Sling Blade

1996 • 2h 15m • Drama

7.5(911 votes)

A simple man. A difficult choice.

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.

Director

Billy Bob Thornton

Writers

Billy Bob Thornton

Status

Released