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* AmbiguouslyBrown: He's hinted to be some kind of minority, despite being played by a white actor.
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* BerserkButton: Juror #3 gets #5 riled up when he starts accusing him of changing his vote to "not guilty" and insists that since #5 grew up in a slum neighborhood, he's the one to blame. Which makes it pretty awkward when it turns out that #9 was the one who changed his vote.
* NiceGuy: Like The Foreman, unless you push him too far, he is genuinely respectful to others.
* NiceGuy: Like The Foreman, unless you push him too far, he is genuinely respectful to others.
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* BigBad: The closest you can consider one in the film.
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* BerserkButton: He threatens to punch out Juror #3 after the latter repeatedly interrupts #9.
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* TokenGoodTeammate: Easily the most sympathetic of the three final holdouts, due to voting "guilty" because he really has reached that conclusion through logical thinking rather than the prejudiced views of #3 and #10. [[spoiler:The second that the biggest piece of evidence is put into doubt, he changes his vote.]]
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->''"It's hard to put into words. I just think he's guilty. I thought it was obvious from the word, 'Go'. Nobody proved otherwise."''
->''"I'm a pretty excitable person. I mean, where does he come off calling me a public avenger, sadist and everything?"''
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->''"Well, I'm not used to supposin'. I'm just a workin' man. My boss does all the supposin', but I'll try one. Supposin' you talk us all out of this, and, uh, the kid really did knife his father?"''
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->''"Well, what's there to talk about? Eleven men in here think he's guilty."''
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->''"Nobody has to prove otherwise. The burden of proof is on the prosecution. The defendant doesn't even have to open his mouth. That's in the Constitution."''
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* HeelRealization: When, in the middle of his furious insistence that the defendant is guilty, [[spoiler: he sees the picture of his estranged son and rips it to pieces, you can see in his face that he has just figured out what he was really doing.]]
* {{Jerkass}}
* HeelRealization: When, in the middle of his furious insistence that the defendant is guilty, [[spoiler: he sees the picture of his estranged son and rips it to pieces, you can see in his face that he has just figured out what he was really doing.]]
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DeadpanSnarker: Part of his {{jerkass}} demeanour is that he responds to arguments with deeply sarcastic wisecracks.
*HeelRealization: EvenEvilHasStandards: It's up for debate as to how 'evil' he is, but like the rest of the jurors he's disgusted by #10's racism.
* [[spoiler:HeelRealization: When, in the middle of his furious insistence that the defendant is guilty,[[spoiler: he sees the picture of his estranged son and rips it to pieces, you can see in his face that he has just figured out what he was really doing.]]
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* NotSoDifferent: From #8; they're both men of passion unwilling to back down when they believe their cause is just.
* OhCrap: When he contradicts his own, earlier argument.
* OhCrap: When he contradicts his own, earlier argument.
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* MalcolmXerox: In the 1997 version, where Mykelti Williamson plays him as part of a clever little spin on the character.
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->'''Played By:''' Martin Balsam (1957), Courtney B. Vance (1997)
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->'''Played By:''' Lee J. Cobb (1957), George C. Scott (1997)
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->'''Played By:''' E. G. Marshall (1957), Armin Mueller-Stahl (1997)
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->'''Played By:''' Jack Klugman (1957), Dorian Harewood (1997)
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->'''Played By:''' Edward Binns (1957), James Gandolfini (1997)
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->'''Played By:''' Jack Warden (1957), Tony Danza (1997)
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->'''Played By:''' Henry Fonda (1957), Jack Lemmon (1997)
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->'''Played By:''' Joseph Sweeney (1957), Hume Cronyn (1997)
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->'''Played By:''' Ed Begley (1997), Mykelti Williamson (1997)
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->'''Played By:''' George Voskovec (1957), Edward James Olmos (1997)
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->'''Played By:''' Robert Webber (1957), William Petersen (1997)
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* RaceLift: In the 1997 version.
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NiceHat: #7 dons a straw fedora throughout the film.
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#8'''
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#9'''
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* HeyItsThatVoice: You might recognize Fielder's voice as that of Piglet from ''Winnie the Pooh.''
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nothing and suggest to that person they take his place instead.
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* IronicEcho: Juror #5 asks him about midway through the film if he ever sweats, to which #4 replies "no." [[spoiler:When #8 eventually proves him wrong, #4 begins to sweat.]]
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* TheSpock
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'''Juror #11 (George Voskovec)'''
A European immigrant and watchmaker who is particularly proud to perform his civic duty as a jury member.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Gives one to #7 after [[spoiler:he changes to a "not guilty" vote simply because it now seems like that will get him out of the room faster.]]
'''Juror #12 (Robert Webber)'''
An advertising executive who is easily swayed by others.
* DeadpanSnarker
* TheDitherer: The only one who ever changes his vote ''back'' to "guilty", and then quickly goes back to "not guilty."
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* VillainousBreakdown: After [[spoiler:After being left as one of the last three holdouts for a "guilty" vote, he launches into a racist tirade as the others turn away in disgust one by one until he peters out. He never says a word after this.]]
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The man assigned to moderate the rest of the jury, a job which he is not quite qualified for but determined to do his best at.
A small, timid banker who mostly gives a "guilty" vote due to pressure from the other jurors.
The primary advocate for a "guilty" verdict, whose estrangement from his son causes him to automatically distrust any young person.
A highly methodical and logical man who becomes one of the last holdouts for a "guilty" verdict because the evidence is too strong for him to go against.
* ImplacableMan
'''Juror #5 (Jack Klugman)'''
A man with a similar background to the defendant, who votes "guilty" out of worry that going the other way would simply be due to this.
'''Juror #6 (Edward Binns)'''
A painter who mostly just goes along with the group.
* TheGenericGuy: He has the fewest lines of any jury member, and we learn little about him besides his job.
A man with a similar background to the defendant, who votes "guilty" out of worry that going the other way would simply be due to this.
'''Juror #6 (Edward Binns)'''
A painter who mostly just goes along with the group.
* TheGenericGuy: He has the fewest lines of any jury member, and we learn little about him besides his job.
A salesman more concerned with deciding a verdict in time for a baseball game than doing justice.
An architect, and initially the only jury member to vote "not guilty" because he feels the situation needs to be talked over first.
The oldest of the jury members, whose life experience gives him a unique outlook on the case.
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* {{Jerkass}}: More so than #3.
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* {{Jerkass}}: More so than #3.
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* TheAntagonist
* HeelRealization: When, in the middle of his furious insistence that the defendant is guilty, [[spoiler: he sees the picture of his estranged son and rips it to pieces, you can see in his face that he has just figured out what he was really doing.]]
* RedOniBlueOni: The red to Juror #8
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'''Juror #3'''
* TheAntagonist
* HeelRealization: When, in the middle of his furious insistence that the defendant is guilty, [[spoiler: he sees the picture of his estranged son and rips it to pieces, you can see in his face that he has just figured out what he was really doing.]]
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* TheStoic: One of the few members of the cast to not grow frustrated or angry at the other jurors or the case, always looking at the situation rationally.
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* NiceGuy: Unless anyone questions his authority.
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* NiceGuy: Unless anyone questions his authority.
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