# The best Sidney Lumet movies

From 12 Angry Men to Before the Devil Knows You're Dead: Sidney Lumet's films ranked by critics (Gold Derby, Rotten Tomatoes, IMDb).

- 72 votes · 13 items
- Jul 1, 2024 · Mitchell King
- https://even.best/en/l/2366/the-best-sidney-lumet-movies

## Top 12

1. **12 Angry Men (1957)** (8 · ▲8 ▼0) — One juror against eleven; his debut.
2. **Network (1976)** (7 · ▲7 ▼0) — Peter Finch's furious anchorman: television devours itself.
3. **Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007)** (6 · ▲6 ▼0) — Two brothers plan to rob their parents' jewellery store; his last film.
4. **Dog Day Afternoon (1975)** (5 · ▲6 ▼1) — Al Pacino's bank robbery turns into a media circus.
5. **The Pawnbroker (1964)** (5 · ▲6 ▼1) — Rod Steiger as a Holocaust survivor in Harlem.
6. **Prince of the City (1981)** (5 · ▲5 ▼0) — A narcotics detective cooperates with a corruption inquiry.
7. **Serpico (1973)** (3 · ▲5 ▼2) — Al Pacino as an honest New York cop.
8. **Fail Safe (1964)** (3 · ▲5 ▼2) — A nuclear accident and a terrible decision.
9. **Long Day's Journey into Night (1962)** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — Katharine Hepburn and Jason Robards in O'Neill.
10. **Murder on the Orient Express (1974)** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — Albert Finney's Poirot and an all-star cast.
11. **The Hill (1965)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Sean Connery in a British military prison in North Africa.
12. **The Verdict (1982)** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — Paul Newman as an alcoholic Boston lawyer.
13. **Running on Empty (1988)** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — A family on the run from the FBI since the 1970s.

How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.