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Runaway Jury (2003)

16/01/2003 (US)Drama, Thriller2h 7m
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Trials are too important to be decided by juries.

Overview

After a workplace shooting in New Orleans, a trial against the gun manufacturer pits lawyer Wendell Rohr against shady jury consultant Rankin Fitch, who uses illegal means to stack the jury with people sympathetic to the defense. But when juror Nicholas Easter and his girlfriend Marlee reveal their ability to sway the jury into delivering any verdict they want, a high-stakes cat-and-mouse game begins.

    Top Billed Cast

    1. John Cusack

      John Cusack

      Nick Easter

    2. Gene Hackman

      Gene Hackman

      Rankin Fitch

    3. Dustin Hoffman

      Dustin Hoffman

      Wendell Rohr

    4. Rachel Weisz

      Rachel Weisz

      Marlee

    5. Bruce Davison

      Bruce Davison

      Durwood Cable

    6. Bruce McGill

      Bruce McGill

      Judge Harkin

    7. Jeremy Piven

      Jeremy Piven

      Lawrence Green

    8. Leland Orser

      Leland Orser

      Lamb

    9. Nick Searcy

      Nick Searcy

      Doyle

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    A review by CinemaSerf

    6.0
    Written by CinemaSerf on Sep 6, 2022

    This offers quite an interesting look at just how seriously big business takes the selection of a jury, when large amounts of money are at stake. Gene Hackman is "Fitch", a man who makes a very good living acting on behalf of these organisations. His job is to probe into the private lives of prospective jurors, of their loves, peccadillos, politics - looking for weaknesses or reasons not to select them. This case involves one of the most contentious in the US pantheon of criminal law - the right to bear arms, and it falls to "Rohr" (Dustin Hoffman) to bring an action against a weapons manufact...

    StatusReleased

    Original LanguageEnglish

    Budget$60,000,000.00

    Revenue$80,154,140.00

    Keywords

    • based on novel or book
    • court case
    • widow
    • new orleans, louisiana
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    • arms industry
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    • courtroom drama
    • mass shooting
    • legal thriller
    • corporate lawyer
    • conman
    • gun death
    • jury consultant
    • reading people
    • trial science
    • jury selection
    • wrongful death case
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    • firearms / gun manufacturer