10 Best Movies of All Time

5. 12 Angry Men

IMDB Rating: 9.0

12 Angry Men is a 1957 American courtroom drama film directed by Sidney Lumet, adapted from a 1954 teleplay of the same name by Reginald Rose. The film tells the story of a jury of 12 men as they deliberate the conviction or acquittal of a teenager charged with murder on the basis of reasonable doubt. As the dozen men try to reach a unanimous decision while sequestered in a room, one juror casts considerable doubt on elements of the case. Soon, personal rises to threaten the delicate process that will decide one boy’s fate. At the 30th Academy Awards, it was nominated for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Screenplay. In 2007, the Library of Congress selected the film for preservation in the United States National Film Registry as being “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant”.