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Runaway Jury

Play trailer Poster for Runaway Jury PG-13 Released Oct 17, 2003 2h 7m Mystery & Thriller Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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After a workplace shooting in New Orleans, a trial against the gun manufacturer pits lawyer Wendell Rohr (Dustin Hoffman) against shady jury consultant Rankin Fitch (Gene Hackman), who uses illegal means to stack the jury with people sympathetic to the defense. But when juror Nicholas Easter (John Cusack) and his girlfriend, Marlee (Rachel Weisz), reveal their ability to sway the jury into delivering any verdict they want, a high-stakes cat-and-mouse game begins.

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An implausible but entertaining legal thriller.

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David Germain Associated Press Director Gary Fleder's brisk, assured pacing also makes the implausibilities go down easier. Nov 12, 2018 Full Review Nell Minow Common Sense Media Legal thriller isn't aimed at kids. Rated: 3/5 Dec 28, 2010 Full Review Empire Magazine Rated: 4/5 Apr 1, 2006 Full Review Leigh Paatsch Herald Sun (Australia) Another John Grisham book forms the basis for another decent (if not dazzling) courtroom drama. Rated: 3/5 May 4, 2020 Full Review Debbie Lynn Elias Behind The Lens It's [John] Grisham at his finest. Spellbinding. Riveting. Intriguing. Hackman, Hoffman, Cusack and Davison. Put me in that courtroom now. Nov 9, 2019 Full Review PJ Nabarro Patrick Nabarro A lovely little dash of Hollywood hokum. Rated: 3/5 Mar 16, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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Todd E B This started off okay. But once things got rolling, there's no one to like. Even the dead man's wife doesn't have enough development to care about her. Gene Hackman's character is despicable, Dustin Hoffman's character is unlikable, John Kusack and his girlfriend are horrible. Because there's no one to like, it's hard to care about where this movie is going. The verdict doesn't matter. I've loved all of the Grisham films... This one fails miserably. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 12/09/24 Full Review Jerod S After a mass shooting, Cusak and Weisz inflitrate the jury deciding whether or not to hold gun companies liable. Rachel has a grudge to bear from her sister being killed in a gun shooting. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 11/27/24 Full Review Narciso R Compromised justice, is not Justice. NRJ. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 06/22/24 Full Review Michael W This movie was boring... Maybe it was fine in 2003. Huge cast but the plot is just lame... Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 06/18/24 Full Review Jack S Competently made, but hilariously far-fetched, Runaway Jury is a legal drama that's believable only in an overwrought screenplay (or a John Grisham novel)! However, the veteran cast is able to make the silliness mostly watchable. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 10/17/23 Full Review Randall K Well executed propaganda. This video is well acted, well directed, well shot, and so forth. The problem is that it's anti-gun propaganda thinly (or not so thinly) disguised as a major motion picture. How a case like this would end up in court in the first place is beyond me. It's ludicrous that someone would attempt to hold accountable the manufacturer of a product for how the product gets used by the consumer. The pro-gun jury members, gun manufacturers, defense attorneys, and team are painted as evil, heartless, ruthless people. The anti-gun prosecution never does anything ethically questionable. These portrayals are the polar opposite of how it typically is in the real world. It's a very one-sided video. I hesitate to call it a movie because I don't believe it deserves quite that much credit. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 09/07/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis After a workplace shooting in New Orleans, a trial against the gun manufacturer pits lawyer Wendell Rohr (Dustin Hoffman) against shady jury consultant Rankin Fitch (Gene Hackman), who uses illegal means to stack the jury with people sympathetic to the defense. But when juror Nicholas Easter (John Cusack) and his girlfriend, Marlee (Rachel Weisz), reveal their ability to sway the jury into delivering any verdict they want, a high-stakes cat-and-mouse game begins.
Director
Gary Fleder
Producer
Gary Fleder, Arnon Milchan, Christopher Mankiewicz
Screenwriter
David Levien, Brian Koppelman, Matthew Chapman, John Grisham
Distributor
20th Century Fox
Production Co
Mojo Films, New Regency Pictures
Rating
PG-13 (Thematic Elements|Language|Violence)
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 17, 2003, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 25, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$49.4M
Runtime
2h 7m
Sound Mix
Surround
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