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Name: 12 Angry Men
Director: Sidney Lumet
Genre: drama
Released: 1957
Duration: 1 h 37 min
Rating: 9

12 Angry Men has an iRankMovies score of 93.5/100, based on a weighted combination of IMDb (×3.0), Rotten Tomatoes (×2.0), Metacritic (×1.5), and TMDb (×1.0).

12 Angry Men (1957)

It explodes like 12 sticks of dynamite!

Release:1957

Runtime:1h 37m

Country:United States

Director:Sidney Lumet

Language:English

Genre

Drama

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Keywords

Death PenaltyAnonymityCourt CaseJudgeJurorsInnocenceWitnessKnife

iRank94

12 Angry Men rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb9/10· 981K votes

Rotten Tomatoes100%

Metacritic97%

TMDb8.562/10· 10K votes

With 100% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 9/10 on IMDb and 97/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.

About 12 Angry Men

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.

Cast of 12 Angry Men

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
George Voskovec
as Juror 11
Robert Webber
as Juror 12

12 Angry Men facts

Budget: $397.8K
Box office: $4.4M

Our take on 12 Angry Men

Sidney Lumet's 1957 debut unfolds almost entirely in one sweltering jury room, where a lone holdout forces eleven men to re-examine an open-and-shut murder verdict. It's a masterclass in tension built from dialogue, character and moral pressure rather than incident — a study of prejudice, doubt and conscience. If its claustrophobic, conversation-driven suspense gripped you, seek out courtroom and ensemble dramas that trust the audience to weigh the evidence alongside the characters.

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

•Compelling chamber piece maintains tension through dialogue alone masterfully
•Nuanced exploration of prejudice and reasonable doubt remains profoundly relevant
•Ensemble cast delivers naturalistic performances balancing distinct character perspectives

What the audience disliked

•Confined single-room setting limits visual variety throughout entire film
•Intellectual debate-heavy structure provides minimal action or dynamic momentum