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.
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Checked Jul 28, 2026
Sling Blade opened in theaters November 27, 1996. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
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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More about Sling Blade
Cast
Billy Bob ThorntonKarl Childers
Dwight YoakamDoyle Hargraves
J.T. WalshCharles Bushman
John RitterVaughan Cunningham
Lucas BlackFrank Wheatley
Natalie CanerdayLinda Wheatley
James HamptonJerry Woolridge
Robert DuvallKarl's FatherCredits
- Directed by
- Billy Bob Thornton
- Written by
- Billy Bob Thornton
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $1.2M
- Box office
- $34.1M
Production
MiramaxUnited States- The Shooting GalleryUnited States