Charismatic Hollywood actor Robert Downey Jr. has turned 57 today. On the occasion of his birthday, we have compiled a list of five must-watch movies featuring the Oscar-nominated actor and which you can watch on various Indian OTT platforms like Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+ Hotstar, etc.
Iron Man (Streaming on Disney+ Hotstar)
Directed by Jon Favreau, this was the film that kickstarted the globally popular Marvel Cinematic Universe franchise. When the eccentric but genius billionaire Tony Stark is kidnapped by a terrorist group, he builds a hi-tech armored suit and escapes captivity.
Later, he further refines the suit, assumes the superhero mantle of Iron Man, and uses it to fight against a formidable nemesis.
Sherlock Holmes (Streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video)
Robert Downey Jr. essayed the role of the legendary sleuth Sherlock Holmes in this Guy Ritchie’s stylishly executed film set in the late 1890s period.
When Lord Blackwood (Mark Strong) rises from the grave, Sherlock Holmes must team up with his reliable sidekick Dr. Watson (Jude Law) and femme fatale (Rachel McAdams) to stop the serial killer and sorcerer from executing his nefarious plan.
Avengers: Endgame (Streaming on Disney+ Hotstar)
Helmed by the dynamic Russo brothers, the film was a direct sequel to the blockbuster movie ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ and takes place after Thanos’ devastating snap that wiped out half of the universe’s population.
Five years later, the remaining Avengers including Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), Captain America (Chris Evans), Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), Thor (Chris Hemsworth), Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner), and Ant-Man (Paul Rudd) must team up again to reverse the mad titan’s evil wrongdoing. Whatever it takes.
Zodiac (Streaming on Netflix)
Directed by David Fincher, the mystery thriller movie revolves around the manhunt for the unidentified serial killer named Zodiac, who had terrorized the Northern California region in the 1960s and 1970s period.
The film follows the efforts undertaken by a cartoonist (Jake Gyllenhaal), a journalist (Robert Downey Jr.), and two cops (Mark Ruffalo, Anthony Edwards) to identify the culprit, who teases the authorities using cryptic clues.
Tropic Thunder (Streaming on Amazon Prime Video)
In the action-comedy movie directed by and co-starring Ben Stiller alongside Jack Black, Robert Downey Jr. played the role of an Oscar-winning method actor Kirk Lazarus, who is part of a big-budget war movie set in Vietnam.
But when the three actors land in a dangerous part of the jungle, they must play their reel-life soldiers’ characters in real life to get out of the mess.