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A Painted House is a 2001 novel by American author John Grisham. Inspired by his childhood in Arkansas , [ 1 ] it is Grisham's first major work outside the legal thriller genre in which he established himself.
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Runaway Jury is a 2003 American legal thriller film directed by Gary Fleder and starring John Cusack, Gene Hackman, Dustin Hoffman and Rachel Weisz.An adaptation of John Grisham's 1996 novel The Runaway Jury, [2] the film pits lawyer Wendell Rohr (Hoffman) against shady jury consultant Rankin Fitch (Hackman), who uses unlawful means to stack the jury with people sympathetic to the defense.
The Runaway Jury is a legal thriller novel written by American author John Grisham. [1] [2] It was Grisham's seventh novel. The hardcover first edition was published by Doubleday Books in 1996 (ISBN 0-385-47294-3). Pearson Longman released the graded reader edition in 2001 (ISBN 0-582-43405-X).
The novel sold 7 million copies and the movie, which starred Tom Cruise, [4] grossed over $158 million ($333 million in 2013 dollars [5]) domestically and $111 million internationally ($270 million worldwide in 1993 dollars). [6] [7] Additionally, it was the largest grossing R-rated movie of 1993 and of any film based on a Grisham novel. [8]
The Gingerbread Man is a 1998 American legal thriller film directed by Robert Altman and based on a discarded John Grisham manuscript. The film stars Kenneth Branagh, Embeth Davidtz, Robert Downey Jr., Tom Berenger, Daryl Hannah, Famke Janssen, and Robert Duvall.
The Client (also referred to as John Grisham's The Client) is an American legal thriller drama television series developed by Judith Paige Mitchell that aired on CBS for one season, premiering with a two-hour pilot on September 17, 1995, [1] and airing new episodes through April 16, 1996.
The Rainmaker is a 1997 American legal drama film written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola based on John Grisham's 1995 novel of the same name.It stars Matt Damon, Claire Danes, Jon Voight, Mary Kay Place, Mickey Rourke, Danny DeVito, Danny Glover, Roy Scheider, Virginia Madsen, and Teresa Wright in her final film role.