The best Robert Downey Jr.’s drama movies

Robert Downey Jr.

Robert Downey Jr.

04/04/1965 (59 años)
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).
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Spider-Man: Homecoming

Spider-Man: Homecoming
7.4/10
Following the events of Captain America: Civil War, Peter Parker, with the help of his mentor Tony Stark, tries to balance his life as an ordinary high school student in Queens, New York City, with fighting crime as his superhero alter ego Spider-Man as a new threat, the Vulture, emerges.

The Judge

The Judge
7.4/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 08/10/2014
  • Character: Henry 'Hank' Palmer
A successful lawyer returns to his hometown for his mother's funeral only to discover that his estranged father, the town's judge, is suspected of murder.

Zodiac

Zodiac
7.7/10
The true story of the investigation of the "Zodiac Killer", a serial killer who terrified the San Francisco Bay Area, taunting police with his ciphers and letters. The case becomes an obsession for three men as their lives and careers are built and destroyed by the endless trail of clues.

Less Than Zero

Less Than Zero
6.4/10
A college freshman returns to Los Angeles for Christmas at his ex-girlfriend's request, but discovers that his former best friend has an out-of-control drug habit.

Due Date

Due Date
6.5/10
  • Genre: ComedyDrama
  • Release: 04/11/2010
  • Character: Peter Highman
Peter Highman must scramble across the US in five days to be present for the birth of his first child. He gets off to a bad start when his wallet and luggage are stolen, and put on the 'no-fly' list. Peter embarks on a terrifying journey when he accepts a ride from an actor.

Chaplin

Chaplin
7.5/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 17/12/1992
  • Character: Charles Chaplin
An elderly Charlie Chaplin discusses his autobiography with his editor, recounting his amazing journey from his poverty-stricken childhood to world-wide success after the ingenious invention of the Little Tramp.

Short Cuts

Short Cuts
7.6/10
  • Genre: ComedyDrama
  • Release: 05/09/1993
  • Character: Bill Bush
Many loosely connected characters cross paths in this film, based on the stories of Raymond Carver. Waitress Doreen Piggot accidentally runs into a boy with her car. Soon after walking away, the child lapses into a coma. While at the hospital, the boy's grandfather tells his son, Howard, about his past affairs. Meanwhile, a baker starts harassing the family when they fail to pick up the boy's birthday cake.

Wonder Boys

Wonder Boys
7.2/10
  • Genre: ComedyDrama
  • Release: 22/02/2000
  • Character: Terry Crabtree
Grady is a 50-ish English professor who hasn't had a thing published in years—not since he wrote his award winning 'Great American Novel' 7 years ago. This weekend proves even worse than he could imagine as he finds himself reeling from one misadventure to another in the company of a new wonder boy author.

Natural Born Killers

Natural Born Killers
7.2/10
Two victims of traumatized childhoods become lovers and psychopathic serial murderers irresponsibly glorified by the mass media.

Richard III

Richard III
7.3/10
  • Genre: DramaWar
  • Release: 29/12/1995
  • Character: Earl Rivers
A murderous lust for the British throne sees Richard III descend into madness. Though the setting is transposed to the 1930s, England is torn by civil war, split between the rivaling houses of York and Lancaster. Richard aspires to a fascist dictatorship, but must first remove the obstacles to his ascension—among them his brother, his nephews and his brother's wife. When the Duke of Buckingham deserts him, Richard's plans are compromised.

Air America

Air America
5.8/10
Air America was the CIA's private airline operating in Laos during the Vietnam War, running anything and everything from soldiers to foodstuffs for local villagers. After losing his pilot's license, Billy Covington is recruited into it, and ends up in the middle of a bunch of lunatic pilots, gun-running by his friend Gene Ryack, and opium smuggling by his own superiors.

The Soloist

The Soloist
6.7/10
  • Genre: DramaMusic
  • Release: 24/04/2009
  • Character: Steve Lopez
A Los Angeles journalist befriends a homeless Juilliard-trained musician, while looking for a new article for the paper.

Charlie Bartlett

Charlie Bartlett
6.9/10
  • Genre: ComedyDrama
  • Release: 01/05/2007
  • Character: Nathan Gardner
Awkward teenager Charlie Bartlett has trouble fitting in at a new high school. Charlie needs some friends fast, and decides that the best way to find them is to appoint himself the resident psychiatrist. He becomes one of the most popular guys in school by doling out advice and, occasionally, medication, to the student body.

Tuff Turf

Tuff Turf
6/10
The new guy in a Los Angeles high school, Morgan, does some singing and fights hotshot Nick over disco dancer Frankie.

Eros

Eros
5.9/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 03/12/2004
  • Character: Nick Penrose
A three-part anthology film about love and sexuality: a menage-a-trois between a couple and a young woman on the coast of Tuscany; an advertising executive under enormous pressure at work, who, during visits to his psychiatrist, is pulled to delve into the possible reasons why his stress seems to manifest itself in a recurring erotic dream; and a story of unrequited love about a beautiful, 1960s high-end call girl in an impossible affair with her young tailor.

Restoration

Restoration
6.6/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 29/12/1995
  • Character: Robert Merivel
An aspiring young physician, Robert Merivel found himself in the service of King Charles II and saves the life of someone close to the King. Merivel joins the King's court and lives the high life provided to someone of his position. Merivel is ordered to marry his King's mistress in order to divert the queens suspicions. He is given one order by the king and that is not to fall in love. The situation worsens when Merivel finds himself in love with his new wife. Eventually, the King finds out and relieves Merivel of his position and wealth. His fall from grace leaves Merivel where he first started. And through his travels and reunions with an old friend, he rediscovers his love for true medicine and what it really means to be a physician.

Two Girls and a Guy

Two Girls and a Guy
5.5/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 07/09/1997
  • Character: Blake Allen
Two women confront their boyfriend, a two-timing actor who professed eternal love to each.

Home for the Holidays

Home for the Holidays
6.6/10
After losing her job, making out with her soon to be ex-boss, and finding out that her daughter plans to spend Thanksgiving with her boyfriend, Claudia Larson has to face spending the holiday with her family. She wonders if she can survive their crazy antics.

The Gingerbread Man

The Gingerbread Man
5.7/10
Savannah lawyer Rick Magruder is at a party celebrating his courtroom victory defending a cop killer when a member of the catering staff, Mallory Doss, discovers her car has been stolen. Having had a few drinks, Magruder offers to give her a lift home, a decision that turns into a one night stand. Rick soon learns that her nut-case father, Dixon, seems to have begun threatening her again. Rick puts the force of his law firm behind Mallory, who he barely knows, has Dixon picked up by the police, and subpoenas the girl's belligerent ex-husband, Pete, to testify against the old man. Dixon is put away in an asylum. However, he soon escapes, putting the lives of everyone who conspired against him in jeopardy.

Lucky You

Lucky You
5.9/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 01/05/2007
  • Character: Telephone Jack
A professional poker player whose astounding luck at the table fails to translate into his lonesome love life attempts to win the World Series of Poker while simultaneously earning the affections of a beautiful Las Vegas singer.

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