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      Trial by Jury

      R Released Sep 9, 1994 1h 42m Mystery & Thriller List
      8% 13 Reviews Tomatometer 29% 1,000+ Ratings Audience Score Valerie Alston (Joanne Whalley-Kilmer) is placed on the jury for the criminal case of mob boss Rusty Pirone (Armand Assante), and it's not long before she is threatened by Pirone's right-hand man, Tom Vesey (William Hurt). Though it is clear to the 11 other members of the jury that Pirone is guilty, Valerie must convince them to find him innocent. If she doesn't, her son will be killed. Valerie is only following Vesey's orders out of fear, but her conscience begins to haunt her. Read More Read Less

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      John J Underrated thriller with a lot of twists. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/08/23 Full Review Steve D Been done better a million times and less predictably. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review dave j Monday, September 26, 2011 (1994) Trial By Jury DRAMA/ THRILLER Very standard crime drama, whereas at the beginning of the film, a witness gets himself killed while in police protection custody, sent by gangster Rusty Pirone, laughbly played by Armand Assante! Then the real story begins, starting with the Joanne Whalley character as Valerie Alston whose being slated for 'jury duty', on a case involving Rusty whose accused of several murders, random hits and assassinations. Placing Valerie and her oblivious underage son to get theatened, unless she sways her vote as well as others to vote for his acquitle, even though the evidence was heavily against him, putting her into a very complicated situation. Dumb, stupid and fake, whereas there's no servillance on the accused gangster, except on one lawyer(Gabriel Byrne) who appears to be the only person who could do something, not the police or anybody else, which includes the FBI, portraying police men as incompetent and almost nonexistent! A film that is supposed to generate some excitement but acts like a drama than as a thriller. Pretentious with plenty of loopholes, also starring is Oscar Award winner William Hurt as an corrupted ex-cop whose acting talents is totally wasted ! 1 out of 4 Rated 1 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member (First and only viewing - In my mid-twenties) Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Audience Member It was a good thriller. There were some pretty intense scenes. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Audience Member How to waste a great cast. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Lisa Schwarzbaum Entertainment Weekly Rated: D- Sep 7, 2011 Full Review Ed Gonzalez Apollo Guide The most frustrating aspect of this film is how it blatantly exploits its female characters. Rated: 40/100 Jul 25, 2001 Full Review Alison Macor Austin Chronicle Rated: 2/5 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Mal Vincent The Virginian-Pilot More correctly titled Trial by Melodrama... Rated: 2/4 Feb 25, 2022 Full Review Quentin Curtis Independent on Sunday Trial by Jury disintegrates after a promising opening. Dec 1, 2017 Full Review Rob Gonsalves Rob's Movie Vault The movie is far-fetched and contains some of the corniest dialogue heard in years. Rated: D Apr 9, 2007 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis Valerie Alston (Joanne Whalley-Kilmer) is placed on the jury for the criminal case of mob boss Rusty Pirone (Armand Assante), and it's not long before she is threatened by Pirone's right-hand man, Tom Vesey (William Hurt). Though it is clear to the 11 other members of the jury that Pirone is guilty, Valerie must convince them to find him innocent. If she doesn't, her son will be killed. Valerie is only following Vesey's orders out of fear, but her conscience begins to haunt her.
      Director
      Heywood Gould
      Distributor
      Warner Bros.
      Production Co
      Morgan Creek Productions
      Rating
      R
      Genre
      Mystery & Thriller
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Sep 9, 1994, Wide
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Oct 4, 2019
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $6.8M
      Runtime
      1h 42m
      Sound Mix
      Surround, Stereo
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