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A Still from Juror #2 Photo: IMDB A Still from Juror #2 Photo: IMDB A man wrestles with guilt in Clint Eastwood’s sober, spare new film, Juror #2. Justin (Nicholas Hoult), a magazine writer and recovering alcoholic, is called for jury duty. He’s rel
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