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The Judge (2014) | Ranked Top 15% · CriticCrunch

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The Judge

Movie2014·141 min

The Judge

Directed by David Dobkin

An Oscar-nominated drama film directed by David Dobkin.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 15%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.3/10

4K ratings

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.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Bittersweet (4 of 9)
Intensity: Moderate (4 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Contemplative, Gritty
Story Tags: family dysfunction, redemption, betrayal, legal, american regional, small town, parent child, rivals, anti hero, everyman, trial courtroom, mystery disappearance, slow burn reveal, corruption

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Details

Director: David Dobkin
Language: English

Cast

Robert Downey Jr., Robert Duvall, Vera Farmiga

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Awards

◆Oscar Nominee — Best Supporting Actor (2014)

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How The Judge Ranks

All movies

Top 15%

2010s movies

Top 12%

Drama movies

Top 14%

2010s Drama movies

Top 11%

★David Dobkin films#1 of 7

David Dobkin's highest-rated film in our catalog.

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The Judge Vibe

What it feels like

measuredbittersweetmoderateapproachablelight-touchpersonalheartfelt

contemplative

gritty

What it's about

trial courtroommystery disappearanceslow-burn revealfamily dysfunctionredemptionbetrayalanti-heroeverymanparent childrivalslegalcorruptionamerican regionalsmall town

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

bittersweet 4/9wistful 4/9

intensity

moderate 4/9moderate 4/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9

texture

contemplativequiet