12 Angry Men

12 Angry Men

1957

A guilty verdict means death -- but the jury's not about to let that spoil their day. Twelve men must decide the fate of an 18-year-old boy accused of fatally stabbing his father. Only one (Henry Fonda) wants to take the time to coolly deliberate the case. Sidney Lumet (Network) made his directorial debut in this fiery drama that illuminates all the petty impediments on the path to justice.

It explodes like 12 sticks of dynamite!

JBscale
98
Superior

Film Detail

Genre
Drama
Length
1 hr. 36 mins.
US Theatrical Release
April 13, 1957
US Box Office
No Data Available
Global Office
No Data Available
Rating
NR
Not Rated

Collection Detail

Edition
2-Disc Criterion Collection, Special Edition & Digital
Resolution | Digital Platform
Fandango at Home Fandango at Home
Aspect Ratio
WS 1.66:1
Audio
English: PCM Mono
English: DD 1.0
French (Dubbed): DD 1.0
Spanish (Dubbed): DD 1.0
Studio
MGM
Released
November 22, 2011
Acquired Date
February 27, 2014
Times Seen
5 Times
Last Watched
June 18, 2023

Actors

Henry Fonda
Henry Fonda
Lee J. Cobb
Lee J. Cobb
Martin Balsam
Martin Balsam
E.G. Marshall
E.G. Marshall
Jack Warden
Jack Warden
John Fiedler
John Fiedler
Jack Klugman
Jack Klugman
Edward Binns
Edward Binns
Ed Begley
Ed Begley
Joseph Sweeney
Joseph Sweeney
George Voskovec
George Voskovec
Robert Webber
Robert Webber
Rudy Bond
Rudy Bond

Directors

Sidney Lumet
Sidney Lumet

Producers

Henry Fonda
Henry Fonda
Reginald Rose
Reginald Rose

Writers

Reginald Rose
Reginald Rose

Awards & Accolades

  • 2007 AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Movies - Rank: #87
  • 2008 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #13
  • 2009 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #8
  • 2010 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #8
  • 2011 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #6
  • 2012 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #6
  • 2013 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #7
  • 2018 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #5
  • 2019 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #5
  • 2022 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #5

Special Features

Commentaries
  • Film Historian Drew Casper
Featurettes
  • 12 Angry Men: From TV to the Big Screen
  • Beyond A Reasonable Doubt: Making 12 Angry Men
  • Inside the Jury Room
  • On Boris Kaufman
  • On Reginald Rose
Other
  • English & Spanish Subtitles
  • Audio Commentary
  • Featurettes

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User Reviews

  • Not just one of the greatest legal movies every made, but one of the best films ever made. I can still remember the chills I got up my spine the first time I watched this movie in one of my college classes, and I still get them today.

    3.25.2008 by biglummox (10/10)

Ratings

JB Users
100
Flawless
RT Fresh
100%
Tomatometer
61 votes
RT Fresh Certified
97%
Popcornmeter
100,000 votes
METASCORE
97
18 votes
IMDb RATING
9.0/10
905,140 votes

Additional Info

  1. IMDb
  2. Official Website
  3. Kids-in-Mind
  4. Common Sense Media