"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."
Robert Downey Jr.
as Hank Palmer
Robert Duvall
as Joseph Palmer
Vera Farmiga
as Samantha Powell
Vincent D'Onofrio
as Glen Palmer
Jeremy Strong
as Dale Palmer
Dax Shepard
as C.P. Kennedy
Billy Bob Thornton
as Dwight Dickham
Leighton Meester
as Carla Powell
Ken Howard
as Judge Warren
Emma Tremblay
as Lauren Palmer
Balthazar Getty
as Deputy Hanson
David Krumholtz
as Mike Kattan
Grace Zabriskie
as Mrs. Blackwell
Denis O'Hare
as Doc Morris
Sarah Lancaster
as Lisa Palmer
Lonnie Farmer
as Gus the Bailiff
Matt Riedy
as Sheriff White
Mark Kiely
as Mark Blackwell
Jeremy Holm
as Redneck
Catherine Cummings
as Mary Palmer
Tamara Hickey
as Amy Palmer
Paul-Emile Cendron
as Joe Palmer
Ian Nelson
as Eric Palmer
Carol S. Austin
as Young Mary Palmer
Marcus D'Angelo
as Dale (10)
Michael Celata
as Hank (5)
Bobby Bryan
as Hank (16)
Cody Pettola
as Glen (5)
Johnny Orlando
as Glen (17)
Gary Wayne Farris
as Judge (39)
Ras Enoch McCurdie
as Mini Mart Clerk
Ian Blackman
as Mr. Burke
John Talalas
as Chicago Sheriff Deputy
Daryl Edwards
as Judge Carter
Joel Brady
as Mr. Williams
Sara Jane Burns
as Pregnant Ex
Ara Glenn-Johanson
as Potential Juror #5
Kate Crowley
as Potential Juror #9
Peter Michael McDonald
as Juror #3
Michael Patrick Kane
as Juror #7
Lance Norris
as Juror #8
Lenny Clarke
as Juror #10
Frank Ridley
as Jury Foreman
Duncan B. Putney
as Dr. Putney
Pun Bandhu
as Forensic Scientist
Jamison Haase
as Dr. Brannamon
Lucien Spelman
as Bartender Billy
Timothy John Smith
as Both Ways Bobby
Jonathan Ziese
as Blackwell's Brother
Brian McGrail
as Townie
Joyce Greenleaf
as Mourner
Enn Reitel
Tiffany Crosby
as Airport Pedestrian
Mary Hronicek
as Courtroom Spectator
Susan Garfield
as Flight Attendant
David Dobkin
Director
Bill Dubuque
Screenplay
Mark Livolsi
Editor
Producer
Story
Nick Schenk
Susan Downey
David Gambino
Thomas Newman
Original Music Composer
Janusz Kamiński
Director of Photography
Bruce Berman
Executive Producer
Kerry Barden
Casting
Mark Ricker
Production Design
Jeff Kleeman
Greg Garthe
Associate Producer
Herb Gains
Paul Schnee
Michael Queen
Compositors
Keith Campbell
Stunt Coordinator
Jeffrey Harlacker
Rena DeAngelo
Set Decoration
Sara Flamm
Production Supervisor
Mike Prestwood Smith
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Thomas O'Neil Younkman
Sound Effects Editor
Derek Vanderhorst
Claire Folger
Still Photographer
Elaine L. Offers
Makeup Department Head
Kim Berner
Script Supervisor
Tim Chau
Sound Designer
Supervising Sound Editor
Shane Gross
Special Effects Coordinator
Mark Ulano
Production Sound Mixer
Clayton Weber
Sound Editor
Barbara Lorenz
Hair Department Head
Dan DiPrima
Music Editor
Marlene Stewart
Costume Design
Ishaan Khatter
Second Assistant Director
David Swayze
Art Direction
Benjamin Beardwood
Dialogue Editor
Michael Hatzer
Digital Colorist
Jennifer Bell
Hairstylist