Runaway Jury is a 2003 English-language Drama Thriller movie written by John Grisham, Brian Koppelman, David Levien, Rick Cleveland, Matthew Chapman, Jeffrey Downer, Gary Fleder, Christopher Mankiewicz, Arnon Milchan and Steven Brown. The movie is directed by Gary Fleder and produced by Gary Fleder, Christopher Mankiewicz and Arnon Milchan under the banner of Regency Enterprises in collaboration with New Regency. An adaptation of John Grisham's 1996 novel The Runaway Jury, the film pits lawyer Wendell Rohr against shady jury consultant Rankin Fitch , who uses unlawful means to stack the jury with people sympathetic to the defense. Runaway jury features John Cusack in the title role along with an ensemble cast including Gene Hackman, Dustin Hoffman, Rachel Weisz, Bruce Davison, Bruce Mcgill and Jeremy Piven. The screenplay is written by Brian Koppelman, David Levien, Rick Cleveland and Matthew Chapman which is inspired from The Runaway Jury by John Grisham. The music was composed by Christopher Young. Cinematography was done by Robert Elswit and editing by William Steinkamp and Jeff Williams. The film has a running time of 127 minutes. It was released on 17th October 2003. The Film was successful at box office. Runaway Jury was made on a budget of $60 million and it was a hit at box office gross of $80 million. Distribution rights for the film were acquired by 20th Century Fox. An adaptation of John Grisham's 1996 novel The Runaway Jury, the film pits lawyer Wendell Rohr against shady jury consultant Rankin Fitch , who uses unlawful means to stack the jury with people sympathetic to the defense.