Sr. (2022)
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”Follow the life and career of fearless director Robert Downey Sr. in this irreverent tribute.”
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Father of actor and director Robert Downey Jr., Robert Downey Sr. is the honoree of this Netflix documentary that bears the late Hollywood personality's name in its title. Here, over almost 90 minutes, director Chris Smith ("The Tiger Mafia") and Downey Jr. himself pay tribute to Downey Sr., with images of his life, everyday life and his works as a filmmaker. It's hard not to be moved, even if you don't know much about Senior's work, especially because of all the emotional weight the film carries and doesn't shy away from admitting that it's a tribute - and nothing more.
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Follow the tender but appropriately irreverent account of the life and career of Robert Downey Sr., the fearless and visionary American director who set the standard for countercultural comedy in the 1960s and 1970s.
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