12 Angry Men

12 Angry Men
8.5

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Directed by: Sidney Lumet

Overview

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.

12 Angry Men
12 Angry Men

Reviews (8)

  • Andres Gomez (Rated: 10)

    Master piece. Fantastic script and evolution of the characters.

  • John Chard (Rated: 9)

    Unlikely, but it is possible.

    12 Angry Men is directed by Sidney Lumet and adapted from a teleplay of the same name by Reginald Rose. The cast is headed by Henry Fonda and Lee J. Cobb. The film tells the story of a jury made up of 12 men as they deliberate the guilt or innocence of a defendant on...

  • barrymost (Rated: 10)

    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 murde...

  • AstroNoud (Rated: 9)

    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

  • Krakatoa69 (Rated: 10)

    Unassuming. This is the first impression one may have, upon reading what this movie is about: 12 jurors deliberate about a murder case, where the accused suspect is the victim's son, a 18 y.o. boy. They must reach a unanimous verdict of guilty or innocent.

    As it starts, it seems pretty much set, ...

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