Among the top 10 feature films of all time, ranked by thousands of AlloCiné viewers, this is the oldest. Directed in 1957 (almost 70 years ago) by the legendary American filmmaker Sidney Lumet, 12 Angry Men is a true movie classic that has not stolen a place in our rating.
4563 stars out of 5
A legal drama led by the masterful Henry Fonda, Lumet’s feature film indeed achieved 4,563 out of 5 stars, making it the 4th best movie according to our internet users, and thus one of the closest. perfection.
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We follow the hot and fiery deliberations of a jury of 12 people, who together must determine the outcome of the trial and the fate of a young man of humble origin who is accused of murdering his father. In a decision that requires unanimity, tempers begin to heat up when one of the jurors begins to express doubt.
The fourth best movie of all time
A true masterpiece on the vast majority of lists that claim to inspire cinema’s greatest monuments, 12 Angry Men is a classic that every movie buff should have seen, and one that’s also very easy considering it’s only 1 hour and 35 minutes long.
Behind only Robert Zemeckis’ Forrest Gump, Steven Spielberg’s Schindler’s List, and Frank Darabont’s The Green Line, 12 Angry Men therefore ranks in the top 5 of AlloCiné’s top films by audience.
On the press side, even with only 7 titles listed on our page for this 1957 film, Lumet’s feature gets a perfect score (for once) of 5 out of 5 stars.
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