12 Angry Men
1957 · Movie · NR · 97 min · ★ 8.6 · 99% critics
After a murder trial, twelve jurors retreat to a cramped room to decide a young man’s fate. What seems like an easy verdict turns into a tense debate as one juror urges everyone to re-examine the evidence, exposing personal biases, impatience, and clashing ideas about justice along the way.
Based on Twelve Angry Men
Also known as Twelve Angry Men · Douze hommes en colère
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Details
- Years
- 1957
- Release date
- 1957-04-10
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 99/100
- TMDB rating
- 8.6/10 (10,032 votes)
- Budget
- $340,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like intense, debate-driven dramas about justice and prejudice that stay engaging in a single setting, similar to Paths of Glory; Not for you if you need action, big locations, or fast pacing.
Pros: gripping room-bound tension; sharp dialogue-driven drama; strong ensemble performances | Cons: talky, minimal action; can feel stretched; some find it overrated
Themes
- death penalty
- anonymity
- court case
- judge
- jurors
- innocence
- witness
- knife
- matter of life and death
- based on play or musical
- trial
- murder
- +10 more
Awards & recognition
- BAFTA Award — Best Foreign Actor · 1958
- Grand Prix · 1958
- Golden Bear · 1957
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 1958 · nominated
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- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 1958 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Director · 1958 · nominated
- BAFTA Award — Best Film · 1958 · nominated
- Directors Guild of America Award — Outstanding Directing – Feature Film · 1957 · nominated
- Golden Globe Award — Best Motion Picture – Drama · 1957 · nominated
- Golden Globe Award — Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama · 1957 · nominated
- Golden Globe Award — Best Director · 1957 · nominated
- Golden Globe Award — Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture · 1957 · nominated
Cast & crew
Martin Balsam
as Juror 1
John Fiedler
as Juror 2
Lee J. Cobb
as Juror 3
E.G. Marshall
as Juror 4
Jack Klugman
as Juror 5
Edward Binns
as Juror 6
Jack Warden
as Juror 7
Henry Fonda
as Juror 8
Joseph Sweeney
as Juror 9
Ed Begley
as Juror 10
Directed by Sidney Lumet