053 | 12 Angry Men ft. Rod Reed

Connor & Riley are joined by Rod Reed to observe one of the sweatiest movies of all time: 12 Angry Men. They discuss how it brilliantly deconstructs the prejudices inherent in the judicial system, how the film doesn't work as a play, and how different genres shine a light on the human condition.

WARNING: Major spoilers for 12 Angry Men

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Films mentioned in this episode:

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• 12 Angry Men (1957) | Dir. Sidney Lumet
• Tokyo Story (1953) | Dir. Yasujiro Ozu
• A Serious Man (2009) | Dir. Joel & Ethan Coen
• The Princess Diaries (2001) | Dir. Garry Marshall
• The Emperor's New Groove (2000) | Dir. Mark Dindal
• Wonder Wheel (2017) | Dir. Woody Allen
• The Trouble with Harry (1955) | Dir. Alfred Hitchcock
• Rope (1948) | Dir. Alfred Hitchcock
• Blade Runner (1982) | Dir. Ridley Scott
• WALL-E (2008) | Dir. Andrew Stanton
• Lawrence of Arabia (1962) | Dir. David Lean
• The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-2003) | Dir. Peter Jackson
• To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) | Dir. Robert Mulligan
• Network (1976) | Dir. Sidney Lumet
• Serpico (1973) | Dir. Sidney Lumet
• Dog Day Afternoon  (1975) | Dir. Sidney Lumet
• Just Mercy (2019) | Dir. Destin Daniel Cretton
• Into the Abyss (2011) | Dir. Werner Herzog
• On the Waterfront (1954) | Dir. Elia Kazan
• Saboteur (1942) | Dir. Alfred Hitchcock
• Best in Show (2000) | Dir. Christopher Guest
• Man With a Movie Camera (1929) | Dir. Dziga Vertov
• The Grapes of Wrath (1940) | Dir. John Ford
• Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) | Dir. Sergio Leone
• On Golden Pond (1981) | Dir. Mark Rydell
• Throne of Blood (1957) | Dir. Akira Kurosawa
• Nights of Cabiria (1957) | Dir. Federico Fellini
• Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) | Dir. David Lean
• Ordinary People (1980) | Dir. Robert Redford
• Raging Bull (1980)| Dir. Martin Scorsese
• Some Like it Hot (1959) | Dir. Billy Wilder
• The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005) | Dir. Scott Derrickson