The Judge

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The Judge

film by Dobkin [2014]

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"The Judge" is a 2014 American legal drama film directed by David Dobkin. The movie stars Robert Downey Jr. as a successful defense attorney who returns to his hometown for his mother's funeral. He suspects his father, the town's judge, may have been murdered. Downey Jr. also served as a producer for the film. The film also features performances from Robert Duvall, Vera Farmiga, and Billy Bob Thornton.12

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Vincent D’Onofrio
Later work
…Duvall) accused of wrongdoing in The Judge (2014). He portrayed a misguided security guard in Jurassic World (2015), a coach in the biopic Pele: Birth of a Legend (2016), and Jack Horne in the 2016 remake of The Magnificent Seven.
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…Duvall) accused of wrongdoing in The Judge (2014). He portrayed a misguided security guard in Jurassic World (2015), a coach in the biopic Pele: Birth of a Legend (2016), and Jack Horne in the 2016 remake of The Magnificent Seven.
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Robert Downey, Jr.
Iron Man series and Oppenheimer
…accused of vehicular homicide, in The Judge (2014). He reprised the role of Tony Stark in the Iron Man sequels (2010 and 2013), The Avengers (2012) and its sequels (2015, 2018, and 2019), Captain America: Civil War (2016), and Spider-Man: Homecoming
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…accused of vehicular homicide, in The Judge (2014). He reprised the role of Tony Stark in the Iron Man sequels (2010 and 2013), The Avengers (2012) and its sequels (2015, 2018, and 2019), Captain America: Civil War (2016), and Spider-Man: Homecoming
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Robert Duvall
Later films
…accused of vehicular homicide in The Judge (2014). Duvall received his fourth Academy Award nomination for best supporting actor for the latter role.
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…accused of vehicular homicide in The Judge (2014). Duvall received his fourth Academy Award nomination for best supporting actor for the latter role.
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Billy Bob Thornton
Fargo and Goliath
…a prosecutor in the melodrama The Judge. He then portrayed an American political operative hired to run the campaign of a Bolivian presidential candidate in Our Brand Is Crisis (2015).
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…a prosecutor in the melodrama The Judge. He then portrayed an American political operative hired to run the campaign of a Bolivian presidential candidate in Our Brand Is Crisis (2015).
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