12 Angry Men

Released Year: 1957

Certificate: U

Runtime: 96 minutes

Genre: Crime, Drama

IMDB Rating:

Meta Score: 96

Director: Sidney Lumet

Stars: Henry Fonda, Lee J. Cobb, Martin Balsam, John Fiedler

No of Votes: 689845

Gross: 4360000

Overview: A jury holdout attempts to prevent a miscarriage of justice by forcing his colleagues to reconsider the evidence.

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