The Judge Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot

Robert Downey, Jr. stars as big city lawyer Hank Palmer, who returns to his childhood home where his estranged father, the town’s judge (Duvall), is suspected of murder. He sets out to discover the truth and along the way reconnects with the family he walked away from years before.

Cited as official plot version from warnerbros.com

Drama Family

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in The Judge.

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  Robert Downey Jr.

  Avengers: Doomsday, The Avengers: Age of Ultron

• R
  Robert Duvall

  ... Judge Joseph Palmer

  Widows, Jack Reacher

• 
  Vincent D'Onofrio

  Caught Stealing, Lift

• 
  Billy Bob Thornton

  The Electric State, Faster

• 
  Vera Farmiga

  The Commuter, Source Code

• 
  Dax Shepard

  PAW Patrol: The Movie, This Is Where I Leave You

• 
  Leighton Meester

  The Weekend Away, That's My Boy

• J
  Jeremy Strong

  The Gentlemen, The Apprentice

• K
  Ken Howard

  ... Judge Warren

  The Wedding Ringer, Better Living Through Chemistry

• D
  David Krumholtz

  ... Kattan

  Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, Mr. Popper's Penguins

Crew Behind the Film

The The Judge behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director David Dobkin last directed Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga and The Change-Up. The film's writer David Seidler last wrote The King's Speech and The Lady Who Went Too Far.

Director

David Dobkin

Screenwriters

David Seidler
Nick Schenk
Bill Dubuque

Producers

David Dobkin
Robert Downey Jr.
Susan Downey

Production Details

What we know about the The Judge movie production.

Production Updates for The Judge

Jul 2015

Completed

Changed The Judge movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Jun 2014

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Mar 2013

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Preparations are underway to start production.

Apr 2012

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. The movie is likely in scripting, budgeting, or stuck in "development hell."

Mar 2011

Announced

Changed the movie production status to Announced. No additional details available for this status.

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