12 Angry Men Returns to Streaming on Prime Video

Sidney Lumet's 12 Angry Men returned to streaming in June 2026 and was added to Prime Video on Jun. 1. It is expected to remain on the platform for the next 12 months, following the typical one-year licensing windows used by subscription services. Released in 1957, the courtroom drama plays out almost entirely in a juror's room as 12 men must decide a defendant's fate.

Eleven jurors quickly lean toward guilty while one holds out, insisting the others examine the case more closely. The film has retained strong acclaim: it holds a flawless 100% critic score on Rotten Tomatoes with a 97% user rating, and a 9.0 on IMDb, where it ranks as the site’s fifth-best movie.

Decades on, it remains widely listed among the greatest films ever made. 12 Angry Men began life as a live-television play for CBS in 1954 and was adapted into a stage play in 1964. Written by Reginald Rose and directed by Sidney Lumet, the film was released April 10, 1957, runs 97 minutes, and features Henry Fonda as Juror 8, Lee J.

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