12 Angry Men (1957)
It explodes like 12 sticks of dynamite!
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.
| Type | Movie |
|---|---|
| Released | 10 April 1957 |
| Genre | Drama |
| Director | Sidney Lumet |
| Starring | Martin Balsam, John Fiedler and Lee J. Cobb |
| Runtime | 97 min |
| Rated | NR |
| Scores | Roger Ebert 4/4 · IMDb 9.0/10 · Rotten Tomatoes (average) 9.1/10 · Rotten Tomatoes 100% · Metacritic 97/100 · IMDb 9.0/10 · Letterboxd 4.6/5 · TMDB users 8.6/10 |
| Budget | $340,000 |
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What kind of watch this is
Sidney Lumet’s 1957 drama takes a murder verdict and traps it in a single, sweltering room. It runs 97 minutes, a duration that feels like a long argument with no exit strategy. The cast, led by Lee J. Cobb, turns legal procedure into a pressure cooker where every vote carries weight. You are not watching a trial; you are watching twelve men dismantle their own biases one by one. It is a masterclass in how silence can be louder than shouting.
What the critics said
Roger Ebert gave it 4 out of 4 stars, a rating that leaves no room for debate. Rotten Tomatoes reported a 100% Tomatometer score in January 2026, while Metacritic landed on 97 out of 100 the same month. Those numbers suggest the critics saw exactly what they wanted to see. The film holds a 9.0/10 average on IMDb as of February 2026.
How it did with audiences
On TMDB, users rate it 8.6 out of 10. IMDb shows a 9.0/10 score as of February 2026. The numbers are high, but the box office was not. It was a disappointment in the US, though it did better internationally. Color and widescreen trends likely hurt its initial run. It finally found its audience when it first aired on television. The film waited for a wider screen, so to speak.
Awards
Four wins from 9 nominations. Henry Fonda took the BAFTA for Best Foreign Actor in 1958. The film also picked up the Golden Bear in 1957 and the Grand Prix in 1958. It landed in the Top 10 Films for the National Board of Review. The numbers are modest, but the courtroom drama genre has few rivals that hit this hard.
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