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14th Nov 2024

A legal thriller movie with an A-list cast is on TV tonight

Stephen Porzio

The film comes from the writer of A Time to Kill and The Firm.

Our TV movie pick for tonight (Thursday, 14 November) is Runaway Jury, the 2003 legal thriller based on a novel by John Grisham (A Time to Kill, The Firm, The Pelican Brief).

The film takes place in the aftermath of a workplace shooting in New Orleans, where a trial against the gun manufacturer pits lawyer Wendell Rohr (Oscar-winner Dustin Hoffman) against shady jury consultant Rankin Fitch (Oscar-winner Gene Hackman).

The latter uses illegal means to stack the jury with people sympathetic to the defense.

“But when juror Nicholas Easter (John Cusack) and his girlfriend, Marlee (Rachel Weisz), reveal their ability to sway the jury into delivering any verdict they want, a high-stakes cat-and-mouse game begins,” the plot synopsis reads.

Released in 2003, Runaway Jury was well-liked by audiences and critics alike – with its pacing, performances and plot twists being singled out for praise.

Many considered it a worthy successor to the earlier and beloved Grisham legal thriller adaptations such as The Firm.

Runaway Jury is airing on TV tonight on the channel Legend at 9pm. It is also available to stream on Disney+.

Here are the other movies on TV this evening:

Terminator: Dark Fate – Film4 – 9pm

The pretty solid, most recent Terminator movie reboot.

Insidious: Chapter 2 – Sky Sci-Fi – 9pm

The disappointing sequel to the genuinely creepy original Insidious.

Blended – Comedy Central – 9pm

Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore reunited onscreen for this comedy mostly set at an African safari resort.

Boiling Point – Legend Xtra – 9pm

Not the excellent Stephen Graham chef movie but the ’90s action flick with Wesley Snipes and Dennis Hopper.

Far From the Madding Crowd – BBC Four – 9.15pm

Carey Mulligan stars in this 2015 adaptation of Thomas Hardy’s classic romantic drama novel.

Rocky V – ITV4 – 10.15pm

Widely considered the worst entry in the iconic boxing franchise.

War on the Range – Legend Xtra – 10.55pm

The great James Badge Dale (The Empty Man) stars in this 2015 Western.

Runner Runner – Legend – 11.25pm

A Princeton grad student (Justin Timberlake) gets taken under the wing of a Costa Rica-based online gambling tycoon (Ben Affleck) with a dark secret in this mid, if watchable, thriller.

Nomadland – Film4 – 11.35pm

This powerful 2020 drama about a grieving woman (Frances McDormand) who decides to travel around America as a nomad won three Oscars including Best Picture and Best Actress.

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