Before there was Robert Downey Jr., there was his namesake father, an underground filmmaker, who's profiled in <a href="https://www.ifccenter.com/films/sr/">"Sr."</a> Documentarian Chris Smith follows the two generations of Downeys as they seek to become closer and the father feels his mortality.

Before there was Robert Downey Jr., there was his namesake father, an underground filmmaker, who's profiled in "Sr." Documentarian Chris Smith follows the two generations of Downeys as they seek to become closer and the father feels his mortality.

Before there was Robert Downey Jr., there was his namesake father, an underground filmmaker, who's profiled in <a href="https://www.ifccenter.com/films/sr/" rel="noopener noreferrer">"Sr."</a> Documentarian Chris Smith follows the two generations of Downeys as they seek to become closer and the father feels his mortality.
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