"Trials are too important to be decided by juries."

2003

2h 7m

6.9(1408 votes)

Drama

Thriller

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.

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Cast & Crew

84 members

Acting

John Cusack

Nick Easter

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Gene Hackman

Rankin Fitch

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Dustin Hoffman

Wendell Rohr

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Rachel Weisz

Marlee

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Bruce Davison

Durwood Cable

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Bruce McGill

Judge Harkin

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Jeremy Piven

Lawrence Green

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Leland Orser

Lamb

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Nick Searcy

Doyle

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Nestor Serrano

Janovich

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Stanley Anderson

Henry Jankle

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Cliff Curtis

Frank Herrera

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Rusty Schwimmer

Millie Dupree

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Gerry Bamman

Herman Grimes

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Jennifer Beals

Vanessa Lembeck

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Luis Guzmán

Jerry Fernandez

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Guy Torry

Eddie Weese

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Rhoda Griffis

Rikki Coleman

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Bill Nunn

Lonnie Shaver

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Marguerite Moreau

Amanda Monroe (Fitch's Assistant)

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Juanita Jennings

Loreen Duke

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Nora Dunn

Stella Hulic

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Joanna Going

Celeste Wood

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Jason Davis

Phillip Savelle

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Xuan Van Nguyen

Henry Wu

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Carol Sutton

Lou Dell

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Dylan McDermott

Jacob Wood (victim)

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Deacon Dawson

Hoppy Dupree

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David Ramsey

Jimmy Hoke

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Ned Bellamy

Jerome

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Orlando Jones

Russell

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Margo Moorer

Kaufman

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David Dwyer

Birk

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Michael Arata

Raines

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Wayne Ferrara

Agent Novecki

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Fahnlohnee R. Harris

Sylvia Deshazo

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Corri English

Lydia Deets

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Douglas M. Griffin

Terry Docken

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Deneen Tyler

Receptionist

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Zach Hanner

Ted

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Andrea Powell

Deborah

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Ted Manson

Pulaski

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David Jensen

Shamburg

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Lori Heuring

Maxine

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Adella Gautier

Voodoo Shopkeeper

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Afemo Omilami

SUV Driver

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Barret O'Brien

Techie

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Michelle M. Miller

Reporter #1

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Eric Paulsen

Reporter #2

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Margaret Lawhon

Reporter #3

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Gary Grubbs

Dobbs

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Lark Marie Fall

Singing Woman

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Marco St. John

Daley

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Henry Darrow

Sebald

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Don Henderson Baker

Thernstrom

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Danny Kamin

Cash

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Lance E. Nichols

Agent Shield

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Elliott Street

Ringwald

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Mike Pniewski

Strode

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Joe Chrest

Owens

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Marcus Hester

Kyle Murphy

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Mark Jeffrey Miller

Vaughn

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Stuart Greer

Kincaid

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Lara Grice

Blonde Decoy

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Peter Jurasik

Professor Phelan

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Shannon Eubanks

Phyllis

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Celia Weston

Mrs. Brandt

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Harvey Reaves

Agent Crowley

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Irene Ziegler

Peg Grimes

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Ed Nelson

George Dressler

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Bernard Hocke

Mason Foley

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Loren Kinsella

Cafe Waitress

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Wayne Roberts

Clerk

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Mark Krasnoff

Aggressive Reporter

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Production

Christopher Mankiewicz

Bartender

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Cedric Pendleton

Homeboy

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Perry Brown

Potential Juror #1

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Don Hood

Potential Juror #2

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Elizabeth Omilami

Potential Juror #3

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Claudia Coffee

Reporter #4

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Charlie Detraz

Reporter #5

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Sally Ann Roberts

Reporter with Cable

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Kathy Seiden

Kathy

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Jack Massey

Henry Wood

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