The Judge (2014 film)

The Judge is a 2014 American drama film directed by David Dobkin. The film stars Robert Downey, Jr., Robert Duvall, Vera Farmiga, Vincent DOnofrio, Jeremy Strong, Dax Shepard, and Billy Bob Thornton. The film was released in the United States on October 10, 2014. It received mixed reviews critics praised the performances of Downey and Duvall and Thomas Newmans score, but criticized the formulaic nature of its script and the lack of development for its supporting characters.

Hank Palmer Robert Downey Jr. is a successful defense attorney in Chicago who has been estranged from his family in a small town in Indiana for some time. His brother Glen Palmer Vincent DOnofrio calls with news that their mother has died. As he leaves to fly to his hometown of Carlinville, it is revealed that Hank is going through a divorce and custody battle for his young daughter.Hank reunites with his older brother Glen, owner of a tire shop, and his younger brother Dale Palmer Jeremy Strong, an autistic aspiring filmmaker who carries an old 8mm film camera everywhere he goes. Hank then stops by the small County Courthouse, softly enters a courtroom, and sits in the back where he observes a case in progress. The judge is Joseph Palmer Robert Duvall, Hanks father. ........

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