Sling Blade

Released Year: 1996

Certificate: R

Runtime: 135 minutes

Genre: Drama

IMDB Rating:

Meta Score: 84

Director: Billy Bob Thornton

Stars: Billy Bob Thornton, Dwight Yoakam, J.T. Walsh, John Ritter

No of Votes: 86838

Gross: 24475416

Overview: Karl Childers, a simple man hospitalized since his childhood murder of his mother and her lover, is released to start a new life in a small town.

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