New Yorker Jon Favreau was born to two teachers in the borough of Queens on Oct. 19, 1966. He attended the acclaimed Bronx High School of Science and Queens College before giving it all up for show business.
Chicago was his first stop, where he studied improv with Del Close and honed his comedic skills as a member of the Improv Olympics troupe. Like many actors, he eventually headed west to Los Angeles, nabbing small parts in movies such as Rudy (1993) and P.C.U. (1994).
But it wasn't until he sat down and wrote Swingers (1996) and brought it to the big screen -- with the help of newbie director Doug Liman -- that he hit it big. Audiences responded to his rendition of an insecure, recently dumped, wanna-be hipster. Since then, Favreau has starred in Very Bad Things (1998), The Replacements (2000), Love & Sex (2000) and Made (2001).
Cowboys & Aliens
2011 3.4 ★ 119 mins Action & Adventure Rated: PG-13 RT:44%
Scott Mitchell Rosenberg's graphic novel series leaps to the screen as amnesiac gunslinger Jake Lonergan stumbles into the Wild West town of Absolution, where he's confronted by potent enemy Col. Dolarhyde and a terrifying problem: invading aliens.
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Iron Man 2
 2010 4.0 ★ 124 mins Action & Adventure Rated: PG-13 RT:74%  until 01-Jan-2025  
Refusing to hand over his technology to the government pits rich inventor Tony Stark -- aka Iron Man -- against his friend Lt. Col. Rhodes. But when an arms maker partners with a rogue Russian physicist, Iron Man teams with Rhodes to take them down.
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Iron Man
2008 4.2 ★ 126 mins Action & Adventure Rated: PG-13
After escaping from kidnappers using makeshift power armor, a wealthy inventor and weapons maker turns his creation into a force for good by using it to fight crime. But his skills are stretched to the limit when he must face the evil Iron Monger.
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Iron Man 2
2010 4.1 ★ 124 mins Action & Adventure Rated: PG-13 until 01-Jan-2025 
Refusing to hand over his technology to the government pits rich inventor Tony Stark -- aka Iron Man -- against his friend Lt. Col. Rhodes. But when an arms maker partners with a rogue Russian physicist, Iron Man teams with Rhodes to take them down.
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Iron Man
2008 4.2 ★ 126 mins Action & Adventure Rated: PG-13 RT:94%
After escaping from kidnappers using makeshift power armor, a wealthy inventor and weapons maker turns his creation into a force for good by using it to fight crime. But his skills are stretched to the limit when he must face the evil Iron Monger.
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Zathura
2005 3.5 ★ 102 mins Children & Family Rated: PG
After discovering a mysterious game in the basement of their house, two pint-sized brothers are sent flying into space, where they must finish the game by reaching the planet Zathura -- or be trapped in galactic limbo forever.
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Elf
2003 3.6 ★ 95 mins Children & Family Movies Rated: PG RT:84%
When young Buddy falls into Santa's gift sack on Christmas Eve, he's transported back to the North Pole and raised as a toy-making elf by Santa's helpers. But as he grows into adulthood, he can't shake the nagging feeling that he doesn't belong.
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Zathura
2005 3.5 ★ 102 mins Children & Family Movies Rated: PG RT:75%
After discovering a mysterious game in the basement of their house, two pint-sized brothers are sent flying into space, where they must finish the game by reaching the planet Zathura -- or be trapped in galactic limbo forever.
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Elf: Bonus Material
2003 3.5 ★ 95 mins Children & Family Movies Rated: PG
This DVD's extras are like getting what you wanted from Santa Claus. Family-friendly goodies on this companion disc to the hit Will Ferrell comedy include featurettes, Elf karaoke, a read-along storybook that tells Buddy's tale, four interactive games (plus the Secret Elevator of Fun!), the theatrical trailer, music from the movie, DVD-ROM goodies and more. The full-screen version of the film is also included.
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Made
2001 3.2 ★ 94 mins Comedies Rated: R RT:71%
Aspiring pugilist Bobby and pal Ricky head to New York as representatives of a Los Angeles mob boss. Their mission is to secure a money-laundering deal, but trouble hits when the two meet up with double-crossing gangsters.
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Elf: Bonus Material
2003 3.5 ★ 95 mins Comedy Rated: PG
This DVD's extras are like getting what you wanted from Santa Claus. Family-friendly goodies on this companion disc to the hit Will Ferrell comedy include featurettes, Elf karaoke, a read-along storybook that tells Buddy's tale, four interactive games (plus the Secret Elevator of Fun!), the theatrical trailer, music from the movie, DVD-ROM goodies and more. The full-screen ve...
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Elf
2003 3.6 ★ 95 mins Comedy Rated: PG
When young Buddy falls into Santa's gift sack on Christmas Eve, he's transported back to the North Pole and raised as a toy-making elf by Santa's helpers. But as he grows into adulthood, he can't shake the nagging feeling that he doesn't belong.
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Made
2001 3.2 ★ 94 mins Comedy Rated: R
Aspiring pugilist Bobby and pal Ricky head to New York as representatives of a Los Angeles mob boss. Their mission is to secure a money-laundering deal, but trouble hits when the two meet up with double-crossing gangsters.
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Cowboys & Aliens
2011 3.4 ★ 119 mins Sci-Fi & Fantasy Rated: PG-13
Scott Mitchell Rosenberg's graphic novel series leaps to the screen as amnesiac gunslinger Jake Lonergan stumbles into the Wild West town of Absolution, where he's confronted by potent enemy Col. Dolarhyde and a terrifying problem: invading aliens.
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