12 Angry Men (1957) Review
Audience Score: ★ 8.6/10
Few films earn the kind of audience love 12 Angry Men (1957) has. Director Sidney Lumet working in drama, and the numbers back it up: ★ 8.6/10 from 10,403 audience votes on TMDB.
The story
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.
Key facts
- Director: Sidney Lumet
- Cast: Martin Balsam, John Fiedler, Lee J. Cobb
- Genres: Drama
- Length: 1h 37m
- Released: 1957
Reception
12 Angry Men holds a ★ 8.6/10 audience score from 10,403 votes on TMDB — one of the strongest scores in its genre.
Verdict
Do not miss it. Audience scores this high are rare, and 12 Angry Men earns every decimal.
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