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Runaway Jury (2003)

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Reviews Counted:148

Fresh:107

Rotten:41

Average Rating:6.6/10

Consensus: An implausible but entertaining legal thriller.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for violence, language and thematic elements

Runtime: 2 hrs 7 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:Oct 17, 2003 Wide

Box Office: $49,238,110

Synopsis: Trials are too important to be decided by juries. From master storyteller John Grisham ("The Firm," "The Pelican Brief") comes RUNAWAY JURY, a suspense-thriller about a high-priced and ruthless... Trials are too important to be decided by juries. From master storyteller John Grisham ("The Firm," "The Pelican Brief") comes RUNAWAY JURY, a suspense-thriller about a high-priced and ruthless jury "consultant" (Gene Hackman) who will stop at nothing to secure a verdict on an explosive trial. With lives and millions of dollars at stake, the fixer wages a deadly battle with a jury member (John Cusack), a mysterious woman (Rachel Weisz) and an honest lawyer (Dustin Hoffman). The film marks the first pairing of screen legends Gene Hackman and Dustin Hoffman. When a young widow in New Orleans brings a civil suit against the powerful corporate consortium she holds responsible for her husband's murder, she sets in motion a multi-million dollar case. But it's a suit that may be won even before it begins - based solely on the selection, manipulation and, ultimately, the attempted "theft" of the jury. Representing the widow is Wendall Rohr (Hoffman), a courtly Southern lawyer with a moral center and a heartfelt passion for the case he's presenting. His opponent is ostensibly the attorney representing the corporation. But in reality, defense counsel is only the front man for Rankin Fitch (Hackman), a brilliant and ruthless jury consultant. At a high tech command center set up in an old French Quarter warehouse, Fitch and his team work on the surveillance and assessment of potential jurors. He will know everything about their lives, and strategically manipulate the jury selection process. The only acceptable result is the perfect jury to vote in favor of his client. Fitch and Rohr soon realize they're not the only ones out to win the jury. One of the jurors, Nick Easter (Cusack), seems to have his own plan for swaying the panel. And a mysterious woman known only as Marlee (Weisz) contacts both Rohr and Fitch telling them the jury's for sale to either of them - and that the verdict won't come cheap. While the case is argued in court, a dangerous cat and mouse game begins to play out in New Orleans' French Quarter. Rohr's morality put to the test, and Fitch is poised to cross the line from selecting a jury to stealing it - no matter who gets hurt in the process. [More]

Starring: John Cusack, Gene Hackman, Dustin Hoffman, Rachel Weisz

Starring: John Cusack, Gene Hackman, Dustin Hoffman, Rachel Weisz, Bruce Davidson, Bruce McGill, Jeremy Piven, Nick Searcy, Stanley Anderson

Director: Gary Fleder

Director: Gary Fleder
Screenwriter: Brian Koppelman, David Levien, Rick Cleveland, Matthew Chapman
Producer: Arnon Milchan, Gary Fleder, Christopher Mankiewicz
Composer: Christopher Young
Studio: 20th Century Fox

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06/24/06
Geoff Andrew
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04/01/06
Empire Magazine

...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.

Full Review Source: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette | comment Comment
01/29/05
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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

Full Review Source: Kansas City Kansan | comment Comment
10/16/04
Steve Crum
Steve Crum
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10/07/04
Tony Medley
Tony Medley
tonymedley.com

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

Full Review Source: FilmFocus | comment Comment
07/20/04
Joe Utichi
Joe Utichi
FilmFocus
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04/09/04
Guardian [UK]

A guilty pleasure for some, a waste of time for most.

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02/13/04
Harry Guerin
Harry Guerin
RTE Interactive (Dublin, Ireland)

...the first adaptation of a John Grisham novel whose premise and doings I found didn't ring true for a second. Yet I enjoyed the film from beginning to end. Go figure.

Full Review Source: DVDTown.com | comment Comment
02/06/04
John J. Puccio
John J. Puccio
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01/17/04
Neil Norman
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01/16/04
Anton Bitel
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01/15/04
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01/13/04
BBC

'Buen thriller con una que otra vuelta de tornillo que seguramente dejará satisfecho a la mayoría'

Full Review Source: Moviola | comment Comment
01/09/04
Jorge Avila Andrade
Jorge Avila Andrade
Moviola

Lo que tambalea un poco es el final, porque como suele pasar en el cine de Hollywood las cosas se resuelven más fácilmente de lo que la verosimilitud indicaría...

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01/08/04
Enrique Buchichio
Enrique Buchichio
Uruguay Total

Runaway Jury... may not be art, but you won’t be bored.

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01/01/04
Daniel M. Kimmel
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette

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.

Full Review Source: Long Island Press | comment Comment
12/31/03
Prairie Miller
Prairie Miller
Long Island Press

A tepid legal thriller . . . madly edited, with serviceable performances and dialogue that’s snappy without being biting. . . . evades answering the moral questions it poses.

Full Review Source: Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Canada) | comment Comment
12/01/03
Brian Gibson
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