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Drama

Sling Blade

Drama

Sling Blade

1996 · 135 min · United States · English

Sling Blade (1996) has a goodrecmovies Score of 79.3, ranked #264 among movies on goodrecmovies (goodrecmovies tier: excellent). It's a Drama movie rated 8.0/10 on IMDb from 105,218 votes. Updated

79.3goodrecmovies Score
#264rank on siterank
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★ 8.0IMDb · 105k

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.

Top cast

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Billy Bob Thornton
Karl Childers
Dwight Yoakam
Doyle Hargraves
J.T. Walsh
Charles Bushman
John Ritter
Vaughan Cunningham
Lucas Black
Frank Wheatley
Natalie Canerday
Linda Wheatley
James Hampton
Jerry Woolridge
Robert Duvall
Karl's Father
Rick Dial
Bill Cox
Brent Briscoe
Scooter Hodges

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Top cast

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BBilly Bob ThorntonKarl ChildersDDwight YoakamDoyle HargravesJJ.T. WalshCharles BushmanJJohn RitterVaughan CunninghamLLucas BlackFrank WheatleyNNatalie CanerdayLinda WheatleyJJames HamptonJerry WoolridgeRRobert DuvallKarl's FatherRRick DialBill CoxBBrent BriscoeScooter Hodges

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