Storyline
A juror on the inside and a woman on the outside manipulate a court trial involving a major gun manufacturer.
Directors
Cast
Nestor Serrano, Dustin Hoffman, Cliff Curtis, Afemo Omilami, Margo Moorer, Zach Hanner, Jennifer Beals, David Dwyer, Mike Pniewski, Stuart Greer, Nora Dunn, Leland Orser, Jeremy Piven, Joe Chrest, Ned Bellamy, Orlando Jones, Rhoda Griffis, Rachel Weisz, Nick Searcy, Gary Grubbs, David Jensen, Michael Arata, Celia Weston, Bruce McGill, Carol Sutton, Luis Guzmán, Ted Manson, Lara Grice, Douglas M. Griffin, Margaret Lawhon, John Cusack, Lance E. Nichols, Eric Paulsen, Juanita Jennings, Joanna Going, Jason Davis, Bruce Davison, Marcus Hester, Gerry Bamman, Peter Jurasik, Rusty Schwimmer, Gene Hackman, Dylan McDermott, Bill Nunn, Lori Heuring, David Ramsey, Wayne Ferrara, Deneen Tyler, Marguerite Moreau, Irene Ziegler, Marco St. John, Guy Torry, Don Henderson Baker, Andrea Powell, Corri English, Cedric Pendleton, Fahnlohnee R. Harris, Deacon Dawson, Bernard Hocke, Adella Gautier, Stanley Anderson, Shannon Eubanks, Mark Jeffrey Miller, Danny Kamin, Elizabeth Omilami, Don Hood, Ed Nelson, Henry Darrow, Xuan Van Nguyen, Barret O'Brien, Michelle M. Miller, Lark Marie Fall, Elliott Street, Loren Kinsella, Wayne Roberts, Harvey Reaves, Mark Krasnoff, Christopher Mankiewicz, Perry Brown, Claudia Coffee, Charlie Detraz, Sally Ann Roberts, Kathy Seiden, Jack Massey
Trailer
Reviews
83
Entertainment Weekly
The already heavy-footed clomp of Grisham's declamatory storytelling style has been given an extra-thick-soled, wing-tipped, liberal-leaning, reality-tampering kick thanks to a screenplay credited to four writers.
80
Like a juicy steak served to a man suffering on a diet of micro-greens and tofu, Runaway Jury will be devoured by fans of movie melodramas.
75
Chicago Tribune
It's suspenseful. Fleder and his able cast deliver a brisk, entertaining story that, despite straining credulity at times, earns a positive verdict -- no undue audience-rigging required.
70
Variety
With the standard Grisham formula having grown stale after so many books and film versions, Jury introduces ingredients that add zest to the old recipe and, in cinematic terms, open up increased possibilities for intrigue and narrative layering.
63
ReelViews
The film has its share of high points, but the flaws are frustratingly obvious and impossible to overlook.
