Parents' Guide to "Sr."

Parents need to know that "Sr." is a documentary about Robert Downey Sr., his life, career, and relationship with his son, Robert Downey Jr. Over the course of 3 years, Downey Jr. spends time with his father while looking back on his film career. With old footage, home footage, and lots of clips from Sr.'s filmography, this docu shows Sr.'s impact and influence on modern film, who he was as a filmmaker and artist, and what growing up with him (as Jr.) was like. Some of Sr.'s films that are covered are a bit racy, including a film called "The Sweet Smell of Sex," wherein a clip shows a woman in underwear lying in bed with a monkey or chimpanzee. No sex or nudity, but the woman kisses the air close to the chimp's mouth. Or another of Sr.'s films, about a man falling in love with his mother, implies an incestuous relationship, even if it's meant to be funny. In terms of violence, old film footage shows a woman getting shot in the leg with an arrow and a boy having had his "neck slit by God" (not shown). A portion of the film does cover Sr.'s drug misuse (weed and cocaine) and a few shots show people snorting powder. Adults often are shown smoking cigarettes. Robert Downey Jr.'s struggles with drug addiction is also briefly covered. Strong language includes: "f--k," "f--ker," "f--king," "s--t," "balls," and "ass."

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