After 12 years in prison, former high school football star Eddie Palmer returns home to put his life back together—and forms an unlikely bond with Sam, an outcast boy from a troubled home. But Eddie's past threatens to ruin his new life and family.
"Family is who you make it."
Top Billed Cast
Justin Timberlake
Eddie Palmer
Ryder Allen
Sam
Juno Temple
Shelly
Alisha Wainwright
Maggie Hayes
June Squibb
Vivian Palmer
Dean Winters
Jerry
Wynn Everett
Lucille Coles
Jesse C. Boyd
Tommy Coles
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M Manuel São BentoVerified TMDB Critic
2021-01-25
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Streaming services have been growing exponentially, and with the current global pandemic deeply affecting the film industry, studios all around the world started to accept their movies’ fate. Controversy became a banal word in this debate, especially regarding the decision of exclusively distributing blockbusters and highly-anticipated films through Netflix, HBO, Disney+, Apple TV+, and more. Concerning this matter, I will always defend the theater experience as something unique and incompara...
L Louisa Moore - Screen ZealotsVerified TMDB Critic
2021-03-09
“Palmer” is the type of conventional, formulaic movie that’s designed for audiences who don’t appreciate surprises. This redemption story about an ex-con who bonds with a misfit kid follows a tried-and-true blueprint that’s predictable and saccharine sweet, but the film has an honorable message of understanding and acceptance that celebrates unity — even if it does so on the most basic level.
Former high school football star Eddie Palmer (Justin Timberlake) had his whole life ahead of him until a violent mistake turned the All-American boy into a convicted felon. After spending ...
