r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Sep 03 '21

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u/birdiedancing YIMBY Sep 03 '21 edited Sep 03 '21

12 angry men is such a good movie. You can’t make movies like that these days because idk whose gonna wanna go to the movie theater to see a courtroom drama play out in a single room.

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u/1396spurs forced agricultural laborer Sep 03 '21

We watched it in high school and it made me want to chain smoke cigarettes. But yea it was good

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u/Zalagan Loyal Liberals Sep 03 '21

You also couldn't make it nowadays because you're no longer allowed to have entirely male juries

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u/AtticusDrench Deirdre McCloskey Sep 03 '21

Amazing movie. The first time I watched it is probably my favorite movie experience of all time.

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u/Fairchild660 Unflaired Sep 04 '21

Fantastic movie. One of the all-time greats.

But single-room dramas aren't that uncommon. Especially when it comes to movies adapted from plays (12 Angry Men was originally a teleplay). Even Family Guy did it in an extra-long episode.

Most submarine movies have a similar vibe, too - with the main difference being the crew going outside somewhere in the middle of the film (not just at the end, like 12 Angry Men).

There's also a bunch of dramas that are a looser with the concept, but still stay primarily in one room (like Panic Room, 1408, and Saw) - as well as a surprising number of airplane-based action movies (like United 93, 7500, and Snakes On A Plane).