The Judge
Summary
The Judgenabs a Top 10 spot on Netflix ’s spheric chart . The 2014 legal dramatic event keep abreast a morally ambiguous lawyer ( played by Robert Downey Jr. ) who returns to his hometown where his father and the local jurist ( play by Robert Duvall ) is criminate of murder , and as he seeks to uncover the truth , he reconnects with his estranged family . Other than Downey Jr. and Duvall , The Judgecastalso includes Vera Farmiga , Vincent D’Onofrio , Jeremy Strong , Dax Shepard , and Billy Bob Thornton .
Now , a decade after its release , Downey Jr. ’s sound drama has nabbed a spot onNetflix ’s global chart . For the week of April 29 - May 5,The Judgeranked seventh on Netflix ’s Global Top 10 with 12.5 million hour take in and 5.3 million private views . It ranked below the Modern documentarySecrets of the Neanderthalsin sixth position , marking both motion picture ' first week in the Top 10 , thoughShrekfinished in 8th place , marking its 8th consecutive workweek on the chart .
The Judge pertain on several different genres , from mystery story to drama , and its many plot threads arrive together neatly for its emotional ending .
How Was The Judge Received?
At the clock time of its release in 2014,The Judgereviewswere mostly sundry . While critics praise the performance of Downey Jr. and Duvall , along with composer Thomas Newman ’s old - fashioned melodic score , they knock the film ’s predictable story and underdeveloped supporting fictional character . As a result , The Judgehas a 49 % musical score on Rotten Tomatoes from the critic , though the film fared better with audience , realise a 72 % grade from that radical . At the box office , The Judgewas neither a notable succeeder nor loser , clear $ 84.4 million against its mid - sized $ 45–50 million budget .
On Rotten Tomatoes , The Judge ’s Critics Consensus forebode it " solidly range and attractively filmed but good clichéd , " as it " seems destined to preside over a gravid jurisdiction of the basic cable length good afternoon - consider electric circuit . " This literary criticism could actually excuse whyThe Judgehas become a pour success on Netflix . audience could also be revisitingThe Judgeon Netflix after Downey Jr. of late won his first Academy Award for his depiction ofLewis Strauss in Christopher Nolan’sOppenheimer .
Oppenheimeris streaming on Peacock .
The Judgeis streaming on Netflix .
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Cast
In the 2014 dramatic event The Judge , Robert Downey Jr. stars as successful attorney Hank Palmer , who regress to his hometown to defend his alienated father , Joseph Palmer ( Robert Duvall ) , a judge accused of murder . Vera Farmiga , Vincent D’Onofrio , Jeremy Strong , Dax Shepard , Billy Bob Thornton , and Leighton Meester round out the rest of the main cast .
In the 2014 drama The Judge, Robert Downey Jr. stars as successful lawyer Hank Palmer, who returns to his hometown to defend his estranged father, Joseph Palmer (Robert Duvall), a judge accused of murder. Vera Farmiga, Vincent D’Onofrio, Jeremy Strong, Dax Shepard, Billy Bob Thornton, and Leighton Meester round out the rest of the main cast.
