🎬 Drama

Sling Blade

"A simple man. A difficult choice."

⭐ 7.5/10 1996 2h 15m Dir. Billy Bob Thornton

About this movie

Karl Childers, a mentally disabled man, has been in the custody of the state mental hospital since the age of 12 for killing his mother and her lover. Although thoroughly institutionalized, he is deemed fit to be released into the outside world.

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7.5/10 865 votes

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Year
1996
Runtime
2h 15m
TMDB Rating
⭐ 7.5/10
Votes
865
Genre
Drama
Language
EN
Budget
$1.2M

Cast

🎭 Drama 🎬 Billy Bob Thornton 👤 Billy Bob Thornton 👤 Dwight Yoakam 👤 J.T. Walsh
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Questions about Sling Blade

Sling Blade has a runtime of 2h 15m (2 hours and 15 minutes).
Sling Blade was directed by Billy Bob Thornton and released in 1996.
Sling Blade is a Drama film (1996).
The cast of Sling Blade includes Billy Bob Thornton, Dwight Yoakam, J.T. Walsh, John Ritter, Lucas Black.
Sling Blade has a TMDB rating of 7.5/10 based on 865 votes.

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