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Sling Blade (1996)

Cast

  • billy bob thornton movies
    Billy Bob Thornton
    as Karl Childers
  • lucas black movies
    Lucas Black
    as Frank Wheatley
  • robert duvall movies
    Robert Duvall
    as Karl's Father
  • john ritter movies
    John Ritter
    as Vaughan Cunningham
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Genres & Description

Action Drama

8.0 / 10

A partially handicapped man named Karl is released from a mental hospital, about 20 years after murdering his mother and another person. Karl is often questioned if he will ever kill again, and he shrugs in response saying there is no reason to. Now out of the mental institution, Karl settles in his old, small hometown, occupying himself by fixing motors. After meeting a young boy named Frank, who befriends him, Karl is invited to stay at Frank's house with his mother Linda, who views Karl as a strange but kind and generous man. However, Linda's abusive boyfriend, Doyle, sees things differently in the way rules ought to be run- normally insulting Linda's homosexual friend Vaughan as well as Karl's disabilities, and having wild parties with his friends. As Karl's relationship with Frank grows, he is watchful of Doyle's cruel actions.

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Comments on this trailer
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skyblueshark
Oh how I wish Daniel day Lewis played this role. - @Thursday, November 22, 2018 12:47 PM

6menonaplane
90s and early 2000s trailers SUCK.... thanks for the spoilers - @Friday, November 16, 2018 11:54 PM

togger
Is it bad i only heard about this movie a couple of days ago and now i wanna watch it so bad - @Wednesday, October 10, 2018 9:45 PM

Logan Lives
They totally missed what Karl said in the interview, he said:”I don’t reckon I have any REASON to kill nobody.” But, if the REASON did arise......😂 - @Wednesday, September 26, 2018 4:29 PM

Equinsu Ocha
French fried potaters mmm hmm. - @Thursday, September 20, 2018 1:08 AM

johnny07652
John Ritter documentary brought me here - @Wednesday, September 12, 2018 1:30 AM

michaeljfiorito
<3 - @Thursday, August 23, 2018 9:46 PM

Dude 63
I never saw the movie, mmmm..........I reckon I'll just sit back a bit on my recliner, some people call it a lazyboy, i call it a recliner, and watch the show. mmmmmm.......some people call it a movie, i just call it a show i reckon. - @Thursday, August 16, 2018 10:56 AM

william warren
Doyle made the perfect asshole boyfriend - @Thursday, August 16, 2018 4:43 AM

Unbelievaball
I don't reckon I got no reason not to love this man. - @Monday, July 23, 2018 7:27 AM

deryl Robinson
I reckon I'll have some potato chips UUHHHHEEMMMM - @Saturday, July 21, 2018 5:28 PM

Jeswin Thomas
Isn't that the boi from Tokyo drift? - @Tuesday, July 3, 2018 5:41 PM

XII
"Never Go Full Retard." - @Tuesday, June 19, 2018 6:28 PM

Raymonf Rose
I still can't believe that's Billybob Thornton. He really nailed that character - @Saturday, June 9, 2018 3:27 AM

tim3854
Some folk call it a trailer, I call it a full plot reveal, mmmm-Kay. All right den, I'ma still gonna watch it, again - @Wednesday, May 23, 2018 10:21 AM

Kathleen Silva
One of the best movies I ever saw. - @Thursday, May 17, 2018 7:03 PM

Dwayne Terry
MMMMHMMMM - @Saturday, May 12, 2018 8:11 PM

Tyler Pulley vlogs
I can’t believe this was filmed in Benton ar - @Sunday, April 29, 2018 2:57 AM

nardcalls
This trailer does the film no justice. - @Friday, April 20, 2018 10:04 PM

James Clark
Best worst movie ever. - @Saturday, February 24, 2018 2:37 PM

Rickarama Trama
Billy Bob Thornton is an acting genius and his films are far and above any of the other stuff out there.~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - @Monday, February 19, 2018 11:33 PM

Mister Right
This is one hell of a movie, folks! - @Thursday, September 14, 2017 10:58 PM

Paul Michael Shields
Ok i get everyone has there own opinion but why is it you never come across a film/song etc without dislikes!... Billy Bob Thornton in this role is & was a power house performance... He literally had aching jaws because of his facial contortions to bring this chatacter to life & without giving out spoilers its a powerful piece of cinema that demands your viewing... - @Thursday, September 14, 2017 7:14 PM

Brenda Wheeler
[email protected] - @Thursday, March 23, 2017 12:20 PM

LiquidT3nsion
So this is how Bad Santa started. - @Friday, March 17, 2017 1:30 PM

Rodger benson
how can this be casey afleck ??🤔🤔🤔 - @Tuesday, February 28, 2017 6:28 PM

MaLiQ Delshaun
Mean Tweets - Oscar Edition! - @Monday, February 27, 2017 2:50 PM

Cassandra
Um. Is this a comedy????????????????????? - @Monday, February 27, 2017 8:08 AM

Contakum
The reason this brilliant movie disturbs me is I can see some people I've known in these characters. Those people or the situations they were in were no near as bad as "Sling Blade" - but it hit a nerve. Experiencing abuse physical or mental takes a heavy toll on a person's life.  Any normal person would have scars with what Karl had to put up with. Karl's mentally disabled to begin with but he's smart enough to know the difference between basic right and wrong. - @Thursday, January 12, 2017 12:19 AM

del ton
I reckon I like this movie. all right then. - @Monday, January 2, 2017 1:32 PM

Poly Nikes
The psycho in the hospital with him deserved killin' more than Doyle. - @Thursday, December 15, 2016 8:32 AM

Doris Campos A
I reckon this movie is good..😂😂😂 - @Thursday, December 1, 2016 4:55 AM

Laqueen Sandridge
i watched this movie wit my granny at the end when karl killed watch-a-ma-call him i thouht he was a real savage cuz he called the police ON HIMSELF!!!!!! - @Sunday, September 4, 2016 2:30 AM

I.S. Gomez
I reckon I'll be watching this now. - @Tuesday, April 19, 2016 11:29 PM

Firth Laist
Epic film Outstanding performance An utter GEM that doesn't come round often ...yet stays with you long after you've finished watching it ..."Mm-hmm". - @Tuesday, March 15, 2016 7:13 PM

JaKBaLL TV
i like the way all of em talk! - @Friday, July 10, 2015 11:48 PM

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