7 best Robert Downey Jr. movies, ranked

Iron Man (2008)

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Avengers

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Sherlock Holmes (2009)

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Chaplin (1992)

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Tropic Thunder (2008)

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Zodiac (2007)

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Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)

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