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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.


Musician Jon Batiste attempts to compose a symphony as his wife, writer Suleika Jaouad, undergoes cancer treatment.

Jon Batiste
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Suleika Jaouad
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Lindsey Byrnes
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Anna Wintour
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jonathan Dinklage
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Louis Cato
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Stephen Colbert
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Billie Eilish
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Simon Helberg
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Lenny Kravitz
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American Symphony is a documentary, music film released in 2023 exploring themes of show business, candid, celebrities, intimate, biographical. Directed by Matthew Heineman, it stars Jon Batiste, Suleika Jaouad, Lindsey Byrnes. Musician Jon Batiste attempts to compose a symphony as his wife, writer Suleika Jaouad, undergoes cancer treatment.
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