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75% Critic Match
Sling Blade
“A simple man. A difficult choice.”
7.5 / 10• 1996• 2h 15m•R• English
Drama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Billy Bob Thornton
Karl Childers
Lead
Dwight Yoakam
Doyle Hargraves
J.T. Walsh
Charles Bushman
John Ritter
Vaughan Cunningham
Lucas Black
Frank Wheatley
Natalie Canerday
Linda Wheatley
James Hampton
Jerry Woolridge
Robert Duvall
Karl's Father
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Billy Bob Thornton's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Sling Blade is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
