12 Angry Men
Directed by Sidney Lumet
The defense and the prosecution have rested and the jury is filing into the jury room to decide if a young Spanish-American is guilty or innocent of murdering his father. What begins as an open and shut case soon becomes a mini-drama of each of the jurors' prejudices and preconceptions about the trial, the accused, and each other. From TMDB
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Viewers widely praise the film as a timeless classic with a fantastic script and character development. [1][2][3] Many highlight the exceptional performances, especially from Henry Fonda and Lee J. Cobb. [4][5][6] Some note the film's relevance to modern issues like cognitive dissonance and prejudice. [7][8][9]
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Twelve jurors are sent to their deliberating room after hearing the evidence in a murder trial. It's potentially the hottest day of the year as this collection of white, male, individuals take their seats around the table and wait for foreman Martin Balsam - none of the characters have names, here - to call them to order. A first vote is in order - it's a slam dunk - the accused is obviously guilty - 11-1! Henry …
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Jurors: Martin Balsam John Fiedler Lee J. Cobb E.G. Marshall Jack Klugman Edward Binns Jack Warden Henry Fonda Joseph Sweeney Ed Begley George Voskovec Robert Webber 12 jurors deliberate on the guilt or innocence of a young Spanish-American man accused of murdering his father. As the moments tick by, the discussion becomes an expose of each individual man's thoughts, feelings, prejudices, and secrets. This is Fonda …
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A timeless classic in which the characters really come to life. Slowly exposing each man's thoughts, personalities and prejudices, ‘12 Angry Men’ isn't really about solving the crime, but about the power of reasoning, discussion and dialogue. 9/10
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Master piece. Fantastic script and evolution of the characters.
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A very well-made film, with great actors. As a non-American myself, it's a little tricky for me to understand how well this justice system works. Don't get me wrong, but in my country it is not usual to resort to this type of trials, where the decision depends largely on the lawyers' ability to convince a group of jurors. Here, the decision depends more on the judge, or on a collective of judges. Resorting to a jury …
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The film was a box office disappointment in the US but did better internationally. The advent of color and widescreen productions may have contributed to its disappointing box office performance. It was not until its first airing on television that the film finally found its audience. On its first release, 12 Angry Men received critical acclaim. A. H. Weiler of The New York Times wrote, "It makes for taut, absorbing, and compelling drama that reaches far beyond the close confines of its jury room setting." His observation of the twelve men was that "their dramas are powerful and provocative enough to keep a viewer spellbound." Variety called it an "absorbing drama" with acting that was…
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60 of 250 · most liked firstI’d encourage everybody to watch 12 Angry Men. It’s a film from 1957 about a murder trial and it applies to everything we’re seeing today with cognitive dissonance and anti intellectualism
positive · AI labelView post →I just watched 12 Angry Men and. Holy fuck that might be the perfect movie?
positive · AI labelView post →New Star Wars movie idea: 12 Angry Men, but it's all Wookies and no subtitles.
neutral · AI labelView post →you guys seen the trailer for the all-female reboot of 12 Angry Men? it doesn't exist but the fact that you thought it did says alot about are country and the current political climate of woke. There actually is a movie though. no there isn't. I'm just kidding. it'd be woke if it was real. it's real
neutral · AI labelView post →You know what movie NEVER gets old? 12 Angry Men, which we rewatched tonight on Tubi.
positive · AI labelView post →Today's second film was 12 Angry Men (1957). Holy fuck, that was magnificent. Easily a 5 star film and well worth not only watching, but owning and rewatching.
positive · AI labelView post →the 3.5 year old wanted “a grown up movie” as the plot of her bedtime story last night so I told her a sanitized, highly condensed version of “12 Angry Men” and she wanted me to change the ending so the kid goes to jail
neutral · AI labelView post →Coincidentally, I rewatched 12 ANGRY MEN last night for the first time in decades. Looking back from 2026, the incredible optimism of that movie is both overwhelming and heartbreaking.
positive · AI labelView post →12 Angry Men is such a beautiful film. It makes me cry every time.
positive · AI labelView post →"12 Angry Men," probably my favorite movie, is available on Youtube for free (with ads). The 1957 version, with Henry Fonda. Just the best ever. www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwIx...
positive · AI labelView post →If you've never seen the classic film "12 Angry Men" (1957), I highly recommend it. A critique of the US jury system during the McCarthy era, I wonder if there's a warning for justice under a Trump presidency. It's avail. free on SBS On Demand. 👇 🎥 #justice #film www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/mov...
positive · AI labelView post →My rule: when you're responsible for several of the best films in cinema history (plus slew of other great ones), you get Birthday post. BOTD: Sidney Lumet, genius filmmaker 6/25/1924 Oscar nods: 58 12 Angry Men 🎬 75 Dog Day Afternoon 🎬 76 Network 🎬 81 Prince of the City 📖 82 Verdict 🎬 #filmsky 📽
neutral · AI labelView post →I watched the movie 12 Angry Men today while I worked. I can confirm there were 12 men and they were indeed very angry
neutral · AI labelView post →📽️ #FilmSky #NowWatching 12 Angry Men (1957) Dir. Sidney Lumet boxd.it/2auI
neutral · AI labelView post →12 Angry Men A lot of the time, you're left wondering how many angry men are in any given film, and it could be a few, you don't know, maybe there's no angry men at all? Well, 12 Angry Men tells your right up front, it's 12 of them. 12 angry men in 12 Angry Men. www.imdb.com/title/tt0050...
neutral · AI labelView post →take the wrong lesson from a movie: 12 Angry Men: you can get away with murder if there’s a do-gooder on the jury
neutral · AI labelView post →OTD 4/10/57: Sidney Lumet's timeless classic 12 ANGRY MEN premiered. 3 Oscar noms, inc. Best Picture. #5 on IMDB Top 250. One of best casts ever assembled: Henry Fonda, Lee J. Cobb, Martin Balsam, E.G. Marshall, Jack Klugman, Jack Warden, Ed Begley. Real jury duty is never so riveting! #filmsky 📽
neutral · AI labelView post →Steph is about to watch my favourite film (12 Angry Men) for the first time and basically the wedding hinges on her responses over the next 90 minutes
positive · AI labelView post →Connie has a television. We watched the original 1957 movie "12 Angry Men" with Henry Fonda leading the cast. Then we watched the 1997 remake with Jack Lemon in the Fonda role. Both absolutely great. George C. Scott was magnificent in 97 version.
positive · AI labelView post →People say ‘oh no decorum is ruined’ this is the Minecraft movie. Show me people throwing popcorn at the screen when Henry Fonda produces his knife at a repertory screening of 12 Angry Men and then I might agree but come on.
neutral · AI labelView post →My ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review of 12 ANGRY MEN boxd.it/bHNtc9 Tense chamberpiece works as legal thriller, morality play & critique of 1950s intolerance. Henry Fonda leads exceptional cast through claustrophobic nightmare of debate, confrontation & prejudice. Great screenplay. #filmsky 📽 Criterion Collection 591
positive · AI labelView post →I’m watching “12 Angry Men” for the first time This may be a perfect movie
positive · AI labelView post →Basically just take any movie and make every scene a sex scene, unless you are a coward about it. 12 Angry Men but it's one single sex scene.
neutral · AI labelView post →Hollywood Legend BOTD 5/16/1905: Henry Fonda Acting dynasty, too many great films to list! Faves: 38 Jezebel 40 Grapes of Wrath 41 Lady Eve 46 My Darling Clementine 55 Mr Roberts 56 Wrong Man 57 12 Angry Men 62 Longest Day 64 Fail Safe 68 Once Upon a Time in the West 81 On Golden Pond #filmsky 📽
neutral · AI labelView post →Do you have a favorite movie? Because I do. Here's a recreation of the iconic scene from 12 Angry Men in the style of cartoons from that era (Original in the reply) #Art #Illustration #12angrymen #Redraw
neutral · AI labelView post →Not a very interesting week of movie watching but the nice guys was pretty decent, and 12 Angry Men was fantastic! Have a good weekend y'all! #LastFourWatched
positive · AI labelView post →My rule: when you're responsible for several of the best films in cinema history (plus slew of other great ones), you get Birthday post. BOTD: Sidney Lumet, genius filmmaker 6/25/1924 Oscar nods: 58 12 Angry Men 🎬 75 Dog Day Afternoon 🎬 76 Network 🎬 81 Prince of the City 📖 82 Verdict 🎬 #filmsky 📽
neutral · AI labelView post →#NowWatching 12 Angry Men The one particularly angry guy, keeps yelling "mumbo jumbo"... my God, I would have punched him in the mouth eight times by the time they reached the angle of the stab wound I'd have invented a new kind of punch for this mf'r Racist old guy? Jack slapped #FilmSky 📽️
negative · AI labelView post →Rewatched 12 Angry Men cause it turns out the movie is free on youtube in pretty good quality. Still such a breathtaking movie. To hold interest for 90 minutes with just a dozen characters arguing in one room is such an incredible achievement. And not only is it tightly written, but well shot too.
positive · AI labelView post →Seems like a pretty cut and dry case. The movie is called 12 Angry Men, not 6. Would be a far shorter film.
neutral · AI labelView post →Improve a movie title by adding “With Big Naturals” 12 Angry Men With Big Naturals
neutral · AI labelView post →Just rewatched 12 Angry Men and wow, every time I watch this movie I go “this is the greatest movie of all time.” After this rewatch I still went “this is really the greatest movie of all time”
positive · AI labelView post →15 Movies to Get to Know Me (1/2) Who Framed Roger Rabbit 12 Angry Men Wizard of Oz (1939) Return to Oz The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh The Muppet Movie Aladdin (1992) Pinocchio (1940) The Peanuts Movie Muppet Christmas Carol
neutral · AI labelView post →A nice, weird little collection as usual for my #LastFourWatched this #LetterboxdFriday. Caught up on some great first-watches (but 12 Angry Men blew me away), with a little MfnH tossed in there as well 🤘🏻 #Filmsky 🎥 📽️
positive · AI labelView post →1950s, like Marty, 12 Angry Men, or Requiem for a Heavyweight. That artform was a particular, and at times potent, blend of theater and film production. As someone who liked Good Night and Good Luck as a film (and as someone writing a book about a 50s TV playwright), I'm very curious to see how 2/
neutral · AI labelView post →Did you know? In the movie “12 Angry Men”, they say “six or seven”. Watch it, and you’ll find that I’m telling the truth.
neutral · AI labelView post →Watched The Invite last night and it is an incredibly well-acted and well-written movie that is able to hold onto you the whole time with only 4 actors in one apartment. Amazing! It's 12 Angry Men but about dying relationships!
neutral · AI labelView post →OTD 4/10/1957: Sidney Lumet's timeless classic 12 ANGRY MEN premiered. 3 Oscar noms, inc Best Picture, #5 on IMDB Top 250. One of best casts ever assembled. Henry Fonda, Lee J. Cobb, Martin Balsam, E.G. Marshall, Jack Klugman, Jack Warden, Ed Begley. Jury duty's never been so riveting? #filmsky 📽
neutral · AI labelView post →Picking a random film from my collection to show off for no real reason! Day #248 "12 Angry Men" (Sidney Lumet/1957) My favorite courtroom drama that actually doesn't happen in the courtroom but rather in the jury deliberation room. A fantastic film with a top notch cast giving it their best!
positive · AI labelView post →Realizing that the original voice of Piglet was one of the 12 Angry Men in the Lumet film is probably the first time a pop-culture connection broke my brain.
neutral · AI labelView post →12 Angry Men and they’re just deciding if The Shawshank redemption is actually a great movie
neutral · AI labelView post →Absolutely, and that, too, is top-shelf fare. Stick to the original, though. William Friedkin's 1997 remake is well cast and fine enough, but it's got *nothin'* on the Sidney Lumet original. And to think that that was Lumet's debut film. You enter the film scene with 12 ANGRY MEN. *Madness.*
neutral · AI labelView post →I think the best film ever made is a toss up between 12 Angry Men and Kung Pow Enter the Fist.
positive · AI labelView post →The first movie I ever saw Henry Fonda in was 12 Angry Men, and the second movie I ever saw him in was Once Upon a Time in the West. Talk about fucking range, goddamn.
neutral · AI labelView post →3. A film you like with a number in the title.. #filmsky 12 Angry Men (1957) dir. Sidney Lumet 📽️🎞️⚖️
neutral · AI labelView post →Man, 12 ANGRY MEN. Good movie.
positive · AI labelView post →My review of 12 Angry Men which funny enough is the same amount that will be watching Kid Rock tonight. boxd.it/d31r3f
neutral · AI labelView post →12 Angry Men (the original), The Dresser (both movie versions are great, the 2015 is a big production though), The Hateful Eight (technically two locations I guess, because first part is inside a stagecoach, then they reach the cabin the whole movie takes place), Moon (most of the movie takes place inside a moon station, but there are a few scenes he goes outside, so maybe doesn't count?), the first version of The Front Page (1931) takes place almost entirely inside the police department press…
neutral · AI labelView post →#NowWatching 12 ANGRY MEN (1957). Director: Sidney Lumet. Henry Fonda, Lee J. Cobb. Turns out, getting stuck in a room with 12 sweaty guys isn't as fun as it sounds. Classic 1950s look at legal system run by white dudes. #filmsky 📽 Criterion Collection 591
positive · AI labelView post →we're having our fun here, natch. but 12 Angry Men is a great fucking film. this skeet brought to you by the society for appreciating the film 12 Angry Men
positive · AI labelView post →Imagine not getting the entire premise of 12 Angry Men, the film whose substance and surface are isomorphic. It is as a didactic a film as you could get. It holds your hand and wipes your mouth. And it is a very good film (vastly superior to the 1997 remake)
positive · AI labelView post →Just rewatched 12 Angry Men and fuck me that movie really encapsulates how nuts it is that we manage to hold together society at all.
positive · AI labelView post →Watching 12 Angry Men and thinking "I know it smells crazy in there."
neutral · AI labelView post →2026-W21: 1. Last Year at Marienbad (1961) by Alain Resnais 2. Un Chien Andalou (1929) by Luis Buñuel 3. 12 Angry Men (1957) by Sidney Lumet 4. Battleship Potemkin (1925) by Sergei Eisenstein #LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched #FilmSky
neutral · AI labelView post →The man who correctly assessed Baltimore Orioles fandom in the classic film “12 Angry Men” “Baltimore? That’s like being hit in the head with a crowbar once a day.”
neutral · AI labelView post →12 Angry Men is one of the most impactful movies ever made. It has helped increase the civic literacy of countless young people. And it still hits to this very day, classroom or otherwise. #filmsky
positive · AI labelView post →It's like someone bragging that their movie was good because it failed the bechdel test when like, yeah man, so does 12 Angry Men.
neutral · AI labelView post →Jury Duty edition For this week's #ThursdayFilmRec 🗃️🎥🍿🎬 #HATM Watch or (Rewatch) the classic "12 Angry Men" (1957) - Dir. Sidney Lumet; Screenplay by Reginald Rose. With: Henry Fonda, Lee J. Cobb, Ed Begley, E. G. Marshall & Jack Warden Full film ⬇️ youtube.com/watch?v=GwIxcEvRq0g&themeRefresh=1
neutral · AI labelView post →Wow this would be such a shitty alternate movie to 12 Angry Men, despite following the same jury voting arc. One Awful Woman.
neutral · AI labelView post →It’s fucking insane that 12 Angry Men was Lumet’s DEBUT as a director. Dude nailed a perfect film on HIS VERY FIRST ROOKIE OUTING.
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