12 Angry Men

12 Angry Men

Directed by William Friedkin

Produced by MGM Television

1998117 min7.7 / 10

A tense, ideas-driven courtroom drama about one juror's moral stand against prejudice and groupthink in a capital murder case.

During the trial of a man accused of his father's murder, a lone juror takes a stand against the guilty verdict handed down by the others as a result of their preconceptions and prejudices.

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  • Does 12 Angry Men end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is 12 Angry Men scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is 12 Angry Men violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Is 12 Angry Men sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is 12 Angry Men easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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88/ 100

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Rarity88

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Surprise83

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love93

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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