Drama
12 Angry Men
Avg rating 9.3 / My rating TBC
1957 · Directed by Sidney Lumet · With Martin Balsam, John Fiedler, Lee J. Cobb
- Classical Hollywood
- Courtroom Drama
- Suspense
Twelve jurors are locked in a sweltering New York jury room to decide the fate of a teenager accused of killing his father. The case looks simple, but a single question is enough to unsettle a room full of strangers. Almost the entire film takes place at one table.
Film info
- Runtime
- 1h 37m · 97 min
- Format
- Black and white, about 97 minutes, in a boxy near-standard frame. English-language, no subtitles needed.
- IMDb
- 9.0 / 10 (981,488 votes)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 100% (critics)
- Metacritic
- 97 / 100
- TMDB
- 8.6 / 10 (audience, 10,424 votes)
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