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Iron Man (2008)

Rating: ★★★½

May 6, 2008Comic-Book Superhero

This where the MCU began after a spate of high-profile Marvel Comics adaptations in the early 2000s. Jon Favreau conducts a highly enjoyable adaptation of the comic-book with Robert Downey Jr shining as Tony Stark

Director: Jon Favreau

Actors: Robert Downey Jr, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jeff Bridges, Terrence Howard, …

Category: Science Fiction

6 May 200830 July 2026 by Roog

Iron Man 2 (2010)

Rating: ★★½

May 21, 2010Comic-Book Superhero

Iron Man was very enjoyable. True to typical superhero sequel form, this complicates the original by introducing so many new villains and characters that it becomes an overcrowded narrative juggling act

Director: Jon Favreau

Actors: Robert Downey Jr, Mickey Rourke, Sam Rockwell, Scarlett Johansson, …

Category: Science Fiction

21 May 201030 July 2026 by Roog

Cowboys & Aliens (2011)

Rating: ★★

Jul 9, 2011Western/Alien Invasion

High-concept Jon Favreau directed film that has a winning title concept, overflows with star power and is made on a big budget. But the script feels like it had no idea what to do after setting up its title conceptual mash-up

Director: Jon Favreau

Actors: Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, Olivia Wilde, Sam Rockwell, …

Category: Science Fiction

9 July 20118 August 2026 by Roog

The Jungle Book (2016)

Rating: ★★★

Apr 23, 2016Jungle Boy

Live-action remake of the Disney film that gives the animals life through top of the line CGI effects. The results are impressive aided in large part by near-perfect voice casting

Director: Jon Favreau

Actors: Neel Sethi, Bill Murray, Ben Kingsley, Idris Elba, …

Category: Fantasy

23 April 201630 July 2026 by Roog

The Lion King (2019)

Rating: ★

Oct 19, 2019Disney Live-Action Remake/Talking Animals

Jon Favreau had success recreating The Jungle Book in live-action with CGI animals and does the same with The Lion King - only to produce an exacting, lifeless replication missing the charms of the original

Director: Jon Favreau

Actors: Donald Glover, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Beyoncé Knowles, James Earl Jones, …

Category: Fantasy

19 October 20191 August 2026 by Roog

The Mandalorian and Grogu (2026)

Rating: ★★★

Aug 1, 2026Star Wars Spinoff Film

A spinoff film from The Mandalorian tv series, this is the best film set in the Star Wars universe this side of the 2000s for the simple reason that it has invested in characters rather than slavish fanboy callbacks

Director: Jon Favreau

Actors: Pedro Pascal, Sigourney Weaver, Johnny Coyne, Martin Scorsese, …

Category: Science Fiction

1 August 20261 August 2026 by Roog