This great classic is a must own, I do not know anyone that doesn't love this movie. But it shows realestic views of war time and child peril the violence is gruesomly realestic and not for the faint of heart.
Iron Man
(2008, Rated PG-13, Action/adventure, Starring Jeff Bridges, Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow)Ratings at a Glance
| 43% | of parents say it's too violent |
| 43% | of parents say the sexual behavior isn't age appropriate |
| 29% | of parents say there are good role models |
| 29% | of parents say it has language their kids can't use |
| 29% | of parents say there's too much drinking, drugs, or smoking |
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Parent & Educator Reviewers Say | Kid Reviewers Say
- I rate this title iffy for age 12 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Excessive consumerism
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
Good for a mature person that loves movies!
- I rate this title on for age 10 and give it
great classic 10 and up
awesome movie worth watching great actors too mild violence barley any sex at all 10 and up is fine for you familys with kids
- I rate this title on for age 13 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
- Negative role models
Parents should be more careful reguarding the media they select for their children
Us parents, tend to be too liberal when it comes to making decisions reguarding movies our children should watch. I have noticed a reviewer ( even though he/she is only twelve) saying: " I've seen more violent movies than this", as if this argument makes it ok to go against what the experts say regarding violence for young children. Before being informed about ratings and age appropriate media for children, I let my 7 year old watch this movie. Now that I am informed ( after a huge amount of research) I can say that I regret letting my son watch it. I don't care what a turn around "Playboy" tony had towards the end of a movie. He is shown in bed with a stranger ( and I don't want anyone giving me ANY crap that they did not show anything. REGARDLESS, you do not need to show the whole sex scene for the child to subconsciously comprehend that tony just had an "adventure" with that reporter only to have left her dumped in his room to be escorted by his secretary and to make things worse, to not even have remembered her name when he encountered her again. Parents, may I remind you not to judge the sexual and violent scenes according to the 30+ years you have been living, but, instead, according to the kind of scenes a child should be exposed to? May I remind parents that children MUST be exposed to good role models of masculine and femenine behavior. It doesn't matter that Tony had a turnaround in his life. The problems he had were on an adult level. Problems should be more at the child's reality. If it does not, I think that is a clear indicator that the movie is inappropriate. For example, can it be possibly good for an 8 or 9 year old to learn from a Playboy bandit turn good? The problem he turned away from is by far, ages away from youngsters realities.
- I rate this title iffy for age 8 and give it
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
Some "real life" violence, but a very intense movie with a good underlying message
As with my general train of thought, you know your kids, you decide. My 8 year old loves this movie. some parts of it hit alittle to close to home, regarding the terrorists, but on the other hand, I feel thats what made this movie something "deeper" then other "out there" sci fi movies. Mild sexual references, some language and smoking/drinking..nothing more then kids see nowadays. I clicked good role models, as Tony Stark turns his life around from a boozing womanizer to someone intent on helping others. Robert Downey Jr. was excellent in this movie..
- I rate this title on for age 16 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
- I rate this title iffy for age 17 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
It took me two hours to calm down after watching this intensely violent and disturbing film and I usually like action films. I certainly would not allow my 6 or 8-year old to watch it. I follow the MPAA ratings and always check commonsensemedia.org, but in this case, I would wait until they are 17.
- I rate this title on for age 14 and give it
Iron Man
This was a stylish and just a plain cool movie.
- I rate this title on for age 10 and give it
AWESOME
best "superhero movie!!! Totally gripping, great plot and story line. Absolutly MORE apprapriate for kids then "the invincible iron man": cartoon was....
- I rate this title on for age 13 and give it
Number 3 on my top 10 movies of 2008
Hardly any language, i was a little startled when that bedroom scene came in, and the violence was probably the worst of it. Excellent move, though.
I rate this title on for age 13 and give itNot bad, but very overrated in my oppinion.
This was a decent movie, but very overrated in my oppinion. To start off, this is in my oppinion appropriate for teens and up. There is a lot of violence, though not very graphic. Some language, some sexuality, and some smoking and drinking. Tony Stark is much like Bruce Wayne, however I'd take Bruce any day over Tony. Overall a pretty good film, but I wasn't a huge fan of it.
- I rate this title on for age 13 and give it
GREAT!
It was a amazingly well done movie, im kinda disappointed in myself for not having it yet. I have kinda been doing this in all my reviews but it calls for it, i read all the reviews before i write my own, most of you are in the right kind of mind but there are a few people who just dont get what PG-13 means and take their 6 year old to go see and thus give a bad review because their kid got upset. I say its ok for people 13 and up just like the rating.
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- I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it
- I rate this title on for age 12 and give it
- I rate this title on for age 11 and give it
Good movie for the decade old family with kids
+Movie doesn't have lots of iffy content +Good Family action flick -Incidents are killed (not shown, but heard) -Sexual Scenes
- I rate this title on for age 13 and give it
Robert Downey Jr. will go down in history as Iron Man
Robert Downey Jr. was AWESOME. Action was fantastic. Would have given 5 stars if they had a better ending...weak. WARNING TO PARENTS: If a parent or loved one is in the armed services and is overseas, then you might want to avoid this movie or be prepared to discuss some of events that occur at the beginning.
- I rate this title on for age 13 and give it
Probably the best superhero movie of our time.
This movie, more so than any to come out lately, captures the essence of the comic book hero it emulates. Robert Downey Jr was the perfect fit for the role. He captured the humor and the humanity of the charactor better than could be imagined by fans of the comic. Parents should realize that yes, there might be questionable behaviors not suitable for younger children, but that these are also true to the charactor. A suitibly amusing and fun film.
- I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it
- I rate this title on for age 13 and give it
Serious issues for our times!
The movie is full of action, but also truth! It shows weapons and terriorists as real, cruel and not just in the Middle East. Parents should realize from the trailer that this is not a family film.
- I rate this title off for age 17 and give it
Not at all appropriate for pg-13
This was far from pg-13. I took my kids ages 8, 10 & 12 to see the movie after hearing the review on the movie was okay for kids. The first 30 minutes was off and on sex, violence and drugs/alcohol. After having the kids close their eyes, it gets "normal" again to only quickly flash to another inappropriate scene, this happens over and over. Finally we had to walk out, it should have been rated much, much higher.
- I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it
Too Intense and Violent
I took my 3 kids 14, 12, 8 to see it thinking it would be somewhat like Transformers. Much more of a older teen movie!! My two younger ones and older daughter watched the movie with their eyes covered through many of the blow up scenes. One scene shows a middle eastern soldier holding a gun to a father and the kids begging for him not to be killed. That was barely a second in the beginning but I thought was awful. Too much violence and too intense for little kids I think. This movie is better for 15-17 year olds. I hate how the trailers make it look so "cool" and then you get there and it is much more violent than you would expect.
- I rate this title on for age 13 and give it
Iron man, one of the best superhero films that has been released
this movie was an awesome film to watch. I think it is better than all three spider man's, and all the marvel movies that have come out. the incredible hulk that was just released in theatres is the only marvel film that i thought was better than this. the story was great and so was the acting. robert downey jr. did a great job as tony stark and iron man. the action was great as well. no complaints about this film. the effects were great and outstanding as well.
- I rate this title off for age 17 and give it
flash violence...
I was suprised, after having read so many reviews of "cartoonish" violence, to find a collage of blood, surgery and pain put together right after the kidnapping. I also found the scene where the (spoiler) enemy paralizes people, then rips out the power source from the hero's chest while we watch him slowly start to die a little to dark and serious. BUT: if it lacked that, I would give the movie 5 stars for it's excellent use of effects, and reasonable acting.
- I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it
Yellow for 15 plus
- I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it
One of the better Hero films
Not a bad film, but would have been better if the sex references were eliminated. Typical Hollywood: even if it doesn't add to the story line, put sex in anyway. Overall, the age range is from HS freshman on up.
Parent & Educator Reviewers Say | Kid Reviewers Say
- I rate this title iffy for age 10 and give it
good for 10 up
loved it
- I rate this title on for age 9 and give itMy concerns are:
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
I love this movie!!! It has a little bit of iffy stuff in the first half hour of the movie, but otherwise it is really good. The specile affects, (i.e the suit) Is amazing, and can compete with Transformers. The actors are great, funny, and very clean. There is a bit of blood throughout the movie, but nothing graphic. The script is al
- I rate this title on for age 9 and give itMy concerns are:
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
I love this movie!!! It has a little bit of iffy stuff in the first half hour of the movie, but otherwise it is really good. The specile affects, (i.e the suit) Is amazing, and can compete with Transformers. The actors are great, funny, and very clean. There is a bit of blood throughout the movie, but nothing graphic. The script is al
- I rate this title on for age 9 and give itMy concerns are:
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
I love this movie!!! It has a little bit of iffy stuff in the first half hour of the movie, but otherwise it is really good. The specile affects, (i.e the suit) Is amazing, and can compete with Transformers. The actors are great, funny, and very clean. There is a bit of blood throughout the movie, but nothing graphic. The script is al
- I rate this title on for age 9 and give itMy concerns are:
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
I love this movie!!! It has a little bit of iffy stuff in the first half hour of the movie, but otherwise it is really good. The specile affects, (i.e the suit) Is amazing, and can compete with Transformers. The actors are great, funny, and very clean. There is a bit of blood throughout the movie, but nothing graphic. The script is al
- I rate this title on for age 12 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
Good movie with a few iffy things....
Iron Man has quite a bit of violence. The first few scenes are very bloody, with a few flashes of surgical images. There is a couple "making out" in a bed, who fall off.... But that's the worst it gets. The language is pretty mild.
- I rate this title iffy for age 12 and give itMy concerns are:
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
- Negative role models
Great movie, the best marvel one yet. Pehaps too much drinking and the sex couild go down a bit. Terrorist themes are beyond young childrens reach, so instead sho them something more child friendly like spiderman. This movie has some amazing inflight action scenes and Robert Downey Junior does extremely well.
- I rate this title off for age 8 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
good job paramount! you rock dad!
this is a good movie for age 10 and up ps the reason i put u rock dad is bcuz his company paramount made this movie!
- I rate this title on for age 11 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Negative role models
Great movie for tweens and up, violent for a younger crowd.
Very good superhero movie. Some violence would be intense for a younger crowd. He is very rich and the terrorists treat everyone horribly.
- I rate this title off for age 2 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate language
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
- I rate this title on for age 11 and give it
I thought it would be terrible but it was amazing!
- I rate this title on for age 12 and give it
Did I Miss Something?
"Iron Man" was a good movie. Robert Downey, Jr. and Gwenyth Paltrow are very good. The action is good. The plot is original. But, despite the hype, it's no masterpiece. I feel like everyone I know saw a different movie than I did, and here's why: despite the actors, the characters feel slightly one-dimensional, the 'villain' element to the plot is laughable and feels like an afterthought, and finally, it just didn't feel profound. It's better than some summer action movies (Transformers 2, Indiana Jones 4), but isn't nearly as good as others (Watchmen, The Dark Knight). I don't want it to seem like I hated the film, just that it's not all that it's cracked up to be. The content is fairly mild, save for some action violence and witty sexual innuendos.
- I rate this title on for age 13 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
Iron Man
A really cool movie, some unnessecary stuf, and a bit of violence but nothing too bad.
- I rate this title on for age 12 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
Excellent, action-packed film.
Iron Man was a very enjoyable film to watch. I found it to be quite humorous at some parts, but at other times it grew in seriousness. My two main concerns to point out are the surgery scene and the "sex" scene. The surgery scene could be rather intense for younger children as it is out of focus and depicts blood. Also, the scene when Stark is seen making out with the woman and rolling around is inappropiate for youngers children as well. Overall, this film was excellent and I highly recommend it.
- I rate this title on for age 12 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
Awesome movie, Alright for tweens and parents alike
Iron Man is one of the best superhero films made. The storyline is great, depicting Tony Stark's transformation into Iron Man , and how he is forced to fight Iron Monger, who tried to have him killed. The violence is moderate. We see a torture scene where Tony Stark is dunked underwater, and another where his asistent nearly swallows a hot coal. There is also some blood; tony stark bleeds after being hit by a missle and is then operated on (we see a brief bloody wound), a villian has part of the skin on his head missing and we see his veins (not too graphic). In non-bloody scenes, we see iron Man killing multiple henchmen in two scenes, and we see Iron man and Iron monger figting during the finale. During Iron monger's death, we see him being electroquted (no blood, not graphic at all). There is a brief sex scene, where we see Tony making out with a reporter on a bed, and then falling off of it. Stark is fully clothed, and the woman has a shirt and panties. In the next scene, we see the woman naked in bed (the only thing we see his her bare back). We also hear talk about martinis, and see Stark drinking in one scene. Overall, an excellent and must see film, and in my opinion, Marvel's best film. Kids 12 and up should be OK, as long as they aren't scared by the scene where Stark is operated on. Iron Man is also iffy for 10-11. The biggest concern is the sex scene, which may leave parents having to have an awkward discussion with younger kids afterwards. The mesage is also good, showing how Stark, a millionaire playboy, discovers his true purpose in life. I give it 5 out of 5. It isn't as good as The Dark knight but comes extremely close to it.
- I rate this title on for age 13 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
for 13 year olds
I thought this movie was really awsome not appropriate fo kids under 13 though and it is really intense at parts
- I rate this title iffy for age 8 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
e.g. You should think twice before going with a tween!
over all good movie but da sex scene wasnt needed
- I rate this title on for age 11 and give it
Iron Man will deliver.
Iron Man is an exhilarating action film from Robert Downey Jr. and has a good story and characters. everyone will enjoy it.
- I rate this title on for age 7 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
AWSOME MOVIE
Very good! but there may be parts that you should cover eyes on a kid younger than 7 because there is a whole lotta blood!
- I rate this title on for age 4 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
This was the 2nd best movie in 2008. it was a great action/adventure.
- I rate this title iffy for age 11 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
IRON MAN!!!
Iron Man Is SO Cool!!!
- I rate this title iffy for age 11 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
Barley age appropeiate
Only one very brief is concerning but it's enough to wait to see at home .
- I rate this title on for age 9 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
a fast thrilling action movie. nothing you really need to worry about exept for violence. 1 sex seen. a must see!!
- I rate this title on for age 12 and give itMy concerns are:
Perfect Movie for the Marvel Wizards
Violence is comic book explosions, nothing to worry about. Brief suggestive content but so quick nothing is shown.
- I rate this title on for age 9 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
a awsome mavel movie
if you loved the iorn man comics you will definently love this movie oo if you are new to iorn man you will also but love great action films you will have a blast lots of explodsions + gun fire
