12 Angry Men (1957) Movie Reaction [First Time Watching] 

It shows the power of acting, cinematography, and writing on its own. No color, no special effects, no scene changes.

The last juror said to his own son "not guilty", I love this moment so much. Thank you for reaction!

That hard headed juror, the last hold out who finally broke down and voted not guilty at the very end was played by one of my most favorite actors, and one of the all-time greats, Lee J. Cobb. He doesn't know how to give a bad or even mediocre performance. And if I were up for a part for this film, I'd want the part he played. It was the juiciest role in the entire film. All the other actors were fine too, in fact, I've never seen a film better cast, or performed, especially with an ensemble cast like this. Nearly 65 years later, and it hasn't lost ONE iota of its power, and continues to thrill audiences to this day. You guys are GREAT reactors, and your enthusiasm is contagious! You just won me over as a new subscriber! BRAVO!!! 🙂👍

My hero is the guy with the glasses. His verdict was based on a fair and honest evaluation of the evidence and changed on the basis of evidence. He respected the opposing view and was big enough to change his mind.

Lee J. Cobb , played the juror holding out to the end to convict, one of Americas finest actors. Watch Lee J. Cobb with Marlon Brando (played Vito Corleone) in the all time classic, "On the Waterfront".

It is amazing that such a good movie was filmed almost entirely in a single room. That is talented writing, acting and directing.

I love this movie but there is also another important thing to notice. There is a big difference in how the men behave. A few of the men, like the man who always voted not guilty, the old man, the man w the glasses, they never got angry w the other men. They always remained calm and didn't call names, they didn't threaten or get violent, they used only their words. This is how a real man is supposed to behave. The bullies and the ones that didn't care, they were childish, they were emotional, they were the dangerous ones. In the end, it was the men who were mature that ended up being respected and right and the childish men looked bad and got no respect. I think it's important for young men to see the way a man should behave. A real man, not a childish man. So many men today behave childishly. They yell, they threaten, they are violent. This is how boys behave, not men. This movie is a good example of how a good man behaves.

Lee Cobb nailed that role. He even outplayed Henry Fonda.

This movie is really engrossing and still effective to this day.

Henry Fonda brought together some very talented people to turn a play into this movie. Thank you for your reaction.

This is one of the best movies ever made, and a favorite of mine. Thanks for reacting to this one. For other courtroom classics, please react to another tremendous movie, "To Kill a Mockingbird" Love to watch your reactions 😊❤️

It is very interesting how there used to be many stories about reasonable doubt and the importance of not convicting an innocent person. Then the stories changed to be more about the fear of a guilty person going free.

Lee J Cobb’s turn as Juror 3 is my favorite portrayal of any role, by any actor, ever. I first saw this when I was 14, and I remember thinking that I finally understood what people meant by saying that a supporting actor "stole the show".

This is one of the most brilliant films ever, and I love watching people watch it for the first time. FY: The elevated train (aka "el") they're talking about is a train that runs on an elevated track. In cities like New York City, they were common in the mid 20th century. The track ran above the street, and passed between buildings, often very close to the buildings. It was not unusual for people to have to live in apartments with the train running right past their windows. Crazy. No wonder they're rare today. So the woman who says she saw the boy stab his father was actually claiming to have seen the crime through the windows of a train that was passing between her building on one side of the street and the boy's building on the other side of the street. So she supposedly looked through her window, through the windows of the moving train, and through the boy's window, and saw the crime clearly. At night. I wouldn't have believed her testimony, either.

YOu two were spot on with your picking points of the specific Jurors. YOU were so right about the LEE J CObb character and knowing he had something burning inside, and your lady was excellent in catching the points of the train noise too

12 Angry Men is a film that can easily be a documentary about the effect of blind prejudice. How it can cloud reason and common sense. No doubt this is a lesson that can be played in any era. And since we are onto courtroom drama. I suggest the courtroom drama of all courtroom dramas. Judgement At Nuremberg 1961. A film with such an array of talent. And a clear message of what Justice is all about.

that movie is so under rated!! it's a judge of peoples character and prejudice. and there all good actors. love this movie. glad u brought it back. haven't seen it in a long time. :)

Classic! Henry Fonda starred in another movie about justice fourteen years before this film, The Oxbow Incident, a 1943 film about vigilante injustice in the Old West that also hits hard. And Lee J. Cobb, the actor who played the angriest of the angry men, the last man to change his mind, also played the heavy in On the Waterfront (1954), easily one of the greatest films of all time.

After many viewings, I may have solved the case. The kid met his friends at a tavern. Who's to say after hearing the story of the argument and knowing he wasn't going home anytime soon, one friend lifted the knife, went to his house looking for cash. He was surprised by the father and killed him after an argument and struggle. Everything fits.

This movie has been in my top 5 favorite since I was 12 years old... I love the truth of it, how personal thinking can block our ability to hear and understand the truth.... LOVE IT!!! Thanks...

It's so emotional when he tears up the picture of his kid. I cry every time and I've watched this film a thousand time (well 10 or so times)

29:46 Apparently they progressively moved the walls of the jury room closer throughout the film to increase the tension and feeling of claustrophobia. The stage play is great too. One set, half the actors with their backs to the audience, so very difficult to block. I'm appearing in a stage play early next year called _Beyond Reasonable Doubt_ playing a Junior QC (lawyer) which I'm looking forward to.

This is one of the great 'courtroom dramas' in film history. There are many others - WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION... ANATOMY OF A MURDER... ABSENCE OF MALICE... THE VERDICT... gosh, there are so many good ones.

Loved how you guys got into the film and reacted to each new unfolding revelation. And a film like this, limited to one room, really depends on how good the acting is, and this cast was great. This was one of director Sidney Lumet's first films. You might also like his 1982 film The Verdict, another courtroom drama.

This has been a favorite of mine many years. It shows how a person's personal prejudices in life affect their judgements of others, their assumptions before and after facts. This also shows why Lawyers have to dig very deep into a case to prove it one way or another. Every detail matters.

this movie is exceptional on every level. It astonishes me to this day how Phenomenally made this film and above all else it's still RELEVANT. This film can apply in any given generation and the acting, dialogue, camera framing, everything in this film was just superbly made. So glad you guys watched this one

A very important movie in American cinema. It was the directors first movie; Henry Fonda was the producer (juror#8) Henry Fonda did the movie for free on deferred salary. All but 3 mins are shot on 1 set. Film was a box office bust in the US. It was selected for preservation by the Library of Congress in 2007.

This is such a great film by a really amazing director...Lumet is one of the greatest of all time. Thank you very much for reacting to this one...it is one of my personal favorites. Sometime when you have room on the schedule, you should definitely check out another Lumet film, Fail Safe...it is a nuclear war thriller...very gripping and dramatic...and one of the most iconic and memorable endings to any film ever.✌💯

Had a feeling you would like this movie! This is one to watch again. For another good one with Henry Fonda (the main character in 12 Angry Men) do "The Grapes of Wrath" (1940) based on John Steinbeck's best-selling novel about the Dust Bowl Era and Great Depression in 1930s US. There's so many good B&W classics. Though it's less than a week after Christmas you could squeeze in "It's A Wonderful Life" (1946) and do the original B&W as there's a colorized version around you wouldn't want to watch for your first time. "Sergeant York" (1941) a good biographical drama about WWI with Gary Cooper, "The Maltese Falcon" with Humphrey Bogart, "Mr. Smith Goes To Washington" (1939), "Double Indemnity" (1944), "Psycho" (1960), "To Kill A Mockingbird" (1962), "Stalag 17" (1953), and many more. Check out "AFI Top 100 Films" to see their list containing a few you've done. One more suggestion, a B&W scifi classic of the 50s, "The Day The Earth Stood Still" (1951)! 🖖😎👍

Juror #7: "You a Yankee fan?" Juror #5: "No, Baltimore." Juror #7: "Baltimore? That's like being hit in the head with a crowbar once a day." As an Oriole fan, unfortunately this is true.

Here's a list of some beloved classic movies which everyone should see - It's A Wonderful Life Mr. Smith Goes To Washington Psycho Rear Window Hara-Kiri The Apartment Double Indemnity Witness For The Prosecution City Lights Paths Of Glory The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre

Loved watching you two react - very cute. This film is one of the top ten great ensemble acting achievements in film history. Twelve characters, twelve decidedly different personalities brought to life by these professionals. Bravo to all!

It's wonderful life (1946) or singin' in the rain (1952) another masterpiece of classic's film

One thing i love about this movie is that it doesn't tell us whether the boy is guilty or not, since that's not the point of the movie. The point is to show the importance of reasonable doubt.

Sidney Lumet's first movie as director. He later directed Dog Day Afternoon, Network, The Verdict, The Pawnbroker, Fail Safe and many more. Populated with a who's who of the best character actors of the day, they brought Reginald Rose's screenplay to life as a classic drama. Some regard this as a perfect film. Me included.

I've never seen you two before, but you really impressed me with how thoughtful you both were in your comments. Plus, I've probably watched this movie 20 or 30 times, but you brought up a couple of things I had never even considered before, so I was impressed with that as well. I hope you decide to do more of the great classic movies, the old black and white films that have stood the test of time. I really enjoyed watching you two. Cheers and best wishes to you!

About eight years ago I served on a jury, and yes, it was a murder trial, I was well acquainted with this movie and asked my fellow jurors if they had seen '12 Angry Men', sadly not one had.

Classic film. They did a remake a few years which is ok, but the original is a masterpiece. No stunts, no camera tricks, no chases. Just great dialogue, wonderful cinematography and masterful performances and direction.

This is one of those few movies you can watch once a year, forever, and it never gets old

In spite of several obvious plot holes, this has always been one of my favorite movies because of the acting and drama of a story that can be done on the stage!

you know you have a scenario when they can entertain you and keep you at the edge on your seat while all that happen in a single room

Two of the greatest classic movies: To Kill a Mockingbird Grapes of Wrath I can watch these films over and over and over.

"At the beginning of the film, the cameras are positioned above eye level and mounted with wide-angle lenses, to give the appearance of greater depth between subjects, but as the film progresses the focal length of the lenses is gradually increased. By the end of the film, nearly everyone is shown in closeup, using telephoto lenses from a lower angle, which decreases or "shortens" depth of field. Lumet stated that his intention in using these techniques with cinematographer Boris Kaufman was to create a nearly palpable claustrophobia." Every actor in this has a filmography that you could follow...keep going! "The Asphalt Jungle" 1950 American film noir heist film!

Another black and white classic you might like is "To Kill A Mockingbird" (1962). It also has some courtroom drama and takes place in the deep American south. And another more modern courtroom drama is "A Few Good Men" (1992) with Tom Cruise and Jack Nicholson...

Put 12 of the best actors of the era together and you're guaranteed a good movie. :)

This movie is a classic, definitely on my greatest movies ever list

This is one of my fave movies ever. I was at most 15 the first time I saw it and I've loved it ever since.

Cant wait to see you reacting to this one, youre on quite a roll... very good choice of films. Keep up the good work!

Definitely one of the best movies, it captivated your attention literally the entire time. I’ll never forget seeing this in high school for the first time, the whole class was riveted and even stayed watching the ending after the bell rang. 😂

This is one of my top five favorite movies of all time. So, so great! Everyone has the same reaction when they see it for the first time. Really keeps your attention!

Outstanding cast of some of the best actors of their day, excellent screenwriting, camera work, direction and use of lighting plus the heat and rain make it combustible ! ~

"Because he's good at acting." BRILLIANT!

The guy talking at first taking a toll of who was guilty was the detective in Psycho.

“The Caine Mutiny” is another amazing classic film with an excellent courtroom segment.

So many of these actors were stars. Great cast, great script, great direction=magic

There's noit a lot of movies you can replay with your friends at home start to finish. This is one of them. Get 11 friends, chairs and a big table and GO. Everyone has a role to play and everyone gets time to shine.

Great reaction. More people need to see 12 Angry Men before they become jurors. Some great B&W films: * To Kill a Mockingbird * It Happened One Night * On the Waterfront * Key Largo * The Hustler * Rebecca (1940) * A Streetcar Named Desire * Seven Samurai * Ikiru * Bicycle Thieves (or The Bicycle Thief) * Casablanca * Twelve Angry Men Also: * The Treasure of the Sierra Madre * To Have and Have Not * A Place In the Sun * Mr Smith Goes to Washington * Mr Deeds Goes to Town (1936) * Schindler's List * Queen Christina * Manhattan * Red River * Modern Times * Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) * Sergeant York * The Corn is Green (1945)

Another great movie with Lee J. Cobb ( the angry one) in it is “On The Waterfront”! It’s a movie about the Mob controlling the shipping and freight industry along the New York Harbor and the murder of one of longshoremen. The main star is Marlon Brando (Don Corleone) from The Godfather! Brando won an academy award for his performance. Lee J. Cobb, Rod Steiger and Eva Marie Saint all give stellar performances.

The juror who wants to "talk about it" is Henry Fonda, who also produced the film.

Loved your reaction. Other possible classics might include, To Kill A Mocking Bird, the Man Who Shot Liberty Valence, Marry Poppins, Herbie, 10 Little Indians aka-And Then There Were None, Casablanca, and even the Sound Of Music.

This is a truly beautifully made and written film. Twelve actors, one room, and you're absolutely hooked from start to finish!

Every actor on here were great character actors. I knew all but two by face if not by name

Other clasics: Maltese Falcon (1941 with Humphrey Bogart - you saw him in Casablanca) - regarded as the beginning of the Film Noir genre. The Big Sleep (1946, also with Humphrey Bogart) - another classic Film Noi, and Bogart's character - Philip Marlowe is a smooth-talking private detective that's an absolute joy to watch. Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) - Sergio Leone's classic, and possibly the best western ever with Charles Bronson, Henry Fonda (playing a bad guy), Jason Robards, and Claudia Cardinale. Day of the Jackal (1973 with Edward Fox, NOT the Bruce Willis remake) - an adaptation of a classic novel by Frederick Forsyth. Scent of a Woman (1992) - Al Pacino's Oscar-winning role.

Juror number 4 is my favorite character. As you guys pointed out a few times, his position wasn't based on any prejudices. He was making arguments to back up his positions, and he acknowledged the points made by others and attempted to address them. Most notably in his exchange with juror number 11 about the boy going back. Interestingly enough, I actually think Juror number 11 made the best argument, rather than Juror number 8. Why would the boy take the time to wipe the knife of fingerprints and then leave it there? That seems very deliberate. I suspect that the killer was someone who had seen the boy with the knife, knew they could purchase an identical one locally, and left the knife in place to direct police attention towards the boy rather than pursuing other avenues (perhaps killing the father over a grudge held against either father or son).

This film is used in law schools. The jury system is a check against gov't power. This is a superb film in all particulars, from brilliant script to best acting possible.

Fantastic reaction. One of my favorite films. And by the way many, B&W films like this one are stunning. You need to see more. Like THE WRONG MAN (1957) or NOTORIOYS (1946) Best wishes.

Another excellent courtroom drama of that era is "Anatomy of a Murder" with James Stewart. I recommend it.

So glad you enjoyed this great film! It was originally a play. That's why most of the movie was in one location and actually filmed in a play-like fashion. The writing, acting and directing are first class. Back in the day, movies had tighter, very well written scripts with no extended, graphic sex scenes, no montages, or wasted dialogue. Movies today are padded out to about 2 hours. This movie was 96 minutes because: no padding. And it still packed in major dialogue! If you go back to pre-code movies (1929-July 1934), many of them are even tighter. Not all, but most pre-codes, and many noir films, could tell a story from about 70 to 90 minutes. I love the fast pace and am bored with 2+ hour padded movies. Of course there were epically long films like: Gone With the Wind (1939) but even old 2 hour movies mostly are not padded like today. Please continue with classic film. Here is a dozen that most people wouldn't suggest because they think classic films began with Steven Spielberg: For pre-codes: 1. Baby Face (1933) ~ Barbara Stanwyck 2. Three on a Match (1933) ~ Joan Blondell, Bette Davis & Ann Dvorak (comes in at 1 hr 3 mins!). For classics (Aug. 1934-1970): 3. The Women (1939) ~ Norma Shearer, Joan Crawford & Rosalind Russell (all female cast) 4. Jane Eyre (1943) ~ Orson Welles & Joan Fontaine. For noir films (dark themes and anti-heroes): 5. Caged (1950) ~ Eleanor Parker & Agnes Moorehead (THE women's prison movie) 6. Double Indemnity (1944) ~ Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurray 7. The Dark Corner (1946) ~ Lucille Ball & Mark Stevens 8. Gilda (1946) ~ Rita Hayworth & Glenn Ford. For retro films (1970-2000): 9. What a Way to Go! (1964) ~ Shirley MacLaine, Gene Kelly, Robert Mitchum 10. Cabaret (1972) ~ Liza Minelli, Michael York & Joel Grey 10. Hair (1979) ~ Treat Williams & Jon Savage 11. Amadeus (1979) ~ Tom Hulce & F. Murray Abraham and finally: 12. Finding Nemo (2003). A little bit of everything with many of the major stars of those decades and genres, even some musicals and an animated movie. I chose movies that most people either don't know about, or pass over for the more popular suggestions that you always see. Of course, watch those too! Already subscribed and watching your GoT reactions.

After watching this can you imagine these actors being grilled thru this routine every day for 2 weeks before starting it for real. I would imagine by that time that they were 12 angry men for real.

This is, imho, the greatest courtroom drama ever filmed, & probably will never be bettered! THE purest exercise in human nature I've ever seen! Bravo to ALL the twelve angry men!!

For more court room dramas watch: Breaker Morant (1980) directed by Bruce Beresford and Paths of Glory (1957) directed by Stanley Kubrik.

Veteran actors at their best , thanks again for sharing your thoughts and reaction

One of the best 1 room movies of all time! Great story and a Great cast!

E. G. Marshall's character (Juror 4) is my favorite since he isn't swayed by prejudices and irrational motives like all the others. He just needs to be convinced.

This movie is so deep. People's biases. How to pursued People's etc.

This is one of my favorite old black and white movies. This movie was like a who's who of Hollywood at the time. Look any of them up in IMDB.

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You two are something else! I love your insights and your chemistry so much. It's next level, man! The director of this piece was a great actors' director and made several excellent movies. For example: 1) Fail Safe, starring Henry Fonda. Black and white about a nuclear crisis. Pretty similar to 12 Angry Men! 2) Serpico. It's got a young Al Pacino as a New York cop fighting corruption in the police force. 3) Dog Day Afternoon. I probably recommended this already but it's just that good. Al Pacino (and others) in a bank robbery on a hot day. Lumet liked his sweaty dramas in tight spaces!

Love you guys' accents and reactions! This is definitely one of great cinema classics.

I remember watching this in school. Very good movie.

This movie is great and I love it , these movies are so much better than today they have more meaning and more depth to them, and you get into them more , and are pulled into them. I like these older movies and have started watching them because I see they have more of a plot and the characters are so much more real . and seeing such powerful actors and legends is a joy to watch for they truely know how to act

love, love, love that look you gave when the last one said not guilty. Great reaction guys, Going to search for more now.

The director did another great courtroom drama in “The Verdict” with the great actor Paul Newman.

I just discovered your reactions and have been watching them the last few days. I really enjoy them. Thanks for being here.

this was henry fonda's project,... a great cast assembled...

I so love the old classics and you have now reacted to two of my favorites -- Casablanca and 12 Angry Men. If you would care to try some more, perhaps you might check out Double Indemnity (w/ Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyk & Edward G. Robinson), Some Like It Hot (w/ Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis & Marilyn Monroe), or Stalag 17 (w/ Best Actor Oscar winner William Holden)?!

I first saw this movie in my high school Law class back in 1987. It is one of the best movies of the time and is still just as good today! Loved your reaction and just subscribed! Another great serious movie with Henry Fonda is "Fail Safe" from 1964.

The guy who started crying and finally said "not guity" was the detective in The Exorcist. 😏

Take 12 of the all time greats, turn on the camera and say "action!" and go sit down. Tour de force!

NEXT CLASSIC: The Apartment. 1960 Oscar winner for Best Picture.

LEE J COBB in On The Waterfront (with Brando) and The Brothers Karamazov (with Yul Brenner and William Freakin Shatner) ACTING LEGEND

"I can hear a whisper when there is thunder" 🤣

A good movie is from the non-fiction novel "In Cold Blood" (1967). I went to work in the town the crime occured in, but I didn't know the story. I always thought something was important about the place without knowing exactly what it was.

Fun Facts: The director of this movie later said that he believes the kid was guilty but these men were right for finding him Not Guilty because the prosecutor did not do a good job proving it to them beyond reasonable doubt.

Your wife is incredibly bright and smart. You both do a good job.

this was a pleasure to watch your reaction as you followed along with this classic. I adore henry fonda, he was such a fantastic actor for so many decades. I'd recommend Gentleman's Agreement, a movie that never gets enough love and is still super appropriate today sadly. I'm new here so I gotta peruse what else you've watched :)

Great old classic, another great one with "the 12th juror" as president of the US is the movie Failsafe. Also The Bedford Incident which is another cold war drama like Failsafe.

I absolutely adore these two. It's like a conversation between Arnold Schwarzenegger & Rosie Perez. I'm like the outsider thinking "wtf are these two saying to each other?" But it works - these two are a lot of fun. 👍

The natural progression is now to watch On the Waterfront. One of the greatest films ever. Also stars Lee J Cobb

Great example of a perfect film and not much happenings but a bunch of guys arguing in a hot room over a court case. The characters are all really well-drawn, well-written, the moments and scenes are well staged, the acting is incredibly good, and the story is so engrossing you hardly know an hour and 30 minutes have passed! This is a straight, simple calssic in every sense of the word, because no matter what country you come from or what background you might have, we KNOW or KNEW a lot of men like the ones in that room. This movie is so damn good!