The Judge

About The Judge

A successful lawyer returns to his hometown for his mother's funeral only to discover that his estranged father, the town's judge, is suspected of murder.

The Judge is a 2014 drama film directed by David Dobkin. It runs 141 minutes and was released in October 2014.

Its themes are dysfunctional family, trial, judge, and courtroom.

Robert Downey Jr. appears as Hank Palmer, Robert Duvall as Joseph Palmer, Vera Farmiga as Samantha Powell, and Vincent D'Onofrio as Glen Palmer. The screenplay is by Bill Dubuque and Nick Schenk. It was produced by Big Kid Pictures, Team Downey, and Village Roadshow Pictures. American members can watch it on Cinemax Amazon Channel and Cinemax Apple TV channel.

The Lincoln Lawyer, A Time to Kill, and Anatomy of a Murder make useful companions to The Judge, all filed under courtroom drama. TMDB voters put it at 7.3 out of 10 across 4,612 votes and it carries a R rating.