The best Robert Downey Jr.’s documentary movies
Robert John Downey Jr. (born April 4, 1965) is an American actor and producer. Downey made his screen debut in 1970, at the age of five, when he appeared in his father's film Pound, and has worked consistently in film and television ever since. He received two Academy Award nominations for his roles in films Chaplin (1992) and Tropic Thunder (2008).
Downey Jr. is most known for his role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Tony Stark/Iron Man. He has appeared as the character in Iron Man (2008), The Incredible Hulk (2008), Iron Man 2 (2010), The Avengers (2012), Iron Man 3 (2013), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), Captain America: Civil War (2016), Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), and Avengers: Endgame (2019).
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
7.2/10
A look at the story behind Marvel Studios and the Marvel Cinematic Universe, featuring interviews and behind-the-scenes footage from all of the Marvel films, the Marvel One-Shots and "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D."
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
8.6/10
For decades, Freddy Krueger has slashed his way through the dreams of countless youngsters, scaring up over half a billion dollars at the box office across eight terrifying, spectacular films.
Ultimate Iron Man: The Making of Iron Man 2
6.9/10
A four-part documentary that covers several film-critical elements in greater detail.
I Am Iron Man
8/10
A documentary covering pre-production topics like suit design and construction, storyboards, animatics, and pre-viz, sets, working in the suit, casting, rehearsals, and preparation, and the start of the shoot. From there we look at performances, locations and production design, stunts, hardware and practical effects, and various sequence specifics. Finally, the program goes through post-production at Skywalker Ranch, the titles and a few visual elements, and wrapping up the flick.
Val
7.6/10
For over 40 years Val Kilmer, one of Hollywood’s most mercurial and/or misunderstood actors has been documenting his own life and craft through film and video. He has amassed thousands of hours of footage, from 16mm home movies made with his brothers, to time spent in iconic roles for blockbuster movies like Top Gun, The Doors, Tombstone, and Batman Forever. This raw, wildly original and unflinching documentary reveals a life lived to extremes and a heart-filled, sometimes hilarious look at what it means to be an artist and a complex man.
Marvel: 75 Years, From Pulp to Pop!
6.9/10
In celebration of the publisher's 75th anniversary, the hour-long special will take a detailed look at the company's journey from fledgling comics publisher to multi-media juggernaut. Hosted by Emily VanCamp (S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Sharon Carter), the documentary-style feature will include interviews with comic book icons, pop culture authorities, and Hollywood stars. The special also promises an "extraordinary peek into Marvel's future!" Might Marvel release the first official footage from next year's Avengers: Age of Ultron or Ant-Man? If they do, you'll know about it here.
Voom Portraits
Iconic artist and theater director Robert Wilson has created a series of video portraits of celebrities, ordinary people and animals called "VOOM Portraits." Known for his glacier-paced theatrical productions with Tom Waits and Lou Reed, Wilson's now bringing his aesthetic to a video format. The recent developments in HD technology have allowed Wilson to create something like a precise hybrid of still photography and motion pictures. Actors such as Brad Pitt (as a crazy person on the streets in the rain), Isabelle Huppert (as Greta Garbo), Steve Buscemi (as a mad butcher chewing gum on a variety show), Robert Downey Jr. (as a dreaming corpse in a Rembrandt painting), and Winona Ryder (as Winnie, the main female character in Samuel Beckett’s Happy Days, buried up to her neck in sand) were asked to “think of nothing" and move slowly and steadily to collaborate in Wilson's vision of who they might be.
Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee
8.2/10
A special aired on ABC to look back on the historic career of the one and only Stan Lee.
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
7.4/10
A tribute to Chadwick Boseman, celebrating his life and legacy.
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin
7.9/10
Brilliant, long in-the-works story of the life and art of the world's greatest comedian and the cinema's first genius, Charlie Chaplin. Produced, written and directed by renowned film critic Richard Schickel.
Marvel Studios: The First Ten Years - The Evolution of Heroes
7.6/10
A discussion of several key MCU characters -- Iron Man, Thor, Captain America -- as well as their work together in the Avengers films, other recent MCU entries, and the upcoming Infinity War.
Building the Dream: Assembling the Avengers
6.9/10
Witness Marvel's epic journey, from its comic book origins to its blockbuster film franchises, through seven exclusive featurettes. Get the inside story, with exclusive behind-the-scenes footage and cast interviews, and discover the history behind its legendary characters and films -- Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Iron Man 2, Thor, Captain America: The First Avenger, and Marvel's The Avengers! With over 90 minutes of original footage, this is your all-access pass to Marvel and Phase One of the Marvel Cinematic Universe!
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens
7.4/10
An account of the professional and personal life of renowned American photographer Annie Leibovitz, from her early artistic endeavors to her international success as a photojournalist, war reporter, and pop culture chronicler.
I Am Steve McQueen
6.9/10
"I Am Steve McQueen" tells the incredible life story of this legendary actor, racer, and cultural icon. Extensive interviews, movie clips, archival footage and sound bites chronicle his extraordinary career while focusing on the correlation between his on-screen and off-screen experiences. Narrated by Robert Downey Jr.
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
7.9/10
Real-life letters written by American soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines during the Vietnam War to their families and friends back home. Archive footage of the war and news coverage thereof augment the first-person "narrative" by men and women who were in the war, some of whom did not survive it.
The Outsider
6.4/10
Nicholas Jarecki follows director James Toback on the 12-day shoot of his thriller, When Will I Be Loved -- a movie made without a script or distribution deal.
Animal House: The Inside Story
7.9/10
Documentary about the making of Animal House
Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country
7/10
A documentary insight behind the scenes of Roberts Altman's Short Cuts.
A Fan's Guide to Spider-Man: Homecoming
7.3/10
Zendaya and Tom Holland give fans an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at Spider-Man Homecoming.
A Century of Cinema
6.4/10
A look back at the first 100 years of the movies.
