Runaway Jury poster
Screenplay Brian Koppelman, David Levien, Matthew Chapman, Rick Cleveland
Director Gary Fleder

Runaway Jury

Tagline: Trials are too important to be decided by juries.

Release Date: 2003-01-16

Duration: 127 minutes

Synopsis

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.

Casting

  • Rachel Weisz
    Marlee
  • John Cusack
    Nick Easter
  • Jeremy Piven
    Lawrence Green
  • Gene Hackman
    Rankin Fitch
  • Bruce McGill
    Judge Harkin
  • Dustin Hoffman
    Wendell Rohr
  • Jennifer Beals
    Vanessa Lembeck
  • Orlando Jones
    Russell
  • Nick Searcy
    Doyle
  • Marguerite Moreau
    Amanda Monroe (Fitch's Assistant)