Movies like 12 Angry Men
12 Angry Men (1957) is a drama movie directed by Sidney Lumet. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.
1. A Time to Kill (1996)
★ 7.4 · 3,128 votes · Crime, Drama, Thriller
A young lawyer defends a black man accused of murdering two white men who raped his 10-year-old daughter, sparking a rebirth of the KKK.
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2. Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
★ 7.8 · 1,228 votes · Crime, Drama, Mystery
Semi-retired Michigan lawyer Paul Biegler takes the case of Army Lt. Manion, who murdered a local innkeeper after his wife claimed that he raped her. Over the course of an extensive trial, Biegler parries with District Attorney Lodwick and out-of-town prosecutor Claude Dancer to set his client free, but his case rests on the victim's mysterious business partner, who's hiding a dark secret.
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3. Primal Fear (1996)
★ 7.7 · 4,213 votes · Crime, Drama, Thriller
Defense attorney Martin Vail takes on jobs for money and prestige rather than any sense of the greater good. His latest case involves an altar boy, accused of brutally murdering the archbishop of Chicago. Vail finds himself up against his ex-pupil and ex-lover, but as the case progresses and the Church's dark secrets are revealed, Vail finds that what appeared a simple case takes on a darker, more dangerous aspect.
