Runaway Jury
23,676
Drama. Mystery
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 ... [+]
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United States | The Washington Post | "Efficient, precise, carefully calibrated and terrifically entertaining." | POS |
United States | Rolling Stone | "Runaway Jury doesn't have the guts for a real debate. Too bad. It robs the film of something essential: a point." | NEU |
United States | USA Today | "Watching a movie this impersonal play out for 127 minutes is like being sequestered in a dingy motel without a six-pack (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)" | NEU |
United States | Village Voice | "It's proof, if any is needed, that Grisham knows more about bestsellerdom than he does about law" | NEG |
United States | Chicago Tribune | "Fleder and his able cast deliver a brisk, entertaining story that, despite straining credulity at times, earns a positive verdict." | POS |
United Kingdom | Time Out | "This slick suspenser is certainly hokum, but it passes the time enjoyably enough." | NEU |
United States | The New York Times | "A picture so full of pyrotechnics it could be charged with arson." | NEU |
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