#1. Ernest Goes to Jail (1990)

Storyline: Bumbling Ernest P. Worrell is assigned to jury duty, where a crooked lawyer notices a resemblance with crime boss Mr. Nash, and arranges a switch. Nash assumes Ernest's job as a bank employee, while Ernest undergoes Nash's sentence to the electric chair. But instead of killing him, the electrocution gives Ernest superhuman powers, enabling him to escape from jail and foil Nash's attempt to rob the bank.—Mark Hettler <markh@nstl.com>

Plot Keywords: janitor, murder suspect, bank teller, defense attorney, prison guard, prisoner, amusing ...

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#2. Jury Duty (1995)

Storyline: When jobless Tommy Collins discovers that sequestered jurors earn free room and board as well as $5-a-day, he gets himself assigned to a jury in a murder trial. Once there, he does everything he can to prolong the trial and deliberations and make the sequestration more comfortable for himself.—Steve Derby <sderby@sdeco.com>

Plot Keywords: slacker, juror, murderer, judge, lawyer, mother, amusing ...

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#3. Illegally Yours (1988)

Storyline: Called up for jury duty, Richard Dice finds his first crush and only real, but unrequited love, on trial for murder. Richard desperately tries to prove Mollys innocence while untangling a complicated web of murder, blackmail and perjury, and still trying to win over the girl of his dreams.—Anonymous

Plot Keywords: college dropout, young man, old flame, defendant, police officer, mother, madcap ...

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#4. Trial by Jury (1994)

Storyline: Valerie Alston (Joanne Whalley-Kilmer) is placed on the jury for the criminal case of mob boss Rusty Pirone (Armand Assante), and it's not long before she is threatened by Pirone's right-hand man, Tom Vesey (William Hurt). Though it is clear to the 11 other members of the jury that Pirone is guilty, Valerie must convince them to find him innocent. If she doesn't, her son will be killed. Valerie is only following Vesey's orders out of fear, but her conscience begins to haunt her.

Plot Keywords: juror, single mother, mob boss, henchman, son, jealous woman, chilling ...

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