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Justin Timberlake Hopes 'Palmer' Will 'Open Eyes, And Open Ears, And Open Hearts'

Justin Timberlake plays Eddie, a former football star who comes back to his hometown after more than a decade in prison. He befriends Sam, a young neighbor who challenges his ideas about masculinity.
Justin Timberlake (left) and Ryder Allen star as Eddie and Sam in the new movie <em>Palmer </em>on Apple TV+.

In the new film Palmer, Justin Timberlake plays Eddie, a former high school football star who comes back to his Louisiana hometown after more than a decade in prison. As he pieces together his new life, Eddie moves in with his grandmother and befriends her young neighbor, a boy named Sam.

Sam is funny and spirited, and is confident in his love of dolls and tea parties. When Sam's mom

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