Palmer (2021)

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Family is who you make it.

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.

• Released: 2021-01-28
• Genres: Drama
• Runtime: 1h 50m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 8.1/10 from 1,979 votes

Directed by Fisher Stevens.

Top cast

• Justin Timberlake as Eddie Palmer
• Ryder Allen as Sam
• Juno Temple as Shelly
• Alisha Wainwright as Maggie Hayes
• June Squibb as Vivian Palmer
• Dean Winters as Jerry
• Wynn Everett as Lucille Coles
• Jesse C. Boyd as Tommy Coles
• Charmin Lee as Judge Ellen Antheem
• Jake Brennan as Jake

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Palmer

• United States: stream on Apple TV, Apple TV Amazon Channel; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Apple TV, Apple TV Amazon Channel; rent on Amazon Video, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store
• India: stream on Apple TV, Apple TV Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store
• Canada: stream on Apple TV, Apple TV Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on Apple TV, Apple TV Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Fetch TV

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