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Quick Info

Rating

7.3/10

Release2014

Runtime2h 21m

StatusReleased

Budget$40,000,000

Revenue$84,419,388

Production

Village Roadshow Pictures

Big Kid Pictures

Team Downey

Warner Bros. Pictures

Movie

The Judge

2014

2h 21m

7.3

Drama

Synopsis

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.

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