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Runaway Jury (2003)

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Average Rating: 6.6/10
Reviews Counted: 154
Fresh: 112 | Rotten: 42

An implausible but entertaining legal thriller.

Average Rating: 6.6/10
Critic Reviews: 38
Fresh: 28 | Rotten: 10

An implausible but entertaining legal thriller.

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Three people attempt to bend justice for their own purposes in this drama based on the best-selling novel by John Grisham. After a man dies in a shooting incident, his wife files a lawsuit against the company that manufactured the gun, with her lawyer, Wendell Rohr (Dustin Hoffman), arguing that the firm in question knew the shop which sold the weapon was not following federal regulations pertaining to the sale of firearms. As the case goes to trial, the firearm manufacturer is taking no chances

PG-13, 2 hr. 7 min.

Mystery & Suspense, Drama

Directed By: Gary Fleder

Written By: Brian Koppelman, David Levien, Rick Cleveland, Matthew Chapman

In Theaters: Oct 17, 2003 Wide

On DVD: Feb 17, 2004

Box Office:$49.2M

20th Century Fox

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Cast

John Cusack
Nick Easter
Gene Hackman
Rankin Fitch
Dustin Hoffman
Wendell Rohr
Rachel Weisz
Marlee
Bruce Davison
Durwood Cable
Bruce McGill
Judge Harkin
Melora Walters
Jeremy Piven
Lawrence Green
Nick Searcy
Doyle
Stanley Anderson
Henry Jankle
Cliff Curtis
Frank Herrera
Nestor Serrano
Janovich
Leland Orser
Lamb
Jennifer Beals
Vanessa Lembeck
Gerry Bamman
Herman Grimes
Joanna Going
Celeste Wood
Bill Nunn
Lonnie Shaver
Juanita Jennings
Loreen Duke
Marguerite Moreau
Amanda Monroe
Nora Dunn
Stella Hulic
Guy Torry
Eddie Weese
Rusty Schwimmer
Millie Dupree
Rhoda Griffis
Rikki Coleman
Gary Grubbs
Dobbs
Dave Jensen
Shamburg
Mark Jeffrey Miller
Vaughn
Luis Guzman
Jerry Fernandez
Lori Heuring
Maxine
Carol Sutton
Lou Dell
Stuart Greer
Kincaid
Orlando Jones
Jerome
Jason Davis
Phillip Savelle
Michael Arata
Raines
Irene Ziegler
Peggy Grimes
Stephen Milton
Darren
Deacon Dawson
Hoppy Dupree
Corri English
Lydia Deets
Wayne Ferrara
Special Agent Novecki
Douglas M. Griffin
Terry Docken
Fahnlohnee R. Harris
Sylvia Deshazo

Critic Reviews for Runaway Jury

All Critics (166) | Top Critics (38) | Fresh (120) | Rotten (44) | DVD (39)

[T]his film ranks just below The Firm and The Client on the list of John Grisham-inspired thrillers, thumbs up.

October 27, 2003 Full Review Source: Ebert & Roeper

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Richard Roeper

Ebert & Roeper

Top Critic

A lot of famous faces populate the courtroom in this overplotted and farfetched tale of jury-tampering, but they and the horse they rode in on are all so mired in illogical, head-scratching incoherence, they need lawyers of their own.

October 23, 2003 Full Review Source: New York Observer

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Rex Reed

New York Observer

Top Critic

In spite of its cheesy plot twists, thoroughly second-rate direction, and criminally wasted ensemble, Runaway Jury adds up to a nice little gotcha! courtroom melodrama.

October 22, 2003 Full Review Source: Slate

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David Edelstein

Slate

Top Critic

Fleder's direction confirms the impression left by his previous films, Don't Say a Word and Kiss the Girls among them, that he's a hack.

October 22, 2003 Full Review Source: Salon.com

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Charles Taylor

Salon.com

Top Critic

A taut, escapist legal thriller.

October 17, 2003 Comment

Michael O'Sullivan

Washington Post

Top Critic

Efficient, precise, carefully calibrated and terrifically entertaining.

October 17, 2003 Comment

Ann Hornaday

Washington Post

Top Critic

Legal thriller isn't aimed at kids.

December 28, 2010 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

The kind of bracing psychological thriller that makes a case for the battle of ideas being every bit as thrilling as a great fight scene.

June 16, 2007 Comment

Prairie Miller

Long Island Press

...the best cinematic rendering of a Grisham novel ever, which is either saying a quite lot or very little at all, depending upon your view of things Grisham.

January 29, 2005 Full Review Source: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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Philip Martin

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Long after the more critically acclaimed dramas of 2003 are stuffed in a drawer and forgotten, it will still be delighting viewers in search of decent entertainment.

November 6, 2004 Full Review Source: Movie City News

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Douglas Pratt

Movie City News

The film's action is limited to repeatedly ransacking Cusack's apartment, and the plot is rife with Big-Brother-is-watching paranoia.

October 16, 2004 Full Review | Comment

Steve Crum

Kansas City Kansan Source: Kansas City Kansan

A frankly brilliant interpretation of a terrific story.

September 26, 2004 Full Review Source: FilmFocus

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Joe Utichi

FilmFocus

fast-paced and entertaining, but it doesn't have the sustained sense of menace of The Firm or the character development of The Pelican Brief

August 13, 2004 Comment

James Plath

Reel.com

The best Grisham adaptation yet, this one is definitely worth a look.

July 20, 2004 Full Review Source: FilmFocus

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Joe Utichi

FilmFocus

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Runaway Jury is another exaggerated courtroom thriller by John Grisham. When I say exaggerated, I mean that in the best possible way. It's all done for excitement and entertainment. Here we find a court case concerning an office shooting. The widow attempts to sue the gun company for liability. Meanwhile the gun

October 14, 2011

Luke Baldock

Super Reviewer

Loved the cast in this one, and the script per se is splendid as well. I've seen quite a few courtroom dramas in my days, and this definitely counts as one of the greatest. Sharp writing, delivered by top notch actors, puts it well above the standard. Because with talents like Gene Hackman, Dustin Hoffman, Rachel Weiz

May 5, 2007

Mike S

Super Reviewer

Runaway Jury Quotes

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1. Rankin Fitch: Everybody loses, just not me.
– Submitted by John P (4 days ago)
1. Rankin Fitch: What do you hope to achieve if you win? You gonna bring Jacob Wood back to life? No. You just ensure that his wife goes to the cemetery in a better car, and that the heel that she snaps on the way to the graveside belongs to a $1,200 shoe. You get your name in the paper. But Jacob Wood and all the other gun violence victims remain rotting in their crypts.
– Submitted by Lea L (8 months ago)
1. Rankin Fitch: Everybody has a secret they don't want you to find.
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1. Doyle: It's a set-up.
– Submitted by Lea L (8 months ago)
1. Marlee: Anybody can be gotten to.
– Submitted by Lea L (8 months ago)

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