12 Angry Men

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.

12 Angry Men (1957) is a drama film directed by Sidney Lumet. It runs 97 minutes and was released in April 1957.

Its themes are baffled, critical, trial, and judge. It is adapted from a stage production.

Martin Balsam stars as Juror 1, John Fiedler as Juror 2, Lee J. Cobb as Juror 3, and E.G. Marshall as Juror 4. The screenplay is by Reginald Rose. Produced by Orion-Nova Productions. It streams on fuboTV, Hulu, and MGM+ Amazon Channel in the United States.

Anatomy of a Murder, A Time to Kill, and Judgment at Nuremberg make useful companions to 12 Angry Men, all filed under black and white, court case, and courtroom. TMDB voters put it at 8.6 out of 10 across 10,547 votes and it carries a NR rating.