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 has generally received very positive reviews.
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12 Angry Men was released in 1957 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 873 reviews, giving 12 Angry Men (1957) an average rating of 91%.
Overall, cinema-goers marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 96%, compared to film critics, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 91%.
With a score of 91%, 12 Angry Men is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1957, which stands at 60%.
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