A juror in a Mafia trial is forced to convince the other jurors to vote not guilty by an obsessive mob enforcer.A juror in a Mafia trial is forced to convince the other jurors to vote not guilty by an obsessive mob enforcer.A juror in a Mafia trial is forced to convince the other jurors to vote not guilty by an obsessive mob enforcer.
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
19K
YOUR RATING
- Director
- Writers
- George Dawes Green(novel)
- Ted Tally(screenplay)
- Stars
Top credits
- Director
- Writers
- George Dawes Green(novel)
- Ted Tally(screenplay)
- Stars
- Awards
- 1 win & 2 nominations
Videos1
- Director
- Writers
- George Dawes Green(novel)
- Ted Tally(screenplay)
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
- All cast & crew
Storyline
When Annie Laird is selected as a juror in a big Mafia trial, she is forced by someone known as "The Teacher" to persuade the other jurors to vote "not guilty". He threatens to kill her son if she doesn't commit. When the trial is over, he can't let her go... —Thomas Meyer <i03a@zfn.uni-bremen.de>
- Taglines
- There is no defense.
- Genres
- Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated R for violence, language and sexuality
- Parents guide
Did you know
- TriviaThe film's production secretary, Gary R. Wordham, also played the flirting intern at the hospital. His name is also on the passport that the Teacher uses when he flies to Guatemala.
- GoofsWhen Mark is threatening to run Oliver over and misses at the last minute, Annie looks over her right shoulder and sighs with relief. In the next shot, she's leaning over her left shoulder on the car seat.
- SoundtracksThe 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
Top review
Average potboiler is too far-fetched to be convincing...
Obviously aimed for those who love the John Grisham type of thriller, THE JUROR has all the elements for a suspenseful film about jury tampering amid the trial of a Mafia boss, but doesn't quite reach its full potential. Perhaps the climactic showdown in Guatemala is where the story really runs into trouble finding a proper conclusion.
DEMI MOORE remains rather detached in her role as a young woman who is approached by ALEC BALDWIN for seemingly innocent purposes, when it turns out that he is actually someone called "The Teacher" assigned to get her to sway the others on the jury to vote for an acquittal.
He's so menacing (and Baldwin does "menacing" as well as any method actor available), that she reluctantly does her best to persuade the jurors to change their votes. Fortunately, these lamebrains have no capacity for thinking because it seems the lawyers have done an excellent job of finding the dumbest panel imaginable. But the story doesn't end with Moore influencing the verdict. That's just the beginning of even more peril for her.
It's the kind of film that works up to a point. But once the plot deals with further issues, it really gets out of hand. MOORE gives one of her less impressive performances, barely looking like a damsel in distress at any point. However, it's ALEC BALDWIN who makes the deepest impression with his sadistic villainy. He's never been one of my favorite persons (off the screen) but I have to admit he can play lowlifes with the best of them.
It's an average thriller, too lengthy for its own good and with an ending that should have been rewritten to make it more believable.
DEMI MOORE remains rather detached in her role as a young woman who is approached by ALEC BALDWIN for seemingly innocent purposes, when it turns out that he is actually someone called "The Teacher" assigned to get her to sway the others on the jury to vote for an acquittal.
He's so menacing (and Baldwin does "menacing" as well as any method actor available), that she reluctantly does her best to persuade the jurors to change their votes. Fortunately, these lamebrains have no capacity for thinking because it seems the lawyers have done an excellent job of finding the dumbest panel imaginable. But the story doesn't end with Moore influencing the verdict. That's just the beginning of even more peril for her.
It's the kind of film that works up to a point. But once the plot deals with further issues, it really gets out of hand. MOORE gives one of her less impressive performances, barely looking like a damsel in distress at any point. However, it's ALEC BALDWIN who makes the deepest impression with his sadistic villainy. He's never been one of my favorite persons (off the screen) but I have to admit he can play lowlifes with the best of them.
It's an average thriller, too lengthy for its own good and with an ending that should have been rewritten to make it more believable.
helpful•76
- Doylenf
- Sep 12, 2006
Details
Box office
- Budget
- $44,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $22,754,725
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $8,411,178
- Feb 4, 1996
- Gross worldwide
- $22,754,725
- Runtime1 hour 58 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
Contribute to this page
Suggest an edit or add missing content

Recently viewed
Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.