"Defend your Honor."

2014

2h 21m

7.3(4221 votes)

Drama

Overview

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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55 members

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Robert Downey Jr.

Hank Palmer

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Robert Duvall

Joseph Palmer

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Vera Farmiga

Samantha Powell

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Vincent D'Onofrio

Glen Palmer

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Jeremy Strong

Dale Palmer

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Dax Shepard

C.P. Kennedy

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Billy Bob Thornton

Dwight Dickham

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Leighton Meester

Carla Powell

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Ken Howard

Judge Warren

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Emma Tremblay

Lauren Palmer

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Balthazar Getty

Deputy Hanson

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David Krumholtz

Mike Kattan

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Grace Zabriskie

Mrs. Blackwell

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Denis O'Hare

Doc Morris

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Sarah Lancaster

Lisa Palmer

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Lonnie Farmer

Gus the Bailiff

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Matt Riedy

Sheriff White

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Mark Kiely

Mark Blackwell

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Jeremy Holm

Redneck

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Catherine Cummings

Mary Palmer

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Tamara Hickey

Amy Palmer

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Paul-Emile Cendron

Joe Palmer

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Ian Nelson

Eric Palmer

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Carol S. Austin

Young Mary Palmer

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Marcus D'Angelo

Dale (10)

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Michael Celata

Hank (5)

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Bobby Bryan

Hank (16)

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Cody Pettola

Glen (5)

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Johnny Orlando

Glen (17)

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Gary Wayne Farris

Judge (39)

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Ras Enoch McCurdie

Mini Mart Clerk

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Ian Blackman

Mr. Burke

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John Talalas

Chicago Sheriff Deputy

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Daryl Edwards

Judge Carter

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Joel Brady

Mr. Williams

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Sara Jane Burns

Pregnant Ex

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Ara Glenn-Johanson

Potential Juror #5

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Kate Crowley

Potential Juror #9

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Peter Michael McDonald

Juror #3

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Michael Patrick Kane

Juror #7

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Lance Norris

Juror #8

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Lenny Clarke

Juror #10

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Frank Ridley

Jury Foreman

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Duncan B. Putney

Dr. Putney

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Pun Bandhu

Forensic Scientist

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Jamison Haase

Dr. Brannamon

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Lucien Spelman

Bartender Billy

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Timothy John Smith

Both Ways Bobby

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Jonathan Ziese

Blackwell's Brother

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Brian McGrail

Townie

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Joyce Greenleaf

Mourner

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Enn Reitel

Mourner

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Tiffany Crosby

Airport Pedestrian

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Mary Hronicek

Courtroom Spectator

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Susan Garfield

Flight Attendant

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