The Judge

Theatrical - Wide 2014-10-10

Cast Robert Downey Jr. Robert Duvall Vera Farmiga Vincent D'Onofrio Leighton Meester Jeremy Strong Melissa Leo Billy Bob Thornton
Directed by David Dobkin
Written by Nick Schenk

Genres: Drama

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In “The Judge,” Downey stars as big city lawyer Hank Palmer, who returns to his childhood home where his estranged father, the town’s judge (Duvall), is suspected of murder. He sets out to discover the truth and along the way... See more reconnects with the family he walked away from years before.

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