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The Judge
Directed by
David Dobkin
R
2014
2h 21m
Drama
,
Crime
,
and more
7.4
49%
72%
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Big-city lawyer Hank Palmer returns to his childhood home where his father, the town's judge, is suspected of murder. Hank sets out to discover the truth; along the way he reconnects with his estranged family.
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Cast of The Judge
Robert Downey Jr.
Hank Palmer
Robert Duvall
Joseph Palmer
Vera Farmiga
Samantha Powell
Vincent D'Onofrio
Glen Palmer
Jeremy Strong
Dale Palmer
Dax Shepard
C.P. Kennedy
Billy Bob Thornton
Dwight Dickham
Leighton Meester
Carla Powell
Ken Howard
Judge Warren
Emma Tremblay
Lauren Palmer
Balthazar Getty
Deputy Hanson
David Krumholtz
Mike Kattan
Grace Zabriskie
Mrs. Blackwell
Denis O'Hare
Doc Morris
Sarah Lancaster
Lisa Palmer
Lonnie Farmer
Gus the Bailiff
Matt Riedy
Sheriff White
Mark Kiely
Mark Blackwell
Jeremy Holm
Redneck
Catherine Cummings
Mary Palmer
Tamara Hickey
Amy Palmer
Paul-Emile Cendron
Joe Palmer
Ian Nelson
Eric Palmer
Carol S. Austin
Young Mary Palmer
Marcus D'Angelo
Dale (10)
Michael Celata
Hank (5)
Bobby Bryan
Hank (16)
Cody Pettola
Glen (5)
Johnny Orlando
Glen (17)
Gary Wayne Farris
Judge (39)
Ras Enoch McCurdie
Mini Mart Clerk
Ian Blackman
Mr. Burke
John Talalas
Chicago Sheriff Deputy
Daryl Edwards
Judge Carter
Joel Brady
Mr. Williams
Sara Jane Burns
Pregnant Ex
Ara Glenn-Johanson
Potential Juror #5
Kate Crowley
Potential Juror #9
Peter Michael McDonald
Juror #3
Michael Patrick Kane
Juror #7
Lance Norris
Juror #8
Lenny Clarke
Juror #10
Frank Ridley
Jury Foreman
Duncan B. Putney
Dr. Putney
Pun Bandhu
Forensic Scientist
Jamison Haase
Dr. Brannamon
Lucien Spelman
Bartender Billy
Timothy John Smith
Both Ways Bobby
Jonathan Ziese
Blackwell's Brother
Brian McGrail
Townie
Joyce Greenleaf
Mourner
Enn Reitel
Mourner
Tiffany Crosby
Airport Pedestrian
Mary Hronicek
Courtroom Spectator
Susan Garfield
Flight Attendant
The Judge Ratings & Reviews
Denver Post
Lisa Kennedy
There are a number of fine reasons to see the courtroom-meets-family melodrama The Judge. As you might suspect, two stand out: actors Robert Duvall and Robert Downey Jr.
Entertainment Weekly
Chris Nashawaty
I don't expect The Judge to usher in a new era of legal thrillers, but I'm happy to see Downey leave the Marvel universe and Baker Street behind.
Detroit News
Tom Long
Let's just say any film that has a high school romance rekindled, hints of incest, cancer, professional baseball, mental disability and repeated vomiting has too much going on, especially when some things have no tie to the basic story.
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers
An overstuffed, overlong slog of a legal drama. Director David Dobkin coats every cliché with cheap theatrics. Go ahead, see The Judge just for Downey and Duvall. But to cite another recent dud, this is where I leave you.
The Dissolve
Keith Phipps
The emotions underlying the conflicts never seem like the point of the film, only the conflicts themselves, and the possibilities they create for the actors performing them.
leonardmaltin.com
Leonard Maltin
There are many good moments and striking scenes in 'The Judge' but, most of all, it's an actor's showcase.
Grantland
Wesley Morris
It wants to be many movies, and fails at being even one of them.
New York Magazine/Vulture
David Edelstein
This is not by any means a bad movie. The script has its bright patches, the setting is picturesque, and the cast is full of actors you'll want to see.
Los Angeles Times
Kenneth Turan
Duvall and Downey create a memorable mutual antipathy with echoes that go back as far as Raymond Massey squaring off against James Dean in "East of Eden."
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Kristin Tillotson
Dobson ... may be a bit clumsy out of the gate with more sensitive material, but wisely gives his seasoned cast a lot of rope.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com
Cary Darling
[Duvall and Downey] may not be enough to counterbalance the bloat of the rest of the film, but they keep it from sinking under the weight of soggy sentimentality.
Movie Mom
Nell Minow
A rich, thoughtful, beautifully structured film, with moments of humor that are among the funniest you will see this year.
Salon.com
Andrew O'Hehir
It's "what people want." Whereas I say the hell with people and what they want.
Newsday
Rafer Guzman
While it's good to know that character-driven dramas still have a place at the movies, "The Judge" might have worked better as a television miniseries.
San Jose Mercury News
Tony Hicks
There were reports that Duvall initially turned down this script, only to reconsider because he wanted to work with Downey. Good call.
New York Daily News
Joe Neumaier
Always the most inscrutable of the great '70s actors, Duvall uses his great, unassuming American face to convey pride, confusion, pain and compassion - sometimes all at once.
New York Times
A.O. Scott
A sprawl of narrative that is as unconvincing as the suspiciously sprawl-free, nostalgia-tinged town where it all takes place.
Philadelphia Inquirer
Steven Rea
The Judge is a tale of family dysfunction, the sins of the father and all that.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Joe Williams
Despite playing with a stacked deck, "The Judge" is guilty of exceeding expectations.
Austin Chronicle
Marjorie Baumgarten
The Judge gives the sense of resting on its casting laurels.
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Ken Howard On Getting Involved
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Robert Downey, Jr. On His Character
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