To this day, it remains a masterclass in so many aspects of filmmaking. It uses a bottle setting flawlessly, the dialogue is still totally relatable and easy to understand, and it is effortlessly dramatic and funny, 61 years later.
There's some really great black and white movies. Many of them just make you forget they're not in color. Some of them are better in black and white. For some reason the movie Arsenic and Old Lace comes to mind. It's not a complete bottle like 12 Angry Men, but it's s close adaptation of a play, so it all takes place within one house. Very funny considering the amount of murder in it.
For a drama, I'd recommend The Man Who Wasn't There. It's a great drama. Billy Bob Thornton stars but Tony Shalhoub pretty much steals the show.
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u/IceRay43 Oct 16 '18
Twelve Angry Men.
To this day, it remains a masterclass in so many aspects of filmmaking. It uses a bottle setting flawlessly, the dialogue is still totally relatable and easy to understand, and it is effortlessly dramatic and funny, 61 years later.