Runaway Jury

2003

Action / Crime / Drama / Thriller

41
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 75% · 159 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 75% · 50K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.1/10 10 119937 119.9K

based on novel or book court case gun rampage widow firearm new orleans, louisiana

Plot summary

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.

Director

Gary Fleder Photo
Gary Fleder

Top cast

Nick Searcy Photo
Nick Searcy as Doyle
Nora Dunn Photo
Nora Dunn as Stella Hulic
Orlando Jones Photo
Orlando Jones as Russell
Nestor Serrano Photo
Nestor Serrano as Janovich
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
1.07 GB
1280*544
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
2 hr 7 min
Seeds 16
2.05 GB
1920*816
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
2 hr 7 min
Seeds 46

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by andi_cimpean 8 / 10

2025 - Gene Hackman passed away

I watched this movie in feb-march 2025, after Gene Hackman's death. Such a good actor, simply wow!The simplicity, but still. The actors, the times.2003 was such a good year for this kind of a movie. Only 22 years, but it's like forever.I've never seen a movie like this before. Very interesting, well done, a real classic in our days.Netflix suggested me this movie in memoriam Gene Hackman and it was so nice. I watched thinking about how life is so fragile. Today you are big star, tommorow you are found dead in your house, after a coupe of weeks. I'm really sorry about his death, but 95 yo?! Good man.Rest in peace, Gene!
Reviewed by atlasmb 6 / 10

Missed Opportunity

This film deviates from the Grisham novel and, as a result, suffers slightly. A story about the manipulation of juries is a good idea, but the film is about the gun industry so it muddies the water, wavering between jury issues and product manufacturing issues and the politics of gun rights.Still, there is a stellar cast. John Cusack and Rachel Weisz play interesting characters. Their motives are not revealed until late in the story. Gene Hackman and Dustin Hoffman, as opposing forces, are fun to watch, though Hoffman employs a southern accent that puts a little too much "Tootsie" in his role; I found it somewhat distracting.For a look at how better to adapt a Grisham story, see "The Firm", also with Hackman.
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