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Trial by Jury

  • 19941994
  • RR
  • 1h 47m
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
1.9K
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POPULARITY
41,106
4,194
Gabriel Byrne, William Hurt, Joanne Whalley, and Armand Assante in Trial by Jury (1994)
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Valerie is a juror in the trial of a mob boss. When her young son's life is threatened, she has no option other than to see that justice isn't done.Valerie is a juror in the trial of a mob boss. When her young son's life is threatened, she has no option other than to see that justice isn't done.Valerie is a juror in the trial of a mob boss. When her young son's life is threatened, she has no option other than to see that justice isn't done.
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
1.9K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
41,106
4,194
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    • Director
      • Heywood Gould
    • Writers
      • Jordan Katz
      • Heywood Gould
    • Stars
      • Joanne Whalley
      • Armand Assante
      • Gabriel Byrne
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Heywood Gould
    • Writers
      • Jordan Katz
      • Heywood Gould
    • Stars
      • Joanne Whalley
      • Armand Assante
      • Gabriel Byrne
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 22User reviews
    • 17Critic reviews

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    Trial By Jury
    Trailer 1:49
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    Gabriel Byrne, Armand Assante, and Richard Portnow in Trial by Jury (1994)
    William Hurt and Joanne Whalley in Trial by Jury (1994)
    Joanne Whalley in Trial by Jury (1994)
    Kathleen Quinlan, Joanne Whalley, and Jack Gwaltney in Trial by Jury (1994)
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    Gabriel Byrne and Joanne Whalley in Trial by Jury (1994)
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    Top cast

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    Joanne Whalley
    Joanne Whalley
    • Valerie Alston
    • (as Joanne Whalley-Kilmer)
    Armand Assante
    Armand Assante
    • Rusty Pirone
    Gabriel Byrne
    Gabriel Byrne
    • Daniel Graham
    William Hurt
    William Hurt
    • Tommy Vesey
    Kathleen Quinlan
    Kathleen Quinlan
    • Wanda
    Margaret Whitton
    Margaret Whitton
    • Jane Lyle, Juror
    Ed Lauter
    Ed Lauter
    • John Boyle
    Richard Portnow
    Richard Portnow
    • Leo Greco
    Lisa Arrindell
    Lisa Arrindell
    • Eleanor Lyons
    • (as Lisa Arrindell Anderson)
    Jack Gwaltney
    Jack Gwaltney
    • Teddy Parnell
    Graham Jarvis
    Graham Jarvis
    • Mr. Duffy, Foreman
    William R. Moses
    William R. Moses
    • Paul Baker, Juror
    Joe Santos
    Joe Santos
    • Johnny Verona
    Beau Starr
    Beau Starr
    • Phillie
    Bryan Shilowich
    Bryan Shilowich
    • Robbie, Valerie's Son
    Stuart Whitman
    Stuart Whitman
    • Emmett, Valerie's Father
    Kevin Ramsey
    Kevin Ramsey
    • Edmund
    Fiona Gallagher
    • Camille, Juror
    • Director
      • Heywood Gould
    • Writers
      • Jordan Katz
      • Heywood Gould
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Final film of Margaret Whitton.
    • Quotes

      Tommy Vesey: The name of the game, Valerie, is not who dies but who dies first. That'll be your boy.

    • Soundtracks
      All The Way
      Written by Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen

      Published by Maraville Music Corp.

    User reviews22

    Review
    Top review
    5/10
    Courtroom thriller that leaves a lot to be desired
    TRIAL BY JURY has quite a bad reputation. It has a score of 5,3 and only 20 reviews to date, all this would lead to a terrible movie. As for me, I decided to watch it the day it was announced that William Hurt died and I had to celebrate his career somehow.

    Valerie Alston (Joanne Whalley) is a juror on jury duty in a trial where Daniel Graham (Gabriel Byrne) is determined to put crime boss Rusty Pirone (Armand Assante) behind bars. After a failed trial Pirone sends an henchman, former cop Tommy Vesey (Hurt) for trying to get off his charges, and Vesey will warn Valerie that unless she cooperates the Pirone family will murder her son. So she hasn't any other choice than take her kid to grandpa (Stuart Whitman in one of his last movies) and hope that the jury votes her way while Vesey will have a change of heart and tries to protect Valerie.

    With such an excellent cast full of well known names and that premise it could have been a good movie, right? Well, you are wrong. The plot was confusing most of the time and I thought they must have heavily edited it before the release, while the acting was probably the only good thing about this movie especially by Whalley and Hurt. The script too looked like it had lots of re-writes and at times the pacing was dull.

    Overall, not that terrible but a misfire for the reasons mentioned above. There have been lots of great courtroom dramas and two years later they made a movie pretty much identical to this one but better: THE JUROR with Demi Moore and Alec Baldwin. This instead is only of interest if you are a fan of some members of the cast.
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    • bellino-angelo2014
    • Apr 15, 2022

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 9, 1994 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Masumiyetin bedeli
    • Filming locations
      • Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Production company
      • Morgan Creek Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $6,971,777
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $2,855,852
      • Sep 11, 1994
    • Gross worldwide
      • $6,971,777
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 47 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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