12 Angry Men

This 1957 film is a classic Legal drama film – probably the best of it’s type. It is very much made as a comment on the American jury system during the mid 20th century. The film covers the story of a jury of 12 men as they deliberate whether to convict or acquit a teenager charged with murder on the basis of “reasonable doubt”. When it came out, the film was a ‘slow-starter’ in box office terms, but it was highly acclaimed by critics, was nominated for 3 Oscars, and is regarded by many as one of the greatest films ever made, and Henry Fonda (Juror no,8) is listed as one of the 30 best movie heroes of all time.