The Judge

2014 Drama

When he hears that his mother has passed away, slick, big city lawyer Hank Palmer (Downey Jr.) returns to the childhood home he walked away from years before. At the funeral, he is reunited with his family, including his estranged father (Duvall), the town’s judge, with whom he has a difficult past. When he learns that his father is suspected of murder and will have to go to trial, Hank sets out to uncover the truth while reconnecting with the family he cut ties with long ago.

• Directed by:
• David Dobkin

• Written by:
• Nick Schenk
• Bill Dubuque
• David Dobkin