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The Judge

2014

David Dobkin

Robert Downey Jr., Robert Duvall, Vera Farmiga, Billy Bob Thornton ...

6.5

17,213

Drama Hank Palmer (Robert Downey Jr.) is a successful lawyer who returns to his hometown for his mother's funeral only to discover that his estranged father (Robert Duvall), the town's judge, is suspected of murder. He will try to find the truth.

	Author	Review
United States	Todd McCarthy The Hollywood Reporter	"Even when the circumstances seem contrived, the actors mine moments of truth that resonate with raw emotion."	POS
United States	Justin Chang Variety	"An engrossing, unwieldy hurricane of a movie that plays like a small-town courtroom thriller by way of a testosterone-fueled remake of 'August: Osage County'."	POS
United Kingdom	Mark Adams Screendaily	"Seeing Downey Jr. and Duvall perform together is the film's great pleasure, and while neither tries to outdo each other certainly their roles bring out the best in them."	POS
United States	A. O. Scott The New York Times	"Various secrets come dribbling out (...)They add up to a sprawl of narrative that is as unconvincing as the (...) nostalgia-tinged town where it all takes place."	NEG
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"How did talent like this conspire to pump out such bilge? (..) Rating: ★½ (out of four)"	NEG
United States	Michael Phillips Chicago Tribune	"Of the 141 minutes in 'The Judge', roughly 70 work well, hold the screen and allow a ripe ensemble cast the chance to do its thing, i.e., act. (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of our)"	NEU

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