Runaway Jury (2003)

Directed by

Gary Fleder

Genre

drama film, trial film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 02m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 1,564 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A jury consultant uses illegal methods to influence a jury in a trial against a gun manufacturer. A juror and his girlfriend claim they can deliver any verdict for the right price, sparking a dangerous game of deception and control.

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What happens

Runaway Jury is a 2003 American legal thriller film directed by Gary Fleder and starring John Cusack, Gene Hackman, Dustin Hoffman and Rachel Weisz. An adaptation of John Grisham's 1996 novel The Runaway Jury, the film pits lawyer Wendell Rohr (Hoffman) against shady jury consultant Rankin Fitch (Hackman), who uses unlawful means to stack the jury with people sympathetic to the defense. Meanwhile, a high-stakes cat-and-mouse game begins when juror Nicholas Easter (Cusack) and his girlfriend Marlee (Weisz) appear to be able to sway the jury to deliver any verdict they want in a trial against a gun manufacturer. The film was released on October 17, 2003, by 20th Century Fox. It received generally positive reviews from critics, but underperformed at the box office, grossing $80.2 million worldwide against a $60 million budget. It is Hackman's penultimate film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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