required viewing

Rating: 10/10 (21 January 2005)

I've seen this movie at least a dozen times, but never tire of watching it. I think it should be a requirement that this movie be seen by every jury, before jury deliberations begin. It is a blueprint for how it should be done. If all juries watched it, I think it would help them to really think about all the facts presented, and help them be better jurors. They could not help but to consciously fight against preconceived opinions and prejudices within themselves and from others. Lee J. Cobb just rips my heart out, and I cry right along with him at the end, every time. It is obvious that the majority of IMDb voters are youngsters with computers and internet access, who probably have never even seen classics like this, as evidenced by the huge difference in the number of votes cast. In the hundred thousand range for movies like Lord Of The Rings, and in the twenty thousand range for this movie. Mind blowing special effects in Lord of The Rings, and just twelve men in a room talking, in Twelve Angry Men. One of the best movies ever made.