From Warner Bros. Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures comes "The Judge," which pairs two-time Oscar nominee Robert Downey Jr. ("Chaplin," "Tropic Thunder") and Oscar winner Robert Duvall ("Tender Mercies"), starring together for the first time on the big screen.  The film also stars Oscar nominee Vera Farmiga ("Up in the Air") and Oscar winner Billy Bob Thornton ("Sling Blade"), and is directed by David Dobkin.In "The Judge," Downey stars as big city defense attorney 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.The film's stellar ensemble also includes Vincent D'Onofrio, Jeremy Strong, Dax Shepard, Leighton Meester, Ken Howard, Emma Tremblay, Balthazar Getty and David Krumholtz."The Judge" is produced by Susan Downey, David Dobkin, and David Gambino, with Herbert W. Gains, Robert Downey Jr., Jeff Kleeman and Bruce Berman serving as executive producers.  The screenplay is by Nick Schenk and Bill Dubuque, story by Dobkin & Schenk.Dobkin's behind the scenes creative team includes Oscar-winning director of photography Janusz Kaminski ("Saving Private Ryan," "Schindler's List"), production designer Mark Ricker, editor Mark Livolsi and costume designer Marlene Stewart.  The music is by twelve-time Oscar nominee Thomas Newman ("Saving Mr. Banks," "Skyfall").A Warner Bros. Pictures presentation, in association with Village Roadshow Pictures, a Big Kid Pictures/Team Downey production, a film by David Dobkin, "The Judge" will be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, and in select territories by Village Roadshow Pictures. 
Classification 15
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