12 Angry Men
A dissenting juror in a murder trial slowly manages to convince the others that the case is not as obviously clear as it seemed in court.
26 July 1882, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
3 February 1925, Platteville, Wisconsin, USA
12 September 1916, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
25 March 1901, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
18 September 1920, Newark, New Jersey, USA
4 November 1919, The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
8 December 1911, New York City, New York, USA
16 May 1905, Grand Island, Nebraska, USA
14 October 1924, Santa Ana, California, USA
July 19, 1903 in New York, USA
27 April 1922, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
19 June 1905, Sázava, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]
1 September 1925, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
18 June 1914, Owatonna, Minnesota, USA
1 October 1912, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
August 26, 2015
Lumet in his first film records it as a meticulous laboratory experiment, a clammy orchestra
June 30, 2008
The film leaves a tremendous impact.
November 19, 2002
This is a film where tension comes from personality conflict, dialogue and body language, not action.
February 16, 2015
...the film has aged surprisingly well in the years since its 1957 release.
May 26, 2017
In the 60 years since its release, Sidney Lumet's masterpiece has lost none of its impact. In this age of unreason, 12 Angry Men remains sorely and urgently contemporary.
July 03, 2013
Too few films take on the art of arguing as a subject; we could certainly use more of them, but until then, Lumet's window into strained civic duty will continue to serve mightily.
June 26, 2007
Mechanically written, but within its own middlebrow limitations, it delivers the goods.
May 24, 2016
With each new viewing I come away feelings as if I have peeled away another layer on the characters and their buried motives.
June 30, 2013
The film takes a confined, almost completely banal real-world location and makes it completely dynamic, using incredibly nimble camera movements to establish character motivation and theme.
May 20, 2003
Although it may sound ungallant, these 12 Angry Men, are all right without distaff glamour. Their dramas are powerful and provocative enough to keep a viewer spellbound.
August 29, 2013
There is real value is how it allows each member of the cultural mosaic of a jury to develop into distinct, damaged, and interesting characters
June 24, 2006
A strangely realistic thriller.
