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The Judge

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Original title: The Judge
Year: 2014
Running time: 141 min.
Country: United States
Director: David Dobkin
Screenwriter: Bill Dubuque, Nick Schenk. Story: David Dobkin
Music: Thomas Newman
Cinematography: Janusz Kaminski
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Robert Duvall, Vera Farmiga, Billy Bob Thornton, Vincent D'Onofrio, Jeremy Strong, Dax Shepard, Leighton Meester, David Krumholtz, Balthazar Getty, Sarah Lancaster, Ken Howard, Grace Zabriskie, Denis O'Hare
Producer: Warner Bros., Big Kid Pictures, Team Downey
Genre: Drama | Courtroom Drama / Lawyers. Crime. Family Relationships
Synopsis: 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.

Awards: 2014: Academy Awards: Nominated for Best Supporting Actor (Robert Duvall)

2014: Golden Globes: Nominated for Best Supporting Actor (Robert Duvall)

2014: Satellite Awards: 2 Nominations including Best Supp. Actor (Duvall)

2014: Screen Actors Guild (SAG): Nominated for Best Supp. Actor (Duvall)

2014: Critics Choice Awards: Nominated for Best Supp. Actor (Robert Duvall)

Critics' reviews

"Even when the circumstances seem contrived, the actors mine moments of truth that resonate with raw emotion."

Todd McCarthy: The Hollywood Reporter
"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'."

Justin Chang: Variety
"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."

A. O. Scott: The New York Times
"How did talent like this conspire to pump out such bilge? (..) Rating: ★½ (out of four)"

Peter Travers: Rolling Stone
"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)"

Michael Phillips: Chicago Tribune
"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."

Mark Adams: Screendaily

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