MOVIE
Sling Blade
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.
ERA & CONTEXT
Sling Blade in its release era
Released in 1996, Sling Blade sits inside the 1990s catalog. Explore its creators, studio connections, genres and nearby releases from the same period.
- Release
- 1996-08-30
- Rating
- R
- TMDB score
- 7.5/10
- Original language
- EN
- Status
- Released
- Production
- United States of America
- Studio
- Miramax, The Shooting Gallery
People behind the title
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