The Judge

The screening on Wed 12 November at 11am is Parent & Baby – to book please visit the Box Office or call 01604 624811
The screening on Wed 12 November at 2.30pm is Silver Screen aimed at ages 50+ (Under 50s welcome, standard ticket prices apply).

Director: David Dobkin
Cast: Robert Downey Junior, Robert Duvall, Billy Bob Thornton.

Following his mother’s death, hotshot lawyer Henry ‘Hank’ Palmer (Downey) returns to small-town Indiana to find his father Joseph (Duvall), a hitherto respected local judge, facing a murder charge.

Deciding to defend him, Hank not only has to reconcile himself with the family he long since abandoned, but must also combat a tough prosecutor, Dwight Dickham (Billy Bob Thornton), who has his own reasons to want Joseph behind bars. Written by Nick Schenk, who penned the equally gritty Gran Torino, this is a taut courtroom drama with a rich dynastic subtext.

Supporting The Judge’s three stellar leads are impressive turns from Vera Farmiga (Up In The Air, The Manchurian Candidate) and Vincent D’Onofrio (Law and Order: Criminal Intent).