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Runaway Jury is a 2003 American film directed by Gary Fleder from a screenplay by Brian Koppelman and Matthew Chapman, based on the novel The Runaway Jury. It stars John Cusack, Gene Hackman, Dustin Hoffman and Rachel Weisz, and was produced by Fleder together with Arnon Milchan for 20th Century Studios. William Steinkamp edited the film and Christopher Young composed its score, with both the narrative and the filming set in New Orleans.
The film is classified as a trial and drama film, and separately listed under the genres Crime, Drama and Thriller. It was distributed by 20th Century Studios and Netflix in video on demand format.
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6.9After 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.
Cast
- John Cusack as Nick Easter
- Gene Hackman as Rankin Fitch
- Dustin Hoffman as Wendell Rohr
- Rachel Weisz as Marlee
- Bruce Davison as Durwood Cable
- Bruce McGill as Judge Harkin
Themes
- based on novel or book
- court case
- widow
- new orleans, louisiana
- manipulation
- jury
- gun violence
- jury tampering
- jury trial
- henchmen
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Ratings
IMDb
7.1/10
120,799 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
73%
Metacritic
61/100
- Year
- 2003
- Runtime
- 127 min
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- 1 win & 3 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Gary Fleder
- Screenplay by
- Brian Koppelman David Levien Rick Cleveland Matthew Chapman
- Based on
- The Runaway Jury , by John Grisham
- Produced by
- Gary Fleder Christopher Mankiewicz Arnon Milchan
- Starring
- John Cusack Gene Hackman Dustin Hoffman Rachel Weisz Bruce Davison Bruce McGill Jeremy Piven Nick Searcy
- Cinematography
- Robert Elswit
- Edited by
- William Steinkamp Jeff Williams
- Music by
- Christopher Young
- Production companies
- Regency Enterprises , New Regency
- Distributed by
- 20th Century Fox
- Release date
- October 17, 2003 ( 2003-10-17 )
- Running time
- 127 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $60 million
- Box office
- $80.2 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- The Runaway Jury
- Director
- Gary Fleder
- Screenwriter
- Matthew Chapman
- Composer
- Christopher Young
- Producer
- Arnon Milchan
- Production company
- 20th Century Studios
- Cinematographer
- Robert Elswit
- Narrative location
- New Orleans
- Filming location
- New Orleans
- Duration
- 122
- FilmAffinity ID
- 181057
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.therunawayjurymovie.com
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- publication date
- 2003-10-17
- title
- Runaway Jury
- film editor
- William Steinkamp
- distributed by
- Netflix
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 61/100
- capital cost
- 60000000
- box office
- 49443628
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Encyclopedic overview
Runaway Jury is a 2003 American legal thriller film directed by Gary Fleder and starring John Cusack, Gene Hackman, Dustin Hoffman and Rachel Weisz. An adaptation of John Grisham's 1996 novel The Runaway Jury, the film pits lawyer Wendell Rohr (Hoffman) against shady jury consultant Rankin Fitch (Hackman), who uses unlawful means to stack the jury with people sympathetic to the defense. Meanwhile, a high-stakes cat-and-mouse game begins when juror Nicholas Easter (Cusack) and his girlfriend Marlee (Weisz) appear to be able to sway the jury to deliver any verdict they want in a trial against a gun manufacturer.
The film was released on October 17, 2003, by 20th Century Fox. It received generally positive reviews from critics, but underperformed at the box office, grossing $80.2 million worldwide against a $60 million budget. It is Hackman's penultimate film.
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