12 Angry Men (1957)
Directed by Sidney Lumet · 97 min · Drama
96.2 TOPICAL score · #19 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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, directed by Sidney Lumet) has a TOPICAL score of 96.2 - one of the 100 best movies of all time by TOPICAL's score. It scores highest on audience and critics. It won 4 awards from 13 nominations, including the Golden Bear. Critics: 100% on Rotten Tomatoes · 9.1/10 critics' average · Metacritic 97. Audiences: TMDB 8.6/10 (10,475 ratings) · IMDb 9/10. Wikipedia covers it in 76 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
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- Critics100% on Rotten Tomatoes · 9.1/10 critics' average · Metacritic 97
- AudienceTMDB 8.6/10 (10,475 ratings) · IMDb 9/10
- Awards4 wins, 13 nominations - incl. Golden Bear; National Board of Review: Top Ten Films; BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actor
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 76 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read171,195 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Martin Balsam (actor #119), John Fiedler (actor #1,013), Lee J. Cobb (actor #405), E. G. Marshall (actor #1,370)
“It is regarded by many as one of the greatest films ever made.”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 10/10