics kid, I was drawn to 
				Marvel's Iron 
				Man, whose suit was cool as heck. Thanks to some incredible CGI 
				regarding said suit, this stellar film more than lives up to any 
				expectations. 
				 Marvel Studios; 
				Paramount Pictures
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