12 Angry Men
Life is in their hands. Death is on their minds.
Twelve jurors, one hot room, and a single dissenting vote that slowly dismantles a case everyone had already closed.
- Director
- Sidney Lumet
- Signature
- Drama · Emotional · Darkness
- Worldwide
- $4M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
The Nutevio profile
Movie DNA
How 12 Angry Men actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
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Story overview
What It's About
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Twelve jurors, one hot room, and a single dissenting vote that slowly dismantles a case everyone had already closed.
Where to watch
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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
12 Angry Men appears in 3 Nutevio collections. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Best Courtroom Dramas Ranked #1
Ranked #1 because the purest demonstration that argument alone can carry a film.
One room, one dissenting vote, ninety-six minutes.
- Crime Movies Ranked #4
Ranked #4 because rated 9.4 by the Nutevio editors — one of the strongest crime titles in the catalogue.
Twelve jurors, one hot room, and a single dissenting vote that slowly dismantles a case everyone had already closed.
- Drama Movies Ranked #6
Ranked #6 because rated 9.4 by the Nutevio editors — one of the strongest drama titles in the catalogue.
Twelve jurors, one hot room, and a single dissenting vote that slowly dismantles a case everyone had already closed.
The record
Awards
4 wins · 9 nominations
Academy Awards
No wins yet · 3 nominations
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Director
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Picture
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
Golden Globes
No wins yet · 4 nominations
- WinnerGolden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama
- WinnerGolden Globe Award for Best Director
- WinnerGolden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama
- WinnerGolden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture
BAFTA Awards
1 win · 1 nomination
- WinnerBAFTA Award for Best Film
Berlin International Film Festival
1 win
- WinnerGolden Bear
Directors Guild of America Awards
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerDirectors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film
Grand Prix
1 win
- WinnerGrand Prix
National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
1 win
- WinnerNational Board of Review: Top Ten Films
The numbers
Box Office & Release
12 Angry Men returned 11.0× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $397,751
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $4M
- Release date
- Apr 10, 1957
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- MPAA rating
- NR
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
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