Synopsis
A portrait of the life and career of Robert Downey Sr. (1936-2021), the visionary and fearless US filmmaker — father of actor Robert Downey Jr. — who in the sixties and seventies laid the foundations for countercultural comedy.
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Cast
- Robert Downey Sr.Self
- Robert Downey Jr.Self
- Chris SmithSelf
- Alan ArkinSelf
- Sean HayesSelf
- Norman LearSelf
- Lawrence WolfSelf
- Exton Elias DowneySelf
- Kevin FordSelf
- Rosemary RogersSelf
Recommendations
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The Playlist
It’s a beautiful tribute and a wonderful farewell to a legend, father, and artist. - 83
The Film Stage
Sr. is sweet and tender, never playing as a dolled-up version of this relationship; it instead depicts a trueness in this bond, a warmth that has existed all of their lives. The sounds that echo after the film ends are the Downeys laughing together––about dumb stuff, about film references, about the past, about their present, about anything and everything. - 80
The Hollywood Reporter
Perhaps inevitably, the film moves toward a deeply poignant conclusion, but there are enough rambunctious and slightly zonked-out moments to provide a vivid, full-blooded portrait. - 80
Variety
Sr. packs a wallop in the end, when it comes time for father and son to say goodbye. - 80
Film Threat
As it progresses – and Smith cunningly makes it feel like the film attains a life of its own, guided not by directorial hands but by fate itself – Sr. becomes a touching ode to a formidable individual whose countercultural comedies influenced generations of filmmakers. - 80
The Guardian
This is a tender tribute. - 75
San Francisco Chronicle
Sr. is elegiac in tone, often moving, with moments of irreverence and humor. - 70
Los Angeles Times
Sr. proves a tender portrait and fitting tribute to an offbeat hero and creative pioneer.
