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 and, along the way, reconnects with his estranged family. Director: David Dobkin | Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Robert Duvall, Vera Farmiga, Billy Bob Thornton.
The Judge. (2014 film) The Judge is a 2014 American legal drama film directed by David Dobkin. The film stars Robert Downey Jr. and Robert Duvall with Vera Farmiga, Vincent D'Onofrio, Jeremy Strong, Dax Shepard and Billy Bob Thornton in supporting roles. The film was released in the United States on October 10, 2014.
Feb 07, 2020 · Cast: Robert Downey Jr, Robert Duvall, Vera Farmiga; UK release: 24 October 2014; When hotshot defence lawyer Hank Palmer (Downey Jr) goes home to small-town Indiana for his mother's funeral, he finds himself defending his crotchety dad (Duvall), the town judge, on …
Movie Info Hank Palmer (Robert Downey Jr.), a brilliant but shady attorney, returns to his Indiana hometown after learning that his mother has passed away. His arrival triggers renewed tension...
Feb 14, 2022 · Exceptional performances by Dunne and Downey Jr. bring the script to life and make the movie memorable. 14. Heart and Souls (1993) A businessman, Thomas Riley, has everything going well in his life. He is a successful lawyer and has a beautiful fiancée till four of his friends from childhood drop by to ask for favors.
Feb 28, 2022 · In this movie, Roberty Jr plays the role of journalist Joseph Wershba and was covering a very dramatic story of Edward R Murrow and Senator Joseph Mc Cathy’s clash which took place in the 1950s. The Judge (2014) The Hoya The movie was directed by David Dobkin. The story was about a famous lawyer, the role played by Robert Jr.
Jun 11, 2014 · The Judge type Movie How do you defend someone who never defended you? That’s the heart of this thriller/family drama (out Oct. 10) starring Robert Downey Jr. as a Chicago defense attorney who...
He made his acting debut in his father Robert Downey Sr. 's film Pound at the age of five. In the 1980s, Downey was considered a member of the Brat Pack after appearing in the films Weird Science with Anthony Michael Hall (1985), Less Than Zero with Andrew McCarthy (1987), and Johnny Be Good again with Hall (1988).
Downey was cast as the role of Tony Stark / Iron Man in the 2008 Marvel Studios film Iron Man, a role he later reprised in Iron Man 2 (2010), The Avengers (2012), Iron Man 3, Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), Captain America: Civil War (2016), Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), and Avengers: Endgame (2019). He also starred in the films Tropic Thunder (2008) and The Soloist (2009), and played the title character in Sherlock Holmes (2009) and Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011). In 2020, he starred as the title character in Dolittle. For his role in Tropic Thunder, he was nominated for an Academy Award and a BAFTA for Best Supporting Actor. He also won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for his role in Sherlock Holmes.
Judge Palmer is indicted after police forensics confirm Blackwell's blood is on the Judge's Cadillac. Judge Palmer is charged with second-degree murder. C.P. Kennedy ( Dax Shepard) is hired as the Judge's defense attorney. When his defense proves ineffective, Hank takes over as lead counsel.
Rotten Tomatoes, the review aggregator website, gave the film a rating of 49%, based on 198 reviews, with an average rating of 5.59/10. The site's consensus reads: "Solidly cast and beautifully filmed but thoroughly clichéd, The Judge seems destined to preside over a large jurisdiction of the basic cable afternoon-viewing circuit." Metacritic gave the film a score of 48 out of 100, based on 39 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A-" on an A+ to F scale.
Hank pushes the Judge until he reveals that he had previously given Blackwell a lighter sentence, the biggest mistake of his career, because Blackwell's circumstances had reminded the Judge of Hank and he'd seen the troubled son that the Judge had refused to help in the young man.
The morning after the funeral, Hank notices the Judge's Cadillac has the right-front headlight and fender damaged and accuses his father, a recovered alcoholic, of driving intoxicated.
Fishing on a lake, Hank and the Judge appear to have buried their mutual animosity. After praising Hank as a lawyer, the Judge suddenly and peacefully dies in the boat. The courthouse flag flies at half-staff to honor Judge Joseph Palmer.
Plot. Hank Palmer ( Robert Downey Jr. ) is a successful attorney in Chicago. When Hank receives news his mother has just died, the judge grants his case a continuance. Before returning to his hometown of Carlinville, Indiana to attend the funeral, Hank argues with his neglected, unfaithful wife, Lisa, whom he is divorcing .
The Judge grossed $47.1 million in North America and $37.3 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $84.4 million, against a budget of $50 million. In North America, the film grossed $13.1 million in its opening weekend from 3,003 theaters (a per theater average of $4,368), finishing 5th at the box office.
Solidly cast and beautifully filmed but thoroughly clichéd, The Judge seems destined to preside over a large jurisdiction of the basic cable afternoon-viewing circuit. Read critic reviews
Hank Palmer (Robert Downey Jr.), a brilliant but shady attorney, returns to his Indiana hometown after learning that his mother has passed away. His arrival triggers renewed tension between himself and his father, Judge Joseph Palmer (Robert Duvall), who makes no secret of his disapproval of Hank's morally ambiguous career.
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This animated sci-fi thriller is based on Philip K. Dick’s novel by the same name. It narrates the story of deception and identity in near-future dystopia which is constantly under police surveillance. This movie was digitally shot and later animated using an animation technique called interpolated rotoscope in which original foraged is traced over frame by frame giving a distinctive animated look as a finished result.
This comedy movie is about a rich kid, Charlie, who has to enroll in a public school after dropping out of a private school. Experiencing a cultural shock in his new school and being an outcast for a few days, he starts to give therapeutic advice and prescription drugs to his fellow students to gain popularity. He soon learns that things aren’t as simple as he thought.
It grossed more than $523,000,000 worldwide making it the biggest Guy Ritchie’s box office success. A sequel to this movie, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows was released in 2011.
He delivers a mature and remarkable performance as a grownup Dito while completely abandoning his signature colorful acting style. He proves that he has outstanding skills to portray diverse characters. Unfortunately, even after receiving positive reviews, the movie only grossed $2,035,468 worldwide.
Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.) sharply disagrees and supports oversight. As the debate escalates into an all-out feud, Black Widow ( Scarlett Johansson) and Hawkeye ( Jeremy Renner) must pick aside.
A businessman , Thomas Riley, has everything going well in his life. He is a successful lawyer and has a beautiful fiancée till four of his friends from childhood drop by to ask for favors.
Downey’s performance is truly enchanting. The outstanding performances by the rest of the cast make this movie a delight to watch. The movie received positive reviews from the critics, especially for Downey’s performance but failed to do well at the box office.
Robert Downey Jr. has been around since he first appeared in the movie ‘Baby, It’s You’ in 1983. Downey’s first role as a feature film lead came when he played a charming womanizer in the 1987 movie, ‘The Pick-up Artist.’ In the same year, he got this first major breakthrough with the 1987 film, ‘Less Than Zero.’ Unfortunately, Downey played junkies going through various levels of drug addiction during the initial phase of his career. Eventually, he put his career in trouble due to his substance abuse problem.
Sweet Tooth (TBA) ‘Sweet Tooth’ is Hulu’s pilot for an adaptation of the comic book of the same name created by Jeff Lemire. Robert Downey Jr. and his wife Susan Downey produce the series for their Team Downey.
‘A Head Full of Ghosts’ is an upcoming horror movie that is being produced by Robert Downey Jr. It takes us deep into the realms of what might be supernatural, and what just might be a mental illness. If you will recall, ‘The Exorcism of Emily Rose’ remains one of the most terrifying movies precisely because it walks the fine line between science and religion, playing with logic, while teasing at inexplicable horrors, just beyond the grasp of our comprehension.
The movie is reportedly a buddy rivalry comedy based on the famous LeBron James-Steph Curry duel. The plot follows two guys, one is a Curry superfan and the other is ready to die for James.
Richard Linklater directs the movie based on a script co-written by Holly Gent. Robert Downey Jr. plays the titular role of the con artist. Other details of the movie are under the blanket.
But by the end of his life, the man was sued multiple times and banned from practicing his goat testicles xenotransplantation. Apart from playing the infamous Brinkley, Robert Downey Jr. also produces the biopic alongside his wife, Susan Downey.