The Judge (2014)
Defend your Honor.
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The Judge rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb7.4/10· 218K votes
Rotten Tomatoes49%
Metacritic48%
TMDb7.3/10· 4K votesWith 49% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.4/10 on IMDb and 48/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.
About The Judge
A successful lawyer returns to his hometown for his mother's funeral only to discover that his estranged father, the town's judge, is suspected of murder.
Cast of The Judge
Robert Downey Jr.
as Hank Palmer
Robert Duvall
as Joseph Palmer
Vera Farmiga
as Samantha Powell
Vincent D'Onofrio
as Glen Palmer
Jeremy Strong
as Dale Palmer
Dax Shepard
as C.P. Kennedy
Billy Bob Thornton
as Dwight Dickham
Leighton Meester
as Carla Powell
Ken Howard
as Judge Warren
Emma Tremblay
as Lauren Palmer
Balthazar Getty
as Deputy Hanson
David Krumholtz
as Mike Kattan
The Judge facts
- Budget
- $40M
- Box office
- $84.4M
Ranked by the iRankMovies editorial teamUpdated August 2026MethodologyData sources
Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •David Dobkin explores father-son relationship with nuance
- •Courtroom drama enables strong character-driven performances
- •Dysfunctional-family theme adds emotional authenticity
What the audience disliked
- •Critical reception suggests melodramatic execution
- •Indiana setting feels generic for family-drama genre
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