The Judge (2014)

Directed by

David Dobkin

Genre

drama film, crime film, comedy drama, trial film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 21m

Rated

R

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 4,460 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A big city lawyer returns to his small hometown for his mother's funeral and clashes with his stubborn father, a local judge. The judge is then accused of a hit-and-run murder, and the son defends him in court while their personal issues simmer.

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What happens

The Judge is a 2014 American legal drama film directed by David Dobkin. The film stars Robert Downey Jr. and Robert Duvall with Vera Farmiga, Vincent D'Onofrio, Jeremy Strong, Dax Shepard and Billy Bob Thornton in supporting roles. The film was released in the United States on October 10, 2014 by Warner Bros. Pictures. It received mixed reviews from critics, but was praised for the performances of Duvall and Downey and Thomas Newman's score. The film grossed $84.4 million against a $45–50 million budget. Duvall received multiple award nominations for his performance as Judge Joseph Palmer, including the Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, Screen Actors Guild Award and Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor. Thomas Newman received a Satellite Award nomination for Best Original Score. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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