Palmer
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.
Critics Sentiment
Palmer fights for Sam's custody against Shelly and Jerry
Palmer begins working as a janitor at the school
The film rises significantly from the slow middle section to the emotionally powerful custody battle climax.
Palmer follows a predictable but emotionally satisfying arc that reviewers found genuinely moving despite its conventional structure. The film builds steadily from a slow start through the developing Palmer-Sam relationship to reach its emotional peak in the custody battle finale. Critics consistently praised Timberlake's understated performance and the film's thoughtful handling of sensitive themes, even while acknowledging its formulaic nature.
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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
Charmin Lee
Judge Ellen Antheem
Jake Brennan
Jake
J.D. Evermore
Principal Forbes
Stephen Louis Grush
Daryl Reed
Lance E. Nichols
Sibs
Stacie Davis
Social Worker
Carson Minniear
Toby Reed
Theodus Crane
Parole Officer
Hero Hunter
Boy
Nicholas X. Parsons
Ned
Ray Gaspard
Pastor
Zonia Pelensky
Melissa
Crew
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