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Dominican Rep. Runaway Jury
- Original title
- Runaway Jury
- Year
- 2003
- Running time
- 123 min.
- Country
United States- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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John Cusack
Gene Hackman
Dustin Hoffman
Rachel Weisz
Bruce Davison
Bruce McGill
Jeremy Piven
Jennifer Beals
Joanna Going
Nick Searcy
Stanley Anderson
Cliff Curtis
Leland Orser
Nestor Serrano
Lori Heuring- See all credits
- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Drama. Mystery | Courtroom Drama / Lawyers
- Movie Groups
- John Grisham Adaptations
- Synopsis
- 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, 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, 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, seems to have his own plan for swaying the panel. And a mysterious woman known only as Marlee 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.
- Critics' reviews
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"Efficient, precise, carefully calibrated and terrifically entertaining."
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"It's proof, if any is needed, that Grisham knows more about bestsellerdom than he does about law"
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"Fleder and his able cast deliver a brisk, entertaining story that, despite straining credulity at times, earns a positive verdict."
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- Ranking Lists Position
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- 63 My Top 10 Movies from 2003 (35)
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