History YMMV / TwelveAngryMen

** #3's rift with his son starting because he was ashamed of his son running away from a fight and vowed to "make a man out of him" has lost every ounce of sympathy it may ever have had. Some modern productions change this to his son joining a gang.

** Did Juror #7 actually believe in the verdicts that he gave? Did he truly think that the boy was guilty/innocent? This one can depend on the actor. Tony Danza in the 1997 TV movie comes across as sincere when he's pressed to state that he doesn't think he's guilty.

* AwardSnub: The 1957 version, largely overshadowed by ''Film/TheBridgeOnTheRiverKwai'', failed to win anything at the Oscars. Additionally, none of the actors received nominations for their work. Though Creator/HenryFonda did end up winning a BAFTA for his performance, and both he and Lee J. Cobb earned Golden Globe nods.

* RetroactiveRecognition: Juror #5 will be instantly familiar to anyone who's seen an episode of ''Series/QuincyME''. Jack Klugman even gets to do a Quincy-style deduction years before the series was conceived, by pointing out the inconsistent nature of the knife wound. ''Theatre/TheOddCouple'' also did a flashback episode to Oscar and Felix meeting on a jury where Felix was a RogueJuror in reference to this role.

** At the time this was written in the '50s, women and non-whites were excluded from jury service in some parts of the country. These days, the script is often produced as ''12 Angry Jurors'' with a more diverse cast. #2 and #11 seem especially popular to cast with women, allowing for some levity as #7’s conversations with them can easily come off as pathetic flirting, plus adding a degree of sexism to #10’s condescension to them.

** Physical abuse is treated more lightly in this movie than it would be today. While most of the jurors seem to disapprove that the boy's father beat him regularly, they don't seem too phased when Juror #3 defends it against "a kid like that".

* ValuesResonance: The other jurors turning their backs on Juror #10's racist rant was ahead of its time. To explain, the only reason Juror #10 thought the defendant was guilty was ''only'' because of the latter's being a person of color. And when he tries to get the other jurors to agree, ''none'' of them do and he's shamed for his verbal tirade. This is something that was and still is relevant -- No one should be found guilty because of their ethnicity and the people who ''do'' think it's okay, should ''be'' condemned for their racism.

** Small one that can easily be missed, but Juror #9 , after speaking about one of the witnesses(the Old Man)lying and fabricating evidence about seeing the boy leaving the crime scene and hearing the death threat to his father to get attention. Juror #10 asks him what he knows about it and Juror #9 lowers his head and shakes it sadly.

** After Juror #10 gives his rant and the other jurors turn their backs to him, he sits away from the others in silence. Did he have a HeelRealization and realized that his behavior was out of line, or did he simply feel defeated and alienated.

* VindicatedByHistory: The critics in 1957 were [[CriticalDissonance rooting for]] Lumet's movie version, but the public wasn't interested and the movie failed at the box office. ''12 Angry Men'' has since earned a place in pop culture rivaled (aside from ''Film/ToKillAMockingbird'') by no other courtroom drama--plus the 88th spot on AFI's ''100 Years. . .100 Thrills'' list. No mean feat for a film that isn't an action-adventure film.[[note]]For perspective, below this movie, among others, were ''Film/TheAdventuresOfRobinHood'' at #100 ''{{Film/Speed}}'' at #99, and ''{{Film/Braveheart}}'' at #91[[/note]].

* HilariousInHindsight:
** When #3, talking about his son, tells how he told him [[WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}} "I'll make a man out of you."]]
** The fictional B-movie "The Amazing Mrs. Bambridge" that trips #4 up so badly now easily brings to mind ''Series/TheMarvelousMrsMaisel''.

* ValuesResonance: The other jurors turning their backs on Juror #10's racist rant was ahead of its' time. To explain, the only reason Juror #10 thought the defendant was guilty was ''only'' because of the latter's being a person of color. And when he tries to get the other jurors to agree, ''none'' of them do and he's shamed for his verbal tirade. This is something that was and still is relevant -- No one should be found guilty because of their ethnicity and the people who ''do'' think it's okay, should ''be'' condemned for their racism.

* ValuesResonance: The other jurors turning their backs on Juror #10's racist rant was ahead of its' time. To explain, the only reason Juror #10 thought the defendant was guilty was ''only'' because of the latter's being a person of color. And when he tries to get the other jurors to agree, ''none'' of them do and he's shamed for his verbal tirade. This is something that was and still is relevant -- No one should be found guilty because of their ethnicity and the people who ''do'' think it's okay, should ''not'' condemned for their racism.

** Did Juror #7 actually believe in the verdicts that he gave? Did he truly think that the boy was guilty/innocent?

* VindicatedByHistory: The critics in 1957 were [[CriticalDissonance rooting for]] Lumet's movie version, but the public wasn't interested and the movie failed at the box office. ''12 Angry Men'' has since earned a place in pop culture rivalled (aside from ''Film/ToKillAMockingbird'') by no other courtroom drama--plus the 88th spot on AFI's ''100 Years. . .100 Thrills'' list. No mean feat for a film that isn't an action-adventure film.[[note]]For perspective, below this movie, among others, were ''Film/TheAdventuresOfRobinHood'' at #100 ''{{Film/Speed}}'' at #99, and ''{{Film/Braveheart}}'' at #91[[/note]].

** When #3, talking about his son, tells how he told him [[Disney/{{Mulan}} "I'll make a man out of you."]]

** You'll recognize Juror #2 by voice. John Fiedler is the original voice of [[Disney/TheManyAdventuresOfWinnieThePooh Piglet]].

* HilariousInHindsight: When #3, talking about his son, tells how he told him [[Disney/{{Mulan}} "I'll make a man out of you."]]

** At the time this was written in the '50s, women and non-whites were excluded from jury service in some parts of the country. These days, the script is often produced as ''12 Angry Jurors'' with a more diverse cast.

** Physical abuse is treated more lightly in this movie than it would be today. While most of the jurors seem to disapprove that the boy's father beat him regularly, they don't seem too fased when Juror #3 defends it against "a kid like that".

** In the 1997 version, Creator/EdwardJamesOlmos appears as Juror #11 and Creator/MaryMcDonnell appears as the judge, six years before starring in ''Series/BattlestarGalactica2003''.

* TearJerker: When Juror #3 finally realizes what he's doing; he tears up the picture of him and his son and just breaks down crying. The DVD release of the film manages to make it even worse with the chapter titles. The title of the chapter containing Juror #3's VillainousBreakdown? "One Angry Man".
--> '''Juror #3:''' No...not guilty...''not guilty''...!

* AwardSnub: The 1957 version, largely overshadowed by ''Film/TheBridgeOnTheRiverKwai'', failed to win anything at the Oscars. Additionally, none of the actors received nominations for their work. Though Henry Fonda did end up winning a BAFTA for his performance, and both he and Lee J. Cobb earned Golden Globe nods.

* VindicatedByHistory: The critics in 1957 were [[CriticalDissonance rooting for]] Lumet's movie version, but the public wasn't interested and the movie failed at the box office. ''12 Angry Men'' has since earned a place in pop culture rivalled (aside from ''Film/ToKillAMockingbird'') by no other courtroom drama--plus the 88th spot on AFI's ''100 Years. . .100 Thrills'' list. No mean feat for a film that isn't an action-adventure film.[[note]]For perspective, below this movie, among others, were ''Film/TheAdventuresOfRobinHood'' at #100 ''{{Film/Speed}}'' at #99, and ''{{Film/Braveheart}}'' at #91[[/note]]

** At the time this was written in the '50s, women and nonwhites were excluded from jury service in some parts of the country. These days, the script is often produced as ''Twelve Angry Jurors'' with a more diverse cast.
** Physical abuse is treated more lightly in this movie than it would be today. While most of the jurors seem to disapprove that the boy's father beat him regularly, they don't seem too phased when Juror #3 defends it against "a kid like that".