Photo Coverage: On the TIFF Red Carpet for THE JUDGE

The Toronto International Film Festival is in full swing, continuing through September 14, 2014. A total of 393 films are scheduled to be shown, including 143 world premieres. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you photos from the red carpet arrivals for THE JUDGE.

Robert Downey Jr. and Robert Duvall lead a cast of Hollywood heavyweights in this tough and rousing drama about the searing clashes that carve a rift between father and son - and the unexpected crisis that may just help to bridge it.

When slick Chicago defence attorney Hank Palmer (Downey) returns to his Indiana hometown to bury his mother, her passing proves only the precursor to greater upheaval. Hank's father, Judge Joseph Palmer (Duvall), stands accused of murder, alleged to have run down a former defendant whom he failed to convict, and who later committed a heinous crime. Despite their bitterly dysfunctional relationship, Hank agrees to take his father's case. But he is up against a formidable opponent in Dwight Dickham (Billy Bob Thornton), the local prosecutor who knows how to use Judge Palmer's reputation against him. The ensuing trial is an electrifying display of lawyerly ingenuity and familial tension.

Coming back down to earth after reaching the stratosphere as Iron Man, Downey retains the grace, charisma, and impeccable wit that made him such a singular star. Duvall - who will also grace our Mavericks stage for a conversation about his illustrious career - shows that his ability to find the cracks in even the most hardened characters remains peerless. And the outstanding supporting cast, including Vincent D'Onofrio and Academy Award nominee Vera Farmiga, helps to create a multi-faceted portrait of a world so different from the cosmopolitan milieu Hank normally calls home.

Directed by David Dobkin, whose breakthrough feature, Clay Pigeons, screened at the Festival in 1998, The Judge is much more than a courtroom procedural. It puts a lifetime of family grievances on trial, finding no one wholly innocent - and everyone worthy of a second chance.

The Toronto International Film Festival has become the launching pad for the best of international, Hollywood and Canadian cinema, and is recognized as the most important film festival after Cannes. TIFF is dedicated to presenting the best of international and Canadian cinema to film lovers. What began as a ten-day film festival has grown to embrace programming 365 days a year. TIFF offers screenings, lectures, discussions, festivals, workshops, industry support and the chance to meet filmmakers from Canada and around the world. In September 2010, the opening of our new home, TIFF Bell Lightbox, enabled TIFF to expand to truly become a creative, community and global leader, and one of the world's premiere organizations in the discovery and understanding of film.

Photo Credit: Walter McBride

Robert Downey fans

Jeremy Strong

Jeremy Strong

Vera Farmiga

Vera Farmiga

Vera Farmiga

Vera Farmiga Fan

Vera Farmiga Fan

Vincent D'Onofrio

Vincent D'Onofrio

Vincent D'Onofrio and Carin Van der Donk

Kristen Bell

Kristen Bell

Kristen Bell

Dax Shepard

Kristen Bell

Dax Shepard and Kristen Bell

Kristen Bell

Dax Shepard and Kristen Bell

Kristen Bell

Robert Downey fans

Robert Downey Jr. and Susan Downey

Susan Downey

Robert Downey Jr. and Susan Downey a

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Robert Downey Jr.

Robert Downey Jr.

Robert Downey Jr. and Susan Downey

Ken Howard

Ken Howard and fans

Robert Duvall and Luciana Pedraza

Robert Duvall

Robert Duvall and Luciana Pedraza

Susan Downey, Robert Downey Jr., Robert Duvall

Dax Shepard, David Dobkin, Susan Downey, Robert Downey Jr., Robert Duvall, Jeremy Strong, Vera Farmiga and Vincent D'Onofrio

Piers Handling

attends the premiere of 'The Judge' at Roy Thomson Hall on September 4, 2014 in Toronto, Canada.

David Dobkin

Vera Farmiga

Vera Farmiga

Vera Farmiga

Vera Farmiga

Vera Farmiga

Vera Farmiga

Dax Shepard and Kristen Bell

Dax Shepard and Kristen Bell

Kristen Bell

Kristen Bell

Kristen Bell

Kristen Bell

Kristen Bell

Robert Downey Jr. and wife Susan Downey

Robert Downey Jr. and wife Susan Downey