Twelve jurors are faced with whether or not to convict an 18-year-old of murdering his father. At the beginning, eleven say "yes" and one says "no." Thus the stage is set for the Academy Award-nominated film, 12 Angry Men.
SUMMARY
An 18-year-old boy is convicted of murdering his father. The twelve jurors must decide his fate: release or death. All of them start by voting "guilty"...that is, all but one! "Juror 8" (Henry Fonda) wishes to discuss the case. He does not want to execute someone lightly. Afterwards, there is much debating. Evidence is brought forward to question whether or not the boy was really guilty. We see good and bad logic used as the final decision is made unanimous.
CONTENT
The entire film (minus the first minute or two) is set inside one room. Therefore, there is little violence other than references. Of course, the charge for murder is the main storyline, around which the whole film revolves. One man uses a knife to prove his point and the men jump when he raises the knife at a man. He does not attack the man, though. Apart from this, there are verbal arguments, but no physical fighting that should cause 
concern.
I am pleased that, throughout the film, there is only one use of d***. There are no other uses of foul language.
This movie can be a little slow moving and somewhat hard to follow at points. Be prepared to sit and watch the same men in the same room for over an hour. It is very interesting and an engaging mystery. This is not a children's movie due to not only the murder charge at the heart of the film, but also the length in itself. Despite all of that, this is one of my most favorite films!
GENERAL INFORMATION
Length: 96 minutes
Rating: NR
Director: Sidney Lumet
Producers: Henry Fonda, Reginald Rose
Music: Kenyon Hopkins
Year of release: 1957
Audience: Pre-teens, Teens, Adults
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