It's no secret that some films date horribly, and what was once thought of as a masterpiece can now be considered a piece of... well you get it.
12 angry men still carries the same intensity and nuance it did nearly 6 decades ago, and that's a tall feat. The film is carried solely by the fantastic writing, that can make you forget that it's predominantly filmed in just one location
Each judge is brilliant with a wide variety of personalities, which makes sure that the audience isn't looking forward to each piece of new information but to how each characters react to it
This film deserves all the praise it gets and is no surprise on being considered one of the best of all time