The Juror

1996
R
1h 58m

IMDb RATING

5.7/10

21K

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A juror in a Mafia trial is forced by a compulsive mob enforcer to convince the other jurors to vote not guilty.A juror in a Mafia trial is forced by a compulsive mob enforcer to convince the other jurors to vote not guilty.A juror in a Mafia trial is forced by a compulsive mob enforcer to convince the other jurors to vote not guilty.

Director
- Brian Gibson
Writers
- George Dawes Green
- Ted Tally
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

5.7/10

21K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

3,411

695

Director
- Brian Gibson
Writers
- George Dawes Green
- Ted Tally
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win & 3 nominations total

Trivia
This film features both James Gandolfini and Michael Rispoli playing mob/ underworld figures. Three years later, Gandolfini and Rispoli would appear together in HBO's acclaimed mafia series The Sopranos (1999) with each actor portraying the boss of the DiMeo crime family at varying times. When casting the series Sopranos' creator David Chase almost gave the lead role of Tony Soprano to Rispoli before finally giving it to Gandolfini.

Goofs
Jurors are sequestered, especially in high-profile cases where members of organized crime are involved, in order to avoid juror tampering.

Quotes
Teacher: Hey Joseph... look at your old man.
[Joseph sees Louie being blown up by a concealed bomb]

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Screamers/Richard III/Bed of Roses/Once Upon a Time When We Were Colored/Angels and Insects (1996)

Soundtracks
The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite
Written by Bill Berry (as William Berry), Peter Buck, Mike Mills & Michael Stipe
Performed by R.E.M.
Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records Inc.
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products

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Featured review

7/10

Great lead performances but...

This movie is enough to recommend on the strength of the acting from Moore, Gandolfini, and especially Alec Baldwin but it is a shame that some of the excesses and superfluousness (especially the unsatisfying escapade in Guatemala) could not have been cut out. Instead of more action it would have been interesting if the ethical aspect of a compromised juror (albeit unwillingly) could have been explored in the spirit of 12 Angry Men. Anyway, this movie still rates a 7/10 on the strength of some undeniable suspense and very strong acting especially from Baldwin.