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12 Angry Men

12 Angry Men

12 Angry Men

1997
Drama, Crime
TV Movie
1h 57m
Twelve men must decide the fate of one when one juror objects to the jury's decision. (imdb)

Directed by:

William Friedkin
William-Friedkin
55 total credits
Friedkin's mother was an operating room nurse. His father was a merchant seaman, semi-pro softball player and ultimately sold clothes in a men's discount chain. He never earned more than $50/week in his whole life and died indigent. Friedkin became infatuated with Orson Welles after seeing Citizen Kane (1941). He went to work for WGN TV immediately after graduating from high school where he started making documentaries, one of which won the Golden Gate Award at the 1962 San Francisco film festival. In 1965, he moved to Hollywood and immediately started directing TV shows.

Writer:

Reginald Rose
Reginald-Rose
18 total credits
Reginald Rose has 18 credits at Criticker, including: 12 Angry Men, 12 Angry Men, Man of the West, The Wild Geese and Whose Life Is It Anyway?

Starring:

Ossie Davis
Ossie-Davis
74 total credits
Ossie Davis has 74 credits at Criticker, including: Do the Right Thing, Bubba Ho-Tep, Grumpy Old Men, Dinosaur and The Client
,
Edward James Olmos
Edward-James-Olmos
65 total credits
Edward James Olmos (born February 24, 1947) is a Mexican American actor and director. Among his most memorable roles are William Adama in the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica, Lt. Martin Castillo in Miami Vice, teacher Jaime Escalante in Stand and Deliver, patriarch Abraham Quintanilla in the film Selena, Detective Gaff in Blade Runner, and narrator El Pachuco in both the stage and film versions of Zoot Suit...(Wikipedia)
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Armin Mueller-Stahl
Armin-Mueller-Stahl
54 total credits
Armin Mueller-Stahl has 54 credits at Criticker, including: The Game, Eastern Promises, Angels & Demons, The X-Files: Fight the Future and Night on Earth
,
Courtney B. Vance
Courtney-B-Vance
48 total credits
Courtney B. Vance has 48 credits at Criticker, including: The Hunt for Red October, Isle of Dogs, Space Cowboys, Terminator Genisys and Dangerous Minds
,
George C. Scott
George-C-Scott
63 total credits
George Campbell Scott (October 18, 1927 - September 22, 1999) was an American stage and film actor, director and producer. He was best known for his stage work, as well as his portrayal of General George S. Patton in the film Patton, and as General Buck Turgidson in Stanley Kubrick's Dr. Strangelove...(Wikipedia)
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Mykelti Williamson
Mykelti-Williamson
62 total credits
Mykelti Williamson has 62 credits at Criticker, including: Forrest Gump, Heat, Con Air, Lucky Number Slevin and Three Kings
,
Dorian Harewood
Dorian-Harewood
38 total credits
Dorian Harewood has 38 credits at Criticker, including: Full Metal Jacket, Gothika, Sudden Death, 12 Angry Men and The Falcon and the Snowman
,
Jack Lemmon
Jack-Lemmon
66 total credits
John Uhler "Jack" Lemmon III was an American actor and musician. He starred in more than 60 films including Some Like It Hot, The Apartment, Mister Roberts (for which he won the 1955 Best Supporting Actor Academy Award), Days of Wine and Roses, The Great Race, Irma la Douce, The Odd Couple, Save the Tiger (for which he won the 1973 Best Actor Academy Award), The Out-of-Towners, The China Syndrome, Missing (for which he won 'Best Actor' at the 1982 Cannes Film Festival)...(Wikipedia)
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James Gandolfini
James-Gandolfini
48 total credits
James Gandolfini has 48 credits at Criticker, including: True Romance, The Man Who Wasn't There, Zero Dark Thirty, 8MM and The Mexican
,
Hume Cronyn
Hume-Cronyn
52 total credits
Hume Blake Cronyn, OC was a Canadian actor of stage and screen, who enjoyed a long career, often appearing professionally alongside his second wife, Jessica Tandy. His first Hollywood film was Alfred Hitchcock's Shadow of a Doubt (1943). He later appeared in Hitchcock's Lifeboat (1944) and worked on the screenplays of Rope (1948) and Under Capricorn (1949). He was nominated for an Academy Award for best supporting actor for his performance in The Seventh Cross (1944)... (Wikipedia)
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Tony Danza
Tony-Danza
28 total credits
Tony Danza has 28 credits at Criticker, including: Don Jon, Angels in the Outfield, 12 Angry Men, Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond and Taxi
,
William Petersen
William-Petersen
26 total credits
William Petersen has 26 credits at Criticker, including: Manhunter, Seeking a Friend for the End of the World, The Skulls, To Live and Die in L.A. and Fear

Franchise:

Twelve Angry Men

Genres:

Drama, Crime

Country:

USA

Language:

English

12 Angry Men

1997
Drama, Crime
TV Movie
1h 57m
Avg Percentile 64.35% from 548 total ratings

Ratings & Reviews

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Avg Percentile 64.35% from 548 total ratings
Rated 25 Sep 2013
80
77th
George C Scott just lost his cool now we got a movie goin'
Rated 20 Sep 2010
70
79th
A strong cast led by Scott and Lemon make for a good remake. Hold me closer Tony Danza.
Rated 01 May 2024
80
65th
Unlike Gus Van Sant's Psycho, this film should be studied as a black-and-white to color remake. The original screenwriter makes some inspired updates--taking the original's subtext of racism and classism making them so direct that at times it felt like a spiritual sequel to Do the Right Thing. And the cast is really good--especially Jack Lemmon. I do think a few actors should've been younger, and some boom mics and cameras were visible at times. But those are minor complaints. Recommended.
Rated 10 Oct 2023
80
78th
Well, it's a stage play too. If we can have umpteen film versions of Hamlet, we can see how Jack Lemmon essays a character we mostly know because of Henry Fonda. It's a fine film, just a little too not filmy enough, but it's not like the Lemmon version of 12 Angry Men was coming to my city, so I'll take it.
Rated 30 May 2022
80
68th
So, why remake it? Two reasons leap out. First, the main idea presented is as relevant today as it ever was, so it was as relevant in 1997 as it was in 1957 as it is today. Second, Friedkin changes the racial dynamics of the piece by using a more diverse cast. Lumet's film touches on racism with Ed Begley's character, but Friedkin brings new elements to the story by, for example, casting Dorian Harewood in Jack Klugman's role .
Rated 21 Mar 2022
80
80th
Worth watching purely for the performances.
Rated 12 May 2020
9
78th
Not quite as powerful as the '57 version, but a fantastic modernization with a stellar cast.
Rated 07 Oct 2017
75
85th
(Rewatched on 22/05/23): There was no reason to remake 12 Angry Men, but Friedkin did an admirable job. It lacks the visual dynamism of Lumet's version, some of the casting choices are questionable (Tony Danza?), and the attempts to update the film to reflect the racial politics of the day are only partially successful. On the plus side, Friedkin assembled a stellar cast, and there is much pleasure to be had watching great actors like Lemmon and Scott going toe-to-toe in late career.
Rated 22 Dec 2015
69
70th
Surprisingly decent remake.
Rated 10 Aug 2014
90
81st
Like the original, this restaging features a great cast helmed by a fine director. There's some overacting, but the racial integration adds flavor and realism instead of being token and the script never loses its cunning zing no matter how many times one plays it through. But the '57 version is a masterclass in methodical lens and camera use to tell a contained chamber piece, and I'm betrothed to it. But it's such an important story; whichever version has the cast you prefer, you can't go wrong.
Rated 30 Sep 2013
84
82nd
Good news. They colorized the original, added a few swear words and a Danza. Not bad really mostly cause everthing gets better with Hume Cronyn.
Rated 19 Aug 2012
80
68th
I can't think of a much more loyal remake. Pretty much the same film with a couple mediocre performances that keep it from being as great as the original. But the only real problem is it starts off with a FEMALE judge. Women aren't allowed to be judges, everybody knows that.
Rated 18 Sep 2024
80
79th
While it's not as good as the original, it does feel a little more updated with a mixed-race cast (still no women on the jury, though). There are a few times where the dialogue sounds a tad too polemic, and while Lemmon was fine, it seemed like he was trying to mimic Fonda's (outstanding) performance. Favorite moment: George C. Scott smiling when he sees who volunteered to be stabbed.
Rated 27 Jul 2024
86
95th
This captures the essence of the original perfectly but I'm a bit mixed on the 90's era social dynamics added. I think it does a better job of conveying personal biases into the discussion but I preferred how the original made the consensus reached by everyone considering other people's arguments rather than the awkward peer pressure given onto some people. But you know, I think this take on the concept is fresh and creative enough that it deserves its own commendation.
Rated 06 May 2024
70
59th
Finally got around to watching this. The 1957 Lumet masterpiece is one of my all-time favourites, so I didn't feel the desire to see what I expected to be a far inferior offering. Well I came away with mixed emotions. There are some good elements here and the cast is first rate. My criticism comes from a lot of the dialogue and acting to feel ignorant by force. The amount of stubbornness and how it was portrayed became too much. A lot of passive aggressiveness. Still, that was by design. 7.0.
Rated 19 Jun 2023
90
91st
Şampiyonlar ligi kadrosu. Nefes almadan izleniyor. Klasik.
Rated 26 Dec 2017
65
26th
Liked the original better
Rated 09 Dec 2016
80
72nd
These guys didn't know what they were talking about, that kid was guilty as shit.
Rated 05 Aug 2015
23
12th
Basically a shot for shot remake of a movie that never needed to be remade because none of the original's greatness hinged on the time period or special effects. It's a fine remake but it's annoying that it exists in the first place.
Rated 02 Apr 2014
4
90th
Excellent remake. - Very Good
Rated 22 Mar 2014
86
87th
85.500
Rated 23 Sep 2013
75
45th
Starts out as a creaky exhibition match, just a recreation of the original, but as it goes its own flavor comes out more and more. Minor Freidkin and nothing on the '57 film, but worth a watch.
Rated 09 Jul 2013
91
70th
Not a patch on the original, but Friedkin brings his trademark intensity and lets a good cast do what they're good at.
Rated 18 May 2013
84
34th
I really liked this film. It was interesting to see how to make a movie about court without actually being in court. The acting was good and the plot was too. The movie is a little dry and slow, so you have to think about what's going on and listen, because there is not a lot of action in this film.
Rated 10 Jul 2012
50
21st
This gets the score it does because some of the casting was really great (aside from the fact that there were three old men) but overall this was incredibly flawed. A lot of changes that were made probably seemed progressive or current in the 90s but they ended up in retrospect being cheap or regressive (especially their choice of a leftover of the black power movement as the racist). It was too aware of the power of the original and in aiming at that same power it totally missed the mark.
Rated 09 Oct 2011
88
87th
87.500
Rated 30 Aug 2009
70
45th
It's a good movie, well directed, well played, but... the original movie from 1957 is perfect. So...it's a remake that nobody needs. Pity.
Rated 27 Jun 2009
75
72nd
Overall Enjoyment: 30/40, Plot/Themes: 15/20, Cinematography/Direction: 15/20, Acting/Writing: 15/20
Rated 22 Aug 2008
80
38th
Likable remake of a classic.
Rated 16 Sep 2007
90
86th
Not quite as good as the first version, but sometimes the material is so good that nobody could screw it up
Rated 09 Aug 2007
80
34th
An unnecessary remake, but by no means a terrible one.
Rated 15 Apr 2007
82
82nd
haven't seen the original but this one was terrific!

Cast & Info

Directed by:

William Friedkin
William-Friedkin
55 total credits
Friedkin's mother was an operating room nurse. His father was a merchant seaman, semi-pro softball player and ultimately sold clothes in a men's discount chain. He never earned more than $50/week in his whole life and died indigent. Friedkin became infatuated with Orson Welles after seeing Citizen Kane (1941). He went to work for WGN TV immediately after graduating from high school where he started making documentaries, one of which won the Golden Gate Award at the 1962 San Francisco film festival. In 1965, he moved to Hollywood and immediately started directing TV shows.

Writer:

Reginald Rose
Reginald-Rose
18 total credits
Reginald Rose has 18 credits at Criticker, including: 12 Angry Men, 12 Angry Men, Man of the West, The Wild Geese and Whose Life Is It Anyway?

Starring:

Ossie Davis
Ossie-Davis
74 total credits
Ossie Davis has 74 credits at Criticker, including: Do the Right Thing, Bubba Ho-Tep, Grumpy Old Men, Dinosaur and The Client
,
Edward James Olmos
Edward-James-Olmos
65 total credits
Edward James Olmos (born February 24, 1947) is a Mexican American actor and director. Among his most memorable roles are William Adama in the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica, Lt. Martin Castillo in Miami Vice, teacher Jaime Escalante in Stand and Deliver, patriarch Abraham Quintanilla in the film Selena, Detective Gaff in Blade Runner, and narrator El Pachuco in both the stage and film versions of Zoot Suit...(Wikipedia)
,
Armin Mueller-Stahl
Armin-Mueller-Stahl
54 total credits
Armin Mueller-Stahl has 54 credits at Criticker, including: The Game, Eastern Promises, Angels & Demons, The X-Files: Fight the Future and Night on Earth
,
Courtney B. Vance
Courtney-B-Vance
48 total credits
Courtney B. Vance has 48 credits at Criticker, including: The Hunt for Red October, Isle of Dogs, Space Cowboys, Terminator Genisys and Dangerous Minds
,
George C. Scott
George-C-Scott
63 total credits
George Campbell Scott (October 18, 1927 - September 22, 1999) was an American stage and film actor, director and producer. He was best known for his stage work, as well as his portrayal of General George S. Patton in the film Patton, and as General Buck Turgidson in Stanley Kubrick's Dr. Strangelove...(Wikipedia)
,
Mykelti Williamson
Mykelti-Williamson
62 total credits
Mykelti Williamson has 62 credits at Criticker, including: Forrest Gump, Heat, Con Air, Lucky Number Slevin and Three Kings
,
Dorian Harewood
Dorian-Harewood
38 total credits
Dorian Harewood has 38 credits at Criticker, including: Full Metal Jacket, Gothika, Sudden Death, 12 Angry Men and The Falcon and the Snowman
,
Jack Lemmon
Jack-Lemmon
66 total credits
John Uhler "Jack" Lemmon III was an American actor and musician. He starred in more than 60 films including Some Like It Hot, The Apartment, Mister Roberts (for which he won the 1955 Best Supporting Actor Academy Award), Days of Wine and Roses, The Great Race, Irma la Douce, The Odd Couple, Save the Tiger (for which he won the 1973 Best Actor Academy Award), The Out-of-Towners, The China Syndrome, Missing (for which he won 'Best Actor' at the 1982 Cannes Film Festival)...(Wikipedia)
,
James Gandolfini
James-Gandolfini
48 total credits
James Gandolfini has 48 credits at Criticker, including: True Romance, The Man Who Wasn't There, Zero Dark Thirty, 8MM and The Mexican
,
Hume Cronyn
Hume-Cronyn
52 total credits
Hume Blake Cronyn, OC was a Canadian actor of stage and screen, who enjoyed a long career, often appearing professionally alongside his second wife, Jessica Tandy. His first Hollywood film was Alfred Hitchcock's Shadow of a Doubt (1943). He later appeared in Hitchcock's Lifeboat (1944) and worked on the screenplays of Rope (1948) and Under Capricorn (1949). He was nominated for an Academy Award for best supporting actor for his performance in The Seventh Cross (1944)... (Wikipedia)
,
Tony Danza
Tony-Danza
28 total credits
Tony Danza has 28 credits at Criticker, including: Don Jon, Angels in the Outfield, 12 Angry Men, Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond and Taxi
,
William Petersen
William-Petersen
26 total credits
William Petersen has 26 credits at Criticker, including: Manhunter, Seeking a Friend for the End of the World, The Skulls, To Live and Die in L.A. and Fear

Franchise:

Twelve Angry Men

Genres:

Drama, Crime

Country:

USA

Language:

English
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