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12 Angry Men (1957)

8.6 IMDb 100% RT 97/100 MC
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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.

Best Release

Kino Lorber · 4K + Blu-ray

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Director

Sidney Lumet

Genre

Drama

Sub-Genre

Courtroom Drama

Runtime

1 hour and 37 minutes (97 minutes)

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Editor's Notes

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A-Tier Kino Lorber 4K with a perfect 5.0 specs score. Every scene is a close-up of a sweating face in a jury room, and the 4K grain and detail make you feel the claustrophobia. The Kino disc also includes In the Heat of the Night as a bonus feature, which the Criterion edition doesn't have.

noted Apr 8, 2026

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