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A simple man. A difficult choice.

Sling Blade

7.5 / 10 7.5 1996 2h 15mR

Drama

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.

Directed by Billy Bob Thornton

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CAST

The people behind the story

Billy Bob Thornton

Billy Bob ThorntonKarl Childers

Dwight Yoakam

Dwight YoakamDoyle Hargraves

J.T. Walsh

J.T. WalshCharles Bushman

John Ritter

John RitterVaughan Cunningham

Lucas Black

Lucas BlackFrank Wheatley

Natalie Canerday

Natalie CanerdayLinda Wheatley

James Hampton

James HamptonJerry Woolridge

Robert Duvall

Robert DuvallKarl's Father