Sling Blade
Directed by Billy Bob Thornton8.096%92%7.5
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.
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Sling Blade Ratings & Reviews
- carlin_98December 7, 2025Incredibly boring and depressing movie
- JesseWelshNovember 30, 2025A movie lots of people would have mixed emotions about. Could be simple, or complex. Either way it’s a very good movie. Had me to the end of credits. Was Carol really mentally disabled?
- Kenneth Darren PriceJuly 18, 2025Another one of my favorites….yessir. Mmmhhmm.
- blackoctopusNovember 16, 2025Perfect film
- Master MaverickOctober 26, 2025What I appreciated about this movie mostly was the acting. The story itself lacked in many things. But what it did not lack in was I would say realism. That is what I think made this movie a good movie. Credits to all the actors, but mostly Billy Bob Thornton for pulling off the character known as Carl. I am 100% believed he was Carl.
- Richard Scott LongSeptember 18, 2025Definitely in my top 5 movies. Great cast and movie!
- adam3199June 29, 2025Tropic Thunder "Never go Full Retard" - which is what happened in this appalling cliched and stupid movie
Sling Blade Trivia
Sling Blade was released on August 30, 1996.
Sling Blade was directed by Billy Bob Thornton.
Sling Blade has a runtime of 2 hr 15 min.
Sling Blade was produced by Brandon Rosser, David L. Bushell.
The key characters in Sling Blade are Karl Childers (Billy Bob Thornton), Doyle Hargraves (Dwight Yoakam), Charles Bushman (J. T. Walsh).
Sling Blade is rated R.
Sling Blade is a Drama film.
Sling Blade has an audience rating of 9.2 out of 10.