Feature Film Friday: Runaway Jury (2003)

I absolutely love thriller movies, especially if they involve journalism, the courts, and rogue justice seekers. I blame my dad. Thanks to him I’ve seen loads of cliche’ guy movies- The Magnificent Seven, The Great Escape, A Few Good Men, The Dirty Dozen, yup I’ve seem ’em all. Now don’t get me wrong my mom feeds my guy movie luvin’ too; without her I would have never seen Death Wish-and ever since I saw that flick I walk around NYC with a load of quarters in a sock tucked away in my pocket. In fact, it was my mom who gave me Runaway Jury as a gift way back in middle school. You know me too well mom. I loved it.

Despite my best efforts, I find writing a brief synopsis for Runaway Jury as easy as looking for vegetarian friendly food in a butchers shop. So I snatched the tagline from the IMDb description: “A juror on the inside and a woman on the outside manipulate a court trial involving a major gun manufacturer.” Not enough info for you? Well then, here’s the trailer:

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This drama/thriller is definitely worth seeing. The cast is stellar (hello- where else will you get Hackman and Hoffman on the same screen? and don’t get me started on Rachel and John!), and the scenes are electric!

Memorable Runaway Jury Quote:

Gentlemen, trials are too important to be left up to juries.

– Rankin Fitch

Feel free to comment below! What are your favorite films? Are you a fan of thrillers- which ones?

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