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12 Angry Men 1957

Directed by Sidney Lumet

All-time standing

#284 of 4,399

In the top 5% of movies

By scope

1950s #63 of 316 Top 20% 1957 #9 of 33 Top 25%

Ballots (26)

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Esquire

  • Published 2020
  • All-time list
  • Ranked #12
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Empire

Empire

  • Published 2015
  • All-time list
  • Ranked #27
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AlloCiné

AlloCiné

  • Published 2017
  • All-time list
  • Ranked #46
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Revista Bula

Revista Bula

  • Published 2023
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  • Ranked #56
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The Hollywood Reporter

The Hollywood Reporter

  • Published 2014
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  • Ranked #78
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American Film Institute

American Film Institute

  • Published 2007
  • All-time list
  • Ranked #87
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Variety

Variety

  • Published 2022
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  • Ranked #99
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Halliwell's

Halliwell's

  • Published 2005
  • All-time list
  • Ranked #199
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LaCinetek

LaCinetek

  • Published 2025
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  • Included, unranked
LaCinetek

LaCinetek

  • Published 2018
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  • Included, unranked
Steven Jay Schneider

Steven Jay Schneider

  • Published 2016
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  • Included, unranked
Kino Muzeum

Kino Muzeum

  • Published 2015
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  • Included, unranked
LaCinetek

LaCinetek

  • Published 2015
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  • Included, unranked
HitFix

HitFix

  • Published 2012
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  • Included, unranked
USC School of Cinematic Arts

USC School of Cinematic Arts

  • Published 2012
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  • Included, unranked
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Kinema Junpo

Kinema Junpo

  • Published 2009
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  • Included, unranked
David Thomson

David Thomson

  • Published 2008
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  • Included, unranked

Esquire

  • Published 2008
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  • Included, unranked
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Steadycam

Steadycam

  • Published 2007
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  • Included, unranked
Bounty Books

Bounty Books

  • Published 2004
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  • Included, unranked
The New York Times

The New York Times

  • Published 2004
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  • Included, unranked
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Senses of Cinema

Senses of Cinema

  • Published 2003
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  • Included, unranked
Danny Peary

Danny Peary

  • Published 1986
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  • Included, unranked
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R.A.E. Pickard

R.A.E. Pickard

  • Published 1971
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  • Included, unranked
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Decade 2

Forbes

Forbes

  • Published 1959
  • Decade list · 1950s
  • Ranked #7
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Paste Magazine

  • Published 1959
  • Decade list · 1950s
  • Ranked #11
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