"Sr." (2022)

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Like father. Like son. Like no other.

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.

• Released: 2022-09-02
• Genres: Documentary
• Runtime: 1h 30m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.9/10 from 65 votes

Directed by Chris Smith.

Top cast

• Robert Downey Sr. as Self
• Robert Downey Jr. as Self
• Chris Smith as Self
• Alan Arkin as Self
• Sean Hayes as Self
• Norman Lear as Self
• Lawrence Wolf as Self
• Exton Elias Downey as Self
• Avri Roel Downey as Self
• Kevin Ford as Self

Full cast & crew

Where to watch "Sr."

• United States: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
• United Kingdom: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
• India: stream on Netflix
• Canada: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
• Australia: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads

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