Sling Blade

1996 · directed by Billy Bob Thornton

Rating

83/100

Hit

yes

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.

Sling Blade (1996), directed by Billy Bob Thornton, rates 83/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Billy Bob Thornton
• Dwight Yoakam
• J.T. Walsh
• Lucas Black
• Robert Duvall

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