Film

The Juror 1996

Directed by Brian Gibson

  • Thriller, Crime
  • 118 min
  • R

There is no defense.

Struggling single mother Annie Laird impulsively agrees to serve on a jury, hoping for a little excitement in her humdrum life. But she gets far more than she bargained for when she's forced to sacrifice the truth to save her son from the mob's seductive, psychotic enforcer.

ThrillerCrimebased on novel or bookcourt casejurorshomicideblackmailmafia bosstrialcoercionmurderjury dutymafiasingle mother

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Classical in form, earnest, grave and contemporary.

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  • earnestironic
  • gravecomic
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  • sparerichly built

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