Product Details

• Actors: Joanne Whalley, Armand Assante, Gabriel Byrne, William Hurt, Kathleen Quinlan
• Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Unknown)
• Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Studio: Warner Home Video
• DVD Release Date: August 1, 2000
• Run Time: 107 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 0790750643
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #49,142 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Trial by Jury" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

He's guilty of murder. The feds have him dead to rights. At last there's no escape for this mob boss, a "Teflon Don" who has slipped free of murder raps so many times before. But something goes wrong in the jury room. Eleven jurors vote guilty. One woman, her life and family threatened by the mob, votes to let the killer walk. And to set things right, that woman will have to fight back with a vengeance.

In Trial by Jury, Joanne Whalley-Kilmer (Scarlett) plays Valerie Alston, a dutiful juror thrust into a nightmare...and forced by her plight to discover hidden resources she never suspected she had. Armand Assante (The Mambo Kings) is the gangster who vows death to Valerie and her son if she votes "guilty." William Hurt (Body Heat) as a cop turned mob lowlife and Gabriel Byrne (Point of No Return) as a zealous prosecutor add to the excitement of this fast-paced action thriller.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Underrated Crime-Courtroom Story, June 6, 2009

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Craig Connell (Lockport, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Trial by Jury (DVD)

More often that not, I'll call a movie overrated, but this one, I think, is underrated. It features solid acting and a very involving story. I'm sorry there are less than 10 reviews here by 2009. I guess most people don't share my high opinion of this film.

There isn't as much violence as most modern-day crime movies and that's fine because this story doesn't need it. The profanity is also lower-than-normal. All that's missing is better cinematography.

Joanne Whalley-Kilmer, Armand Assante, Gabriel Byrne and William Hurt all make this interesting and provide good performances. This is a good "date movie," too. It's tense, yet without a ton of the usual overdone violence and profanity.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Too Much Tampering Going On!", August 8, 2008

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Phoebe Stogstill (by the shores of Gitchee Gumee) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Trial by Jury (DVD)

Better than average performances by all the players. Kathleen Quinlin does a great job playing a part that is very far-afield from most of the parts I have seen her play. The gorefest in the park is a little unbelievable, but played well. Stuart Whitman was a sight for sore eyes as the father. Gabriel Byrne is believable and stellar as the prosecutor, very good, prosecutorial charisma, etc. I should have seen the movie when it was first released to get the full enjoyment of what were then, very elegant women's costuming. These outfits are slightly humorous in retrospect. It is still a very entertaining movie.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Life is full of surprises, July 1, 2008

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Lucy Lopez Rios "dental superstar" (Puerto Rico) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Trial by Jury (DVD)

Amazing what a human being can be capable of doing when driven to desperate situations. How innocense can be lost when forced to extremes. Man's inner survival and killer instinct can be tapped into when cornered in inescapable situations. The movie showed me that at a driven situation I can do things that may have never crossed my mind. I can bring forth power from within though I may be a weakling. The movie was much better than I expected, am glad I bought it. Great performances.