Runaway Jury

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.

A legal thriller that lands somewhere between crowd-pleaser and genuine drama — competent and entertaining, but not quite as sharp as it wants to be. Critics appreciated the central conceit of jury manipulation and the Hackman-Hoffman face-off, while noting the film leans heavily on contrivance to keep its gears turning.