The 3 John Grisham films "The Chamber", "The Firm", and "Runaway Jury" are all adapted and have Gene Hackman star in them. The films "A Time to Kil", "The Pelican Brief", and "The Rainmaker" are film adaptations of Grisham novels which do not star Hackman.

The 1996 American legal thriller film "The Chamber" was directed by James Foley. It was based on Grisham's 1994 novel of the same name. This film not only stars Gene Hackman, but it also stars Chris O'Donnell, Faye Dunaway, Lela Rochon, Robert Prosky, Raymond J. Barry and David Marshall Grant.

The 1993 film "The Firm" is based on the 1991 novel "The Firm" by author Grisham. It is an American legal thriller, directed by Sydney Pollack. Its stars are Tom Cruise, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Gene Hackman, Ed Harris, Holly Hunter, Hal Holbrook, David Strathairn and Gary Busey.

"Runaway Jury", a 2003 legal thriller (directed by Gary Fleder), stars John Cusack, Gene Hackman, Dustin Hoffman and Rachel Weisz. It is based on Grisham's 1996 novel; it pits lawyer Wendell Rohr (Hoffman) against shady jury consultant Rankin Fitch (Hackman). Fitch uses unlawful means to stack the jury with people sympathetic to the defense.

With "A Time to Kill", a legal drama, it stars Matthew McConaughey, Sandra Bullock, and Samuel L. Jackson. In "The Pelican Brief", a legal thriller, it stars Julia Roberts and Denzel Washington. In "The Rainmaker", also a legal drama, it stars Matt Damon, Claire Danes, Jon Voight, Danny DeVito and 6 other actors.

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