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.
Acting
Hackman's unhinged jury whisperer vs. Hoffman's sweaty integrity.
Writing
Grisham adaptation that actually improves the book's ending.
Direction
Fleder milks every sweaty New Orleans corridor for tension.
Director
Gary Fleder
John Cusack
Nick Easter
Gene Hackman
Rankin Fitch
Dustin Hoffman
Wendell Rohr
Rachel Weisz
Marlee
Bruce Davison
Durwood Cable
Bruce McGill
Judge Harkin
Jeremy Piven
Lawrence Green
Leland Orser
Lamb
Nick Searcy
Doyle
Nestor Serrano
Janovich
Stanley Anderson
Henry Jankle
Cliff Curtis
Frank Herrera
Rusty Schwimmer
Millie Dupree
Gerry Bamman
Herman Grimes
Jennifer Beals
Vanessa Lembeck
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Grisham hated the book's ending so much he let the film change it—the rare adaptation he preferred.
Released during the 2002-2004 wave of gun liability cases; the NRA's real 'jury consultants' made Fitch almost documentary.
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