Sling Blade · LeviOsa

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Sling Blade · LeviOsa

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A simple man. A difficult choice.

Drama2h 15m

🍅96%

🍅

96%

Tomatometer

🍿

92%

Popcornmeter

7.5

TMDB

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.

Trailers

7 videos

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Official Trailer

'Peckers'

'Peckers'

'I'm Proud of You'

'I'm Proud of You'

'Checking In'

'Checking In'

'Bags Full of Warsh'

'Bags Full of Warsh'

'$25'

'$25'

Details

DirectorBilly Bob Thornton

ReleasedAug 30, 1996

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Budget

$1.2M

Revenue

$34.1M

Parental guideRUS

Studios

MiramaxThe Shooting Gallery

Cast

Billy Bob Thornton

Billy Bob Thornton

Karl Childers

Dwight Yoakam

Dwight Yoakam

Doyle Hargraves

J.T. Walsh

J.T. Walsh

Charles Bushman

John Ritter

John Ritter

Vaughan Cunningham

Lucas Black

Lucas Black

Frank Wheatley

Natalie Canerday

Natalie Canerday

Linda Wheatley

James Hampton

James Hampton

Jerry Woolridge

Robert Duvall

Robert Duvall

Karl's Father

Rick Dial

Rick Dial

Bill Cox

Brent Briscoe

Brent Briscoe

Scooter Hodges

Christine Renee Ward

Melinda

Sarah Boss

Marsha Dwiggins

Reviews

10 reviews · 7 critics · 2 fans

8 fresh · 1 rotten

Critics consensus

“You will see what's coming, but the masterful performances, especially Thornton's, will leave you riveted.”

96% TomatometerRotten Tomatoes

R

Rita Kempley

RTWashington PostMay 8, 2002

A masterpiece of Southern storytelling.

J

Janet Maslin

RTNew York TimesMay 8, 2002

An abundance of long, flat medium shots that rob the film of intimacy and give it a sleepy pace.

K

Kevin Thomas

RTLos Angeles TimesFeb 14, 2001

A mesmerizing parable of good and evil and a splendid example of Southern storytelling at its most poetic and imaginative.

R

Rob Gonsalves

RTRob's Movie VaultSep 1, 2022

"Sling Blade" has a dull side, but it also has an edge sharp enough to draw blood.

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Information

Title

Sling Blade

Released

Aug 30, 1996

Rated

R

Region of Origin

United States of America

Original Audio

English

Runtime

2h 15m

Status

Released

Studios

Miramax, The Shooting Gallery

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