6 Best Jury Duty Movies of All Time

By Vlad Zakh · September 3, 2026

Ordinary citizens deciding someone else’s fate make for great drama and great comedy. Juror #2 has a juror realising he may be responsible for the very crime being tried, The Juror has a single mother blackmailed by a hitman, and Jury Duty has a slacker dragging out deliberations. Death Sentence, Perfect Strangers and Gildersleeve’s Bad Day round out the six.

Juror #2 (2024)

TMDB ★ 7.0

A juror on a murder trial slowly realises he may be responsible for the very crime being tried in the courtroom.

Directed by Clint Eastwood · 1h 54m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Juror (1996)

TMDB ★ 5.5

A single mother serving on a mob trial jury is blackmailed by a hitman into securing a not-guilty verdict.

Directed by Brian Gibson · 1h 58m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Jury Duty (1995)

TMDB ★ 5.2

A slacker who lands on a high-profile murder trial jury deliberately drags out deliberations to avoid going home.

Directed by John Fortenberry · 1h 28m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: Howdy Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Death Sentence (1974)

TMDB ★ 5.6

A juror on a murder trial grows convinced that the real killer is her own husband, not the man on trial.

Directed by E.W. Swackhamer · 1h 14m

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, FlixFling, IndieFlix, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, FlixFling

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Perfect Strangers (1950)

TMDB ★ 6.0

Two sequestered jurors on a murder trial fall in love while being the only ones convinced of the defendant's innocence.

Directed by Bretaigne Windust · 1h 29m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Gildersleeve's Bad Day (1943)

TMDB ★ 6.6

A blustery small-town figure's jury duty summons throws his whole chaotic week into disarray.

Directed by Gordon Douglas · 1h 02m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: TCM

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Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

6 Best Jury Duty Movies of All Time

Juror #2 (2024)

The Juror (1996)

Jury Duty (1995)

Death Sentence (1974)

Perfect Strangers (1950)

Gildersleeve's Bad Day (1943)

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