1957 Directed by Sidney Lumet
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.
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That was the best 1.5 hours of middle aged white dudes yelling at each other that I've ever seen.
when they all start ignoring the racist... one of the best scenes in cinema history there is no reasonable doubt!
the 3 best angry men
1. henry fonda
2. mustache
3. dude who doesn't sweat
the 3 worst angry men
1. the one who wants to go to his stupid baseball game shut the fuck up oh my god
2. racist
3. racist
funny how a b&w studio film from the 50s that takes place all in one room directly addressed systemic racism, xenophobia, and toxic masculinity better than most movies coming out now
it's unbelievable how many times i started counting these angry men when they were all in the same shot. newsflash: they were always 12
me before watching the movie: why these men so angry 🥴
me after watching the movie: oh they’re angry because they’re working for a judicial system that’s set up to blindly and lazily shove men of color in prison without even considering that they could be innocent or a victim of their surroundings. they’re angry that privileged men in charge will show no empathy or understanding of those who don’t have the same access to the resources or lifestyle that they take for granted. and that they won’t blink before ruining their lives forever because it’s inconvenient to spend time thinking about it. cause you can’t miss the big game right? anyway, fuck the system.
Someone's gotta make an edit of this movie where they add Ace Attorney music and sound effects
A new favorite. I feel dumb trying to summarize what I loved about an already established masterpiece because I know so many others have done so much better. All I’ll say is that it’s perfect in pretty much every way. A film that does literally no wrong and goes above and beyond what it needed to do. Gonna watch it again as soon as I get through these next 10 films.
MASTAPIECE
Absolutely one of the best classics. It's strange to describe a film taking place almost entirely in one room as thrilling, but 12 Angry Men was. As was it gripping and terrifically acted. I'm rarely so engrossed in classic, all-dialogue, black and white films, but 12 Angry Men is an exception, and an exceptional one.
i never thought i'd be so thrilled to see a bunch of white men arguing for an hour and a half
I'm bored and hate actual film criticism so here's my definitive ranking of the 12 jurors ranked worst to best.
Juror #10- racist piece of shit who was publicly shamed into changing his vote.
Juror #12- Man had no backbone whatsoever and just followed the lead of whoever screamed at him the loudest.
Juror #7- Obviously did not care about trial and by extension the life of the kid, reason for voting not guilty is superficial and annoying, I hope his baseball game got rained out.
Juror #3- Just because you have a reason for being a jerk doesn't mean its a valid excuse! Lee J Cobb also gives the best performance here.
Juror #1- Gets WAY too much crap…
