I've seen 12 Angry Men, both the 1957 classic and the 1997 remake, and Runaway Jury (2003), and I think these are interesting stories.
Anyone know of other films about jury manipulation to watch? Thanks in advance.
I guess The Juror with Demi Moore and Alec Baldwin fits your criteria
shareTwelve Angry Men and Henry Fonda was the major manipulator
shareYes, unfortunately I can't think of the name. It's from the early 50s. After 90 minutes of movie, the DA finally gets enough evidence to bring the gang boss to trial but, just as jury selection is about to start, the DA learns that the crooks have planted a bad guy on the jury panel. How to solve the problem? There is another jury trial about to start in the same courthouse. The judge agrees to switch juries. I'll probably come up with the title in a year or two.
shareUndercover Man (1949) with Glenn Ford.
share12 Angry Men did not involve manipulation.
One juror realized the kid had circumstantial evidence stacked against him and a lawyer who didn't care enough to show how lousy it was. The other jurors come to realize that they, for various reasons, looked at the kid instead of the evidence.
Several were biased and probably never thought of themselves that way. This one holds up as well as any classic ever made- no comparison to Cusack's manipulation in this one.