palmer (2021)

Name: Palmer
Genre: Drama
Cast: Juno Temple, June Squibb, Justin Timberlake, Dean Winters, Alisha Wainwright

An ex-convict strikes up a friendship with a boy from a troubled home. Directed by Fisher Stevens and starring Justin Timberlake.

Palmer

Drama

Release Date: January 29, 2021
Director: Fisher Stevens
Cast: Juno Temple , June Squibb , Justin Timberlake , Dean Winters , Alisha Wainwright , wynn everett
Runtime: 1hr 50min
Main Genre: Drama
Format: Streaming
Studio: Sidney Kimmel Entertainment, Hercules Film Fund, Rhea Films (II)
Writers: Cheryl Guerriero
Tagline: Family is who you make it.

Summary

Former high-school football star Eddie Palmer (Justin Timberlake) went from hometown hero to convicted felon, earning himself twelve years in a state penitentiary. He returns home to Louisiana, where he moves back in with Vivian (June Squibb), the grandmother who raised him. While trying to keep his head down and rebuild a quiet life for himself, Palmer is haunted by memories of his glory days and the suspicious eyes of his small town community. Things become more complicated when Vivian’s hard-living neighbor Shelly (Juno Temple) disappears on a prolonged bender, leaving her precocious and unique 7-year-old son Sam (Ryder Allen), often the target of bullying, in Palmer’s reluctant care. In time, Palmer is drawn into a more hopeful world as he forges a connection with Sam through their shared experience of being made to feel different by those around them. Life improves for Palmer, and a romance develops between him and Sam’s teacher Maggie (Alisha Wainwright). An inspiring and unexpected journey unfolds for the three of them, but soon Palmer’s past threatens to tear apart this new life.