Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade

6.8

1994

25m

DramaThriller

25 years after committing a double murder, Karl Childers is going to be released from an institution for the criminally insane. A local reporter comes to talk to him, and listens in horror about his life leading up to the crime. This is the short film that inspired the full-length "Sling Blade".

Key Crew

Director

George Hickenlooper

Producers

Kevin Hudnell

George Hickenlooper

Adam Lindemann

Writers

Billy Bob Thornton

Cinematography

Kent L. Wakeford

Music

Bill Boll

Cast (35)

Billy Bob Thornton

Karl Childers

Molly Ringwald

Teresa Tatum

Similar Movies

The Alice

2004

Alice Springs is the scene of an enchanting date with destiny. Great planetary forces are at work, drawing people to a t...

5.0

Matewan

1987

Filmed in the coal country of West Virginia, "Matewan" celebrates labor organizing in the context of a 1920s work stoppa...

7.4

Minnie and Moskowitz

1971

Depressed and jaded after being dumped by her married boyfriend, aging beauty Minnie Moore wonders if she'll ever find l...

6.7

Kiss Me Again

2006

A married couple decides to test the boundaries of their relationship with a seductive Spanish woman. When an unlikely r...

4.6

Who Loves the Sun

2006

A man encounters a childhood friend who had an affair with his wife five years earlier.

5.5

South of Heaven, West of Hell

2000

Valentine Casey is a Marshal in the desolate Tucson territory of the early 1900s. On Christmas Eve, his outlaw family pa...

5.0

The Wedding Director

2006

Franco Elica is a film director casting a remake of a pious melodrama in Rome. He's melancholy, heading south for a brea...

6.0

Sugartown

2011

Five marine Operatives are stranded after crash landing in the barren Iraqi desert. They are under strict orders to deli...

5.2

The Architect

2006

An architect engages in conflict with an activist who lives in a dangerous complex the architect designed.

5.7

Around the Fire

1998

Simon is an intelligent and privileged young man whose family expects him to become a Princeton graduate. Crying out for...

3.5

Garage

2007

Due to a learning disability, Josie's life in a tiny town revolves around a menial job taking care of a garage that coul...

6.7

Go Fish

1994

Max is a trendy, pretty, young lesbian, who is having trouble finding love. A friend sets her up with Ely, whom Max like...

5.0

Beyond the Law

1993

Dan Saxon is an undercover cop who infiltrates a biker gang to nail the scum behind a drug-smuggling operation. In order...

6.2

Bart Got a Room

2008

High school loser Danny Stein needs a prom date. As a cause of anxiety for Danny, Bart Beeber, the nerdiest guy in schoo...

5.7

Cowboys & Angels

2004

This story concerns a hapless civil servant who gets more than he bargains for when he moves into an apartment in Limeri...

6.0

Explicit Ills

2008

The film follows four inter-connecting stories revolving around love, drugs and poverty in Philadelphia

6.6

Paraiso Travel

2008

Marlon Cruz, a young Colombian man who motivated by his girlfriend Reina, leaves his comfortable life in Medellin and fl...

6.9

Cookers

2001

After stealing a huge stash of drugs, speed freaks Hector and Dorena plan to cook up an enormous batch of crystal meth a...

4.7

God's Army 2: States of Grace

2005

A drive-by shooting in Venice, California, changes the lives of five people forever. States of Grace tells the story of...

6.8

The Good Life

2007

A movie about the travails of Jason (Mark Webber), a young gas station attendant and movie projectionist living in Nebra...

6.5

The Rescuers

1977

Two agents of the mouse-run International Rescue Aid Society search for a little orphan girl kidnapped by sinister treas...

6.8

A Gang Story

2011

After growing up in a poor gypsy camp, Edmond Vidal, aka Momon, has retained a sense of family, unfailing loyalty and pr...

6.8

Sling Blade

1996

Karl Childers, a mentally disabled man, has been in the custody of the state mental hospital since the age of 12 for kil...

7.5

Decalogue X

1989

Jerzy and Artur’s father dies, leaving behind a valuable stamp collection, which, they discover, is coveted by dealers o...

7.9

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

2022

Queen Ramonda, Shuri, M’Baku, Okoye and the Dora Milaje fight to protect their nation from intervening world powers in t...

7.0

Forrest Gump

1994

A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events—in eac...

8.5

Insidious

2011

A family discovers that dark spirits have invaded their home after their son inexplicably falls into an endless sleep. W...

6.9

Back to the Future

1985

Eighties teenager Marty McFly is accidentally sent back in time to 1955, inadvertently disrupting his parents' first mee...

8.3

Joker

2019

During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City whil...

8.1

Oppenheimer

2023

The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II.

8.1

Into the Wild

2007

After graduating from Emory University in 1992, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless abandons his possessions,...

7.8

The Shawshank Redemption

1994

Imprisoned in the 1940s for the double murder of his wife and her lover, upstanding banker Andy Dufresne begins a new li...

8.7

The Terminal

2004

An Eastern European tourist unexpectedly finds himself stranded in JFK airport, and must take up temporary residence the...

7.4

Titanic

1997

101-year-old Rose DeWitt Bukater tells the story of her life aboard the Titanic, 84 years later. A young Rose boards the...

7.9

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

2001

Harry Potter has lived under the stairs at his aunt and uncle's house his whole life. But on his 11th birthday, he learn...

7.9

The Mule

2018

Earl Stone, a man in his eighties, is broke, alone, and facing foreclosure of his business when he is offered a job that...

6.9

Dune

2021

Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, must travel to the m...

7.8

The Matrix

1999

Set in the 22nd century, The Matrix tells the story of a computer hacker who joins a group of underground insurgents fig...

8.2

Kingsman: The Secret Service

2015

The story of a super-secret spy organization that recruits an unrefined but promising street kid into the agency's ultra...

7.6

The Pursuit of Happyness

2006

A struggling salesman takes custody of his son as he's poised to begin a life-changing professional career.

7.9

Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade

Key Crew

Director

Producers

Writers

Cinematography

Music

Cast (35)

Similar Movies

The Alice

Matewan

Minnie and Moskowitz

Kiss Me Again

Who Loves the Sun

South of Heaven, West of Hell

The Wedding Director

Sugartown

The Architect

Around the Fire

Garage

Go Fish

Beyond the Law

Bart Got a Room

Cowboys & Angels

Explicit Ills

Paraiso Travel

Cookers

God's Army 2: States of Grace

The Good Life

You Might Also Like

The Rescuers

A Gang Story

Sling Blade

Decalogue X

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Forrest Gump

Insidious

Back to the Future

Joker

Oppenheimer

Into the Wild

The Shawshank Redemption

The Terminal

Titanic

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

The Mule

Dune

The Matrix

Kingsman: The Secret Service

The Pursuit of Happyness

Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade

Key Crew

Director

Producers

Writers

Cinematography

Music

Cast (35)

Similar Movies

The Alice

Matewan

Minnie and Moskowitz

Kiss Me Again

Who Loves the Sun

South of Heaven, West of Hell

The Wedding Director

Sugartown

The Architect

Around the Fire

Garage

Go Fish

Beyond the Law

Bart Got a Room

Cowboys & Angels

Explicit Ills

Paraiso Travel

Cookers

God's Army 2: States of Grace

The Good Life

You Might Also Like