Runaway Jury
Trials are too important to be decided by juries.
6.9 / 10
127 minutes
2003-01-16
English
US
Actors :
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
Description
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.
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CinemaSerf
9/6/2022, 11:32:32 AM
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...