Iron Man movie review. This week we review all the Marvel Avengers movies in preperation for The Avengers! Yup, that's Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, and The Hulk. We watched a movie likes to call this Superhero week. Iron Man (2008)is Directed by Jon Favreau and stars Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark, Gwyneth Paltrow as Pepper Potts, Jeff Bridges, Terrence Howard, and Clark Gregg. A wealthy weapons manufacturer designs a suit capable of anything and uses it to fight evil, despite the mess it creates in his life.