The Best Jon Favreau Movies Ranked And Where to Watch them

If you're looking for the best Jon Favreau movies of all time then here is a definitive list. We rank every movie directed by Jon Favreau based on their popularity score from IMDB from best to worst. Click on the ‘see more’ button to find out where to watch them in Australia covering all streaming services. In March 2024 there are 9 films in this list.

List of the Best Movies Directed by Jon Favreau In Order of Popularity

  1. Iron Man
  2. The Jungle Book
  3. Chef
  4. Elf
  5. Iron Man 2
  6. The Lion King
  7. Made
  8. Zathura: A Space Adventure
  9. Cowboys & Aliens

Stream the top 9 Movies directed by Jon Favreau

1. Iron Man

Rated: PG-13

7.9/10

After being held captive in an Afghan cave, billionaire engineer Tony Stark creates a unique weaponized suit of armor to fight evil.

2. The Jungle Book

Rated: PG

7.4/10

A man-cub named Mowgli fostered by wolves. After a threat from the tiger Shere Khan, Mowgli is forced to flee the jungle, by which he embarks on a journey of self discovery with the help of the panther, Bagheera and the free-spirited bear, Baloo.

3. Chef

Rated: R

7.3/10

When Chef Carl Casper suddenly quits his job at a prominent Los Angeles restaurant after refusing to compromise his creative integrity for its controlling owner, he is left to figure out what's next. Finding himself in Miami, he teams up with his ex-wife, his friend and his son to launch a food truck. Taking to the road, Chef Carl goes back to his roots to reignite his passion for the kitchen -- and zest for life and love.

4. Elf

Rated: PG

7.1/10

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. Buddy vows to visit Manhattan and find his real dad, a workaholic publisher.

5. Iron Man 2

Rated: PG-13

6.9/10

With the world now aware of his dual life as the armored superhero Iron Man, billionaire inventor Tony Stark faces pressure from the government, the press and the public to share his technology with the military. Unwilling to let go of his invention, Stark, with Pepper Potts and James 'Rhodey' Rhodes at his side, must forge new alliances – and confront powerful enemies.

6. The Lion King

Rated: PG

6.8/10

Betrayed and exiled from his kingdom, lion cub Simba must figure out how to grow up and take back his royal destiny on the plains of the African savanna.

7. Made

Rated: R

6.3/10

Two aspiring boxers and lifelong friends get involved in a money-laundering scheme through a low-level organized crime group.

8. Zathura: A Space Adventure

Rated: PG

6.2/10

After their father is called into work, two young boys, Walter and Danny, are left in the care of their teenage sister, Lisa, and told they must stay inside. Walter and Danny, who anticipate a boring day, are shocked when they begin playing Zathura, a space-themed board game, which they realize has mystical powers when their house is shot into space. With the help of an astronaut, the boys attempt to return home.

9. Cowboys & Aliens

Rated: PG-13

6.0/10

A stranger stumbles into the desert town of Absolution with no memory of his past and a futuristic shackle around his wrist. With the help of mysterious beauty Ella and the iron-fisted Colonel Dolarhyde, he finds himself leading an unlikely posse of cowboys, outlaws, and Apache warriors against a common enemy from beyond this world in an epic showdown for survival.