6.5
The Idiot
1946
“Trials are too important to be decided by juries.”
Runaway Jury (2003)
January 16, 20032h 7mEN
6.9
1.5K votes
Overview
After 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.
Director
Gary FlederWriters
Where to Watch
Streaming availability for India
Stream
Top Billed Cast
Status
Released
Original Language
French
Budget
$60.0M
Revenue
$80.2M
Production Companies
New Regency PicturesRegency Enterprises
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User Reviews
CinemaSerf
6.0This offers quite an interesting look at just how seriously big business takes the selection of a jury, when large amounts of money are at stake. Gene Hackman is "Fitch", a man who makes a very good living acting on behalf of these organisations. His job is to probe into the private lives of prospective jurors, of their loves, peccadillos, politics - looking for weaknesses or reasons not to select them. This case involves one of the most contentious in the US pantheon of criminal law - the right to bear arms, and it falls to "Rohr" (Dustin Hoffman) to bring an action against a weapons manufact…
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