Directed by Gary Fleder
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.
John Cusack Gene Hackman Dustin Hoffman Rachel Weisz Bruce Davison Bruce McGill Jeremy Piven Leland Orser Nick Searcy Nestor Serrano Stanley Anderson Cliff Curtis Rusty Schwimmer Gerry Bamman Jennifer Beals Luis Guzmán Guy Torry Rhoda Griffis Bill Nunn Marguerite Moreau Juanita Jennings Nora Dunn Joanna Going Jason Davis Xuan Van Nguyen Carol Sutton Dylan McDermott Deacon Dawson David Ramsey Show All…
Billy D. Lucas Joe Bucaro III Ron Stein Dana Stein Jeff Galpin Robert Apisa Charlie Brewer John Cenatiempo
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they named the goth character lydia deets and just assumed no one would notice? they straight up just ripped off beetlejuice for an irrelevant side character with 2 lines?!
It’s time stamped with early 2000’s filmmaking but Runaway Jury’s superb cast elevates it so much. It’s an entertaining B grade courtroom drama thriller that is worth a watch on a rainy afternoon.
One of the last great 90s crowd pleasers. It just happened to come out in 2003.
Boy! Where or how do I begin with this one? What about the fact this is perhaps one of the most stacked and star studded film based on any John Grisham movie or even a court room drama since 12 Angry Men or Judgement In Nuremberg, I was surprised as every lowkey or big name (especially at the time) started showing up in the credits. It was insane! And they all get their chance to deliver, though as to be expected Gene Hackman, John Cusack, Rachel Weisz, Dustin Hoffman and even Jeremy Piven get to shine the most. Each of their characters were written in a way that added much to the excitement and the thrills as you were seeing…
was nuance not a thing in 2003? this movie ends with the bad guy screaming and the good guys smiling and nodding at each other and then a pop song plays and everybody clapped
Rankin Fitch is so novel-named character lol I cant explain why.
Bad writing,amazing cast, slightly enjoyable
There are probably better ways I could have honoured the legacy of Gene Hackman, but this is the one I chose. The God Hackman at least keeps up his end of the bargain, offering his usual powerhouse presence within a less-than-clever John Grisham story and against the busy, hapless direction of Gary Fleder (who???). Highlighted by a one-scene Hackman/Dustin Hoffman confrontation - this movie’s B-minus answer to the Heat diner scene. Hilarious how Hoffman basically gives up on his New Orleans accent about halfway through.
Enormously enjoyable Grisham legal thriller, that I am nonetheless docking for the casting of a nearly asleep Dustin Hoffman as a simple, LOU-EAZZEEE-ANA style liberal country lawyer. Doubly so when he has to face-off against Hackman, who even this close to retirement is throwing GAS, high and tight throughout this whole movie.
A reluctant juror and a mysterious woman seem to be coordinating in an attempt to influence the outcome of an important trial about a gun manufacturer's liability regarding a mass shooting in a stock brokerage firm.
Written, shot, and acted with the utmost professionalism, "Runaway Jury" is much better than it has any right to be considering the fact that it's based on another John Grisham potboiler. Gary Fleder doesn't try to reinvent the wheel but directs this adaptation crisply and effectively, streamlining the potentially headache-inducing plot and letting the superb cast to do most of the heavy lifting. Despite its two hours plus runtime, the pace is relentless and there is very little fat to be found. Of course…
For those who like courtroom dramas, this is a must see, especially when it comes to juries. BUT this isn't a film like 12 Angry Men (1957), this is about how juries can be manipulated.
Rankin Fitch: "... How did you swing 'em, huh? How did you swing 'em your way? I heard you got ten votes. How'd you do that?"
Nicholas Easter: "I didn't swing anything. I just stopped you from stealing the thing. We let 'em vote their hearts. That means you lose. Enjoy your drink."
I thoroughly enjoyed Runaway Jury on the whole. It is a very stylish and well-acted film that never tries to be the definitive courtroom drama. What makes the film different is that…
Runaway Jury is an entertaining, never boring old-school legal thriller. The plot is kinda far-fetched & twist is cheesy but the subject matter is still relevant & it's competently made with fantastic cast.