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Robert Downey Jr. filmography. Downey at the premiere of Iron Man 3 in 2013. Robert Downey Jr. is an American actor who has starred in numerous films, and television series. Downey made his acting debut in 1970's Pound, directed by his father Robert Downey Sr., at the age of five.
- Oppenheimer
Oppenheimer is a 2023 epic biographical thriller drama film...
- Charlie Bartlett
Charlie Bartlett is a 2007 American coming-of-age...
- Dolittle
Dolittle (also referred to as The Voyage of Doctor Dolittle)...
- Sherlock Holmes: a Game of Shadows
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows is a 2011 period mystery...
- One Night Stand
One Night Stand is a 1997 American drama film written and...
- U.S. Marshals
U.S. Marshals is a 1998 American action crime thriller film...
- Chances Are
Chances Are is a 1989 American romantic comedy film directed...
- Only You
Only You is a 1994 American romantic comedy film directed by...
- That's Adequate
That's Adequate is a 1990 mockumentary documenting a...
- The Fat Guy Strangler
"The Fat Guy Strangler" is the 18th episode of the fourth...
- Oppenheimer
Robert John Downey Jr. (born April 4, 1965) is an American actor. His films as a leading actor have grossed over $14 billion worldwide, making him one of the highest-grossing actors of all time . Downey's career has been characterized by some early success, a period of drug-related problems and run-ins with the law, and a surge in popular and ...
Downey Jr. made his debut as an actor at the age of five in the film Pound (1970), written and directed by his father, Robert Downey Sr.. He built his film repertoire throughout the 1980s and 1990s with roles in Tuff Turf (1985) , Weird Science (1985) , True Believer (1989) , and Wonder Boys (2000) among many others.
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For his role as Lewis Strauss in Christopher Nolan 's Oppenheimer (2023), Downey received a Golden Globe Award, BAFTA Award, Screen Actors Guild Award, and Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Robert Downey Jr. is an American actor who has starred in numerous films, and television series.
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An elderly Charlie Chaplinreminisces during a 1962 conversation in Switzerland with George Hayden, the fictionalized editor of his autobiography. In the Victorian era East End of London, Chaplin escapes his poverty-stricken childhood by immersing himself in the world of variety circuit. In 1894, after his mother Hannah loses her voice onstage, five...
Richard Attenborough acquired the rights to Chaplin's biography in 1988 and intended to make it with Universal. According to Marc Wanamaker, who served as an advisor on the film, Attenborough had thought of making a miniseries at one point, to fully explore Chaplin's life. Although Attenborough wanted Robert Downey Jr. for the part of Chaplin, stud...
Critical reception
The film received mixed reviews, lauded for its high production values, but many critics dismissed it as an overly glossy biopic.Although the film was criticized for taking dramatic license with some aspects of Chaplin's life, Downey's performance as Chaplin won universal acclaim. Attenborough was sufficiently confident in Downey's performance to include historical footage of Chaplin himself at the end of the film. According to the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 59% of critics hav...
Box office
The film grossed £1.8 million ($2.7 million) in the United Kingdomand $9.5 million in the United States.
Home media
The film was released on VHS and LaserDisc in June 1993 and later on DVD in 1997, and on LaserDisc by Live Home Video on July 5, 1998. A 15th-anniversary edition was released by Lions Gate Entertainment (who obtained the distribution rights to the film in the interim under license from the copyright holder, StudioCanal) in 2008. The anniversary edition contained extensive interviews with the producers, and included several minutes of home-movie footage shot on Chaplin's yacht. The box for thi...
The soundtrack to Chaplinwas released on December 15, 1992. A newly expanded soundtrack with 35 tracks to celebrate the film's 30 anniversary was released by La La Land Records in 2023.[non-primary source needed] Track listing
Chaplin at IMDbChaplin at the TCM Movie DatabaseChaplin at AllMovieChaplin at Box Office Mojo- $12 million (US/UK)
- John Barry
- $31 million
- Richard Attenborough, Mario Kassar
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. 46. Good Night, and Good Luck. 47. A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints. 48. The Shaggy Dog. 49. A Scanner Darkly.
Downey Jr. made his debut as an actor at the age of five in the film Pound (1970), written and directed by his father, Robert Downey Sr.. He built his film repertoire throughout the 1980s and 1990s with roles in Tuff Turf (1985), Weird Science (1985), True Believer (1989), and Wonder Boys (2000) among many others.
