Synopsis
Trials are too important to be decided by juries.
A juror on the inside and a woman on the outside manipulate a court trial involving a major gun manufacturer.
2003 Directed by Gary Fleder
A juror on the inside and a woman on the outside manipulate a court trial involving a major gun manufacturer.
John Cusack Gene Hackman Dustin Hoffman Rachel Weisz Bruce Davison Bruce McGill Jeremy Piven Nick Searcy Stanley Anderson Cliff Curtis Nestor Serrano Leland Orser Jennifer Beals Gerry Bamman Joanna Going Marguerite Moreau Juanita Jennings Bill Nunn Luis Guzmán Dylan McDermott Guy Torry Rusty Schwimmer Rhoda Griffis Jason Davis Xuan Van Nguyen Nora Dunn Carol Sutton Deacon Dawson David Ramsey Show All…
Charlie Brewer Ron Stein Robert Apisa Joe Bucaro III John Cenatiempo Jeff Galpin Billy D. Lucas Dana Stein
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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?!
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…
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.
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…
One of the last great 90s crowd pleasers. It just happened to come out in 2003.
“Trials are too important to be left up to juries.”
An underrated gem in the Grisham novel-to-movie genre. This 12 Angry Men meets Enemy of The State functions as a solid imitation 90’s thriller.
The movie is engaging over the first hour and explores some interesting themes of justice and how it can be manipulated in the name of self-interest.
As engaging as the story is aspects of the plot are flimsy and rushed. The central mystery of who everyone is and what their intentions are gets played out quickly over the first hour. Yet somehow the ending feels unfinished and dissatisfying, kinda like a Rubik’s cube solver who ferociously completes half the puzzle in 10 seconds but then stutters to an incomplete ending. All the pieces just don’t line up.
It’s still great fun though.
Every time this is on the television, my wife and I end up watching it. We've now seen it countless times, but with a cast this good it seems silly not to watch it.
A courtroom drama with a social agenda and a stunning twist in the tail is played out beautifully by a cast full of Oscar Winners. Gene Hackman, Dustin Hoffman, Rachel Weisz, along with one of my favorites John Cusack play an intricate game of cat and mouse set against the backdrop of a case involving a gun company. There are serious questions asked, but this is all about blame and how to assign it. It also takes an in-depth look into jury consultants and the covert…
Been a long ass time since the last time I watched this one.
I still really like it. 4 stars may be a bit night, but Gene Hackman alone makes it worth an extra star so I’m cool with it.
Hackman, now that I think of it, really is one of my favorite actors. The dude just nails every role. He is also one of those performers that brings a weight to every role. I don’t know if that is the best way to describe it… when I see he is in a film it always gets my attention.
I may have to do a Gene Hackman favorites list soon. Dude is a legend.
Also… Rachel Weisz will always live…
An adaptation from John Grisham’s novel, this courtroom drama/ thriller keeps you engaged with its solid clever script with good twists and turns, despite being over dramatic and superficial at times. Gene Hackman outperforms the cast with his forceful performance. John Cusack and Rachel Weisz are good. Nothing exceptional, but a pretty good watch.
I believe in a world without guns
First time watch: August 2020
Source: Amazon Prime
The purchase of a verdict
Runaway Jury is a John Grisham legal thriller film adaptation directed by Gary Fleder (Kiss the Girls) and starring the talents of Dustin Hoffman, Gene Hackman, Rachel Weisz and John Cusack to name a few. The plot focuses on the control of a court verdict via the selection and manipulation of a jury.
It's easy to pass this film off as being over dramatic and too convenient but beyond that there is a tight and clever script that nails its premise and is performed strongly by a talented and experienced cast. It's a game of chess with all participants carefully…
Gentlemen, trials are too important to be left up to juries. There you go. Take it with a few pinches of salt and you'll get the fun kind of Hollywood nonsense. About buying verdicts through jury manipulation. Good, bad, those in between; everybody's involved, the highest bidder wins. Moral dilemma's arise in a courtroom thriller that hardly wastes time. No legal mumbo jumbo to slow things down, not too long anyway, Fleder is to the point and on to the next, always pushing the story forward. Brisk editing, nice camerawork every now and then and even a decent score make for a surprisingly dynamic film. Add a pretty impressive cast, although none of them are really being challenged here, and you have two hours of pure entertainment. Hackman versus Hoffman, right? Yeah, the best scene is not in court, it's in a bathroom.
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Watched: 1/31
Runaway Jury is a court case drama thriller with back and forth twists and turns that will keep you lured in until the final verdict. The film boasts an array of talent and features an acting duo that I strongly admire from other beloved movies I have watched with John Cusack and Rachel Weisz. Their plot to takedown a firearms company and defendant Fitch (Gene Hackman) is captivating as they hide their agenda and conceal a member into the jury to have influence over every decision. At times the story definitely…