The Judge, a legal drama featuring Robert Downey Jr., has found new life on Netflix streaming where it currently ranks fifth on the platform's global charts, years after its initial theatrical release. The film's renewed popularity demonstrates how streaming services can revive modestly performing films and introduce them to wider audiences.

The film follows Hank Palmer, a morally compromised Chicago defence attorney played by Downey Jr., who returns to his hometown after his mother's death and becomes embroiled in a murder investigation involving his father, Judge Joseph Palmer (Robert Duvall). Though the film earned $84.4 million worldwide against a $45–50 million budget and received a lukewarm 45% critical score on Rotten Tomatoes, audiences were far more appreciative with a 72% rating, particularly praising the on-screen chemistry between Downey Jr. and Duvall, whose performance earned an Oscar nomination.