Movie
A Time to Kill
1996R2h 29m7.4 / 10
Experience a time you'll never forget.
A young lawyer defends a black man accused of murdering two white men who raped his 10-year-old daughter, sparking a rebirth of the KKK.
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Checked Sep 2, 2026
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Synopsis
A young lawyer defends a black man accused of murdering two white men who raped his 10-year-old daughter, sparking a rebirth of the KKK.
More about A Time to Kill
Cast
Matthew McConaugheyJake Brigance
Sandra BullockEllen Roark
Samuel L. JacksonCarl Lee Hailey
Kevin SpaceyRufus Buckley
Ashley JuddCarla Brigance
Donald SutherlandLucien Wilbanks
Oliver PlattHarry Rex Vonner
Charles S. DuttonOzzie WallsCredits
- Directed by
- Joel Schumacher
- Written by
- Akiva Goldsman, John Grisham
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $40M
- Box office
- $152.3M
Production
Regency EnterprisesUnited States
Warner Bros. PicturesUnited States
Themes
attempted hangingattempted murderavenging fatherblack communityblackmailcapital punishmentcourtcourtroom
