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Palmer

2021 · 110 min

A tender, grounded drama about an unlikely bond that slowly thaws a hardened man, with moments of raw pain and quiet hope.

Directed by
Fisher Stevens
Genres
Drama
Starring
Justin Timberlake, Ryder Allen, Juno Temple
Tagline
Family is who you make it.
Overview
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.

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Directed by
Fisher Stevens
Genres
Drama
Starring
Justin Timberlake, Ryder Allen, Juno Temple
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • redemption
  • found family
  • identity
  • trauma
  • parenthood
Places
  • small town
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour3
Realism8
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Fisher Stevens
Written by
Cheryl Guerriero
Starring
Justin Timberlake, Ryder Allen, Juno Temple, Alisha Wainwright, June Squibb, Dean Winters, Wynn Everett, Jesse C. Boyd
Music
Terlan Mirzeyev
Cinematography
Tobias A. Schliessler
Runtime
110 min
Country
United States of America, Luxembourg
Languages
English

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