A Time to Kill
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A Time to Kill

Experience a time you'll never forget.

7.4 / 10 1996 2h 29mR English
CrimeDramaThriller

Storyline

A young lawyer defends a black man accused of murdering two white men who raped his 10-year-old daughter, sparking a rebirth of the KKK.

Cast & Crew

Matthew McConaughey

Matthew McConaughey

Jake Brigance

Lead
Sandra Bullock

Sandra Bullock

Ellen Roark

Samuel L. Jackson

Samuel L. Jackson

Carl Lee Hailey

Kevin Spacey

Kevin Spacey

Rufus Buckley

Ashley Judd

Ashley Judd

Carla Brigance

Donald Sutherland

Donald Sutherland

Lucien Wilbanks

Oliver Platt

Oliver Platt

Harry Rex Vonner

Charles S. Dutton

Charles S. Dutton

Ozzie Walls

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Joel Schumacher's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. A Time to Kill is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker