Sling Blade (1996)

A southern gothic tale about a man named Karl, who's just been released from an asylum - some 25 years after he committed a gruesome crime. He returns to the southern town of his youth, where his quiet, gentle manner and simple charm land him a job and lead him to an unlikely friendship with a young boy and his widowed mother.
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Directed By: Billy Bob Thornton
Written By: Billy Bob Thornton
Starring: Billy Bob Thornton, Lucas Black, Robert Duvall, J.T. Walsh, John Ritter, Jim Jarmusch, Brent Briscoe, Dwight Yoakam, Natalie Canerday, James Hampton, Rick Dial

Loading...


Sling Blade belongs to 39 collections
1. Netflix Instant (public: moderated by somnivore - 28 stars)
2. Academy Award - Oscar - ALL Best Picture, Directing, Acting & Screenplay Nominees (public - 23 stars)
3. IMDb Top 250 Complete (public: moderated by Jorg - 22 stars)
4. 100 Movies to See Before You Die: The Modern Classics (public - 21 stars)
5. List: Empire's five star movies (public: moderated by KasperL - 20 stars)
6. They Shoot Pictures' Recommended Viewing (public: moderated by Cinephile - 18 stars)
7. Directorial debut (public: moderated by djross - 17 stars)
8. Best of criticker: Drama (public: moderated by avgcrtckr - 14 stars)
9. Films available in HD (public: moderated by kubricksucks - 12 stars)
10. Oscar: Best Writing (adapted/original) (public: moderated by paulofilmo - 10 stars)
11. Alternate versions / cuts (public: moderated by PeaceAnarchy - 9 stars)
12. Religion (public: moderated by Pickpocket - 9 stars)
13. Remake (public: moderated by td888 - 8 stars)
14. Skandies (public: moderated by toro913 - 6 stars)
15. Southern Gothic (public: moderated by Bojangles - 6 stars)
16. Director/star combination (public: moderated by djross - 5 stars)
17. Triple Threat (public: moderated by Dorkovsky - 4 stars)
18. Disability (public: moderated by djross - 3 stars)
19. Movies That Kick Ass! (public: moderated by sean_e_b - 3 stars)
20. Prestige Picture / Oscar Bait (public: moderated by Ag0stoMesmer - 2 stars)
21. Movies with acting musicians (public: moderated by comepelicula - 2 stars)
22. From short to feature (public: moderated by iconogassed - 1 star)
23. Movies Every Man Should See (Esquire) (public: moderated by BeeDub)
24. 1996 Wide-released movies (public: moderated by Roman_Herbom)
25. Cinema Discusso Yearly Consensus (2008) (private: PeaceAnarchy - 10 stars)
26. Top 3000 movies with the most votes on IMDb (private: fanfic - 4 stars)
27. mwgerb's Netflix Instant Queue (private: mwgerb - 2 stars)
28. Coheed's Celluloid Pit (private: Coheed - 1 star)
29. IMDb Top 250 (2 years) (private: sianaa - 1 star)
30. 1996: Year in Review (private: polanski28)
31. Owned Films (private: TheSaberfool)
32. Pure remakes (not re-adaptation, ever) (private: EbelC)
33. Filmspotting Ratings Project: Week 38 (private: PeaceAnarchy)
34. Movies to See: Drama (private: Lord Moe)
35. Edgar Allan Poe Awards: Best Motion Picture (private: sianaa)
36. Netflix List (private: Walser14)
37. My (elhenzo) Movie Collection (private: elhenzo)
38. Movies I Have That I Haven't Watched Yet (private: TraverseTown)
39. 90+ (private: Daria)
Browse the full list of collections
Date | User | Rating | |
Feb 22 | halcyon00 | 87 65% |
|
Feb 17 | beukeboom | 82 84% |
|
Feb 15 | Pyttsan | 70 69% |
|
Feb 13 | ![]() |
mtsester | 80 66% |
Feb 08 | maddriver52 | 67 31% |
|
Feb 05 | Createabeast | 75 67% |
|
Jan 28 | ![]() |
Gymnopedie | 70 59% |
Jan 23 | lshepherd | 93 79% |
|
Jan 20 | qwertyes | 70 60% |
|
Jan 09 | Durronfo | 73 73% |
|
Jan 08 | StalinKoba | 87 95% |
|
Jan 07 | extreme87 | 90 91% |
|
Jan 07 | shureg | 80 73% |
|
Jan 04 | Grahamb | 70 33% |
|
Jan 03 | Cheezy Dub | 90 92% |
|
Dec 30, 2020 | JAYLOVE | 60 12% |
|
Dec 28, 2020 | NotALemon | 58 60% |
|
Dec 11, 2020 | Croctopus | 70 69% |
|
Dec 06, 2020 | Adds2.0 | 60 42% |
|
Dec 03, 2020 | Blitzkrieg | 90 98% |
|
Dec 02, 2020 | vahid182 | 50 31% |
|
Nov 29, 2020 | hgorrell | 10 98% |
|
Nov 24, 2020 | ![]() |
medinavi | 66 32% |
Hayatımda duyduğum en kötü score bu filmde sanırım.
|
|||
Nov 21, 2020 | napouser | 30 26% |
|
Nov 20, 2020 | JmnyBllyBb | 90 82% |
|
Nov 19, 2020 | mattcbrown | 77 68% |
|
Nov 18, 2020 | ![]() |
rabiagursoy | 84 88% |
Nov 18, 2020 | aneleh4 | 90 64% |
|
Nov 07, 2020 | Mr.Goodkat | 86 69% |
|
Nov 04, 2020 | emilija114 | 83 80% |
|
Oct 24, 2020 | shaghaa | 89 82% |
|
Oct 23, 2020 | ![]() |
Teproc | 45 20% |
Oct 10, 2020 | RRRay1967 | 85 60% |
|
Oct 09, 2020 | taavi | 68 67% |
|
Oct 09, 2020 | kikiamelia | 98 99% |
|
Oct 03, 2020 | ![]() |
Triptolemos | 45 35% |
Sep 29, 2020 | RejeanD | 66 48% |
|
Sep 28, 2020 | ![]() |
Opio | 80 90% |
Sep 02, 2020 | Crmrctkr | 60 14% |
|
Aug 29, 2020 | gemtea2000 | 90 67% |
|
Aug 28, 2020 | theloca95 | 60 21% |
|
Aug 22, 2020 | ![]() |
instantclass | 85 93% |
Truly fantastic acting. One of the finest movies of the mid 1990s.
|
|||
Aug 17, 2020 | Fulgance | 70 47% |
|
Aug 13, 2020 | ![]() |
ylajali | 48 31% |
Aug 10, 2020 | belfastboy | 80 83% |
|
Aug 09, 2020 | Renesis | 71 33% |
|
Aug 07, 2020 | ![]() |
krayner2814 | 63 59% |
Aug 02, 2020 | fanfic | 80 85% |
|
Jul 29, 2020 | gute321 | 99 61% |
|
Jul 25, 2020 | Gumby | 75 63% |
|
Jul 24, 2020 | shecht91 | 95 84% |
|
Jul 22, 2020 | bonfimlucas | 80 0% |
|
Jul 12, 2020 | Yol Grenden | 81 72% |
|
Jul 07, 2020 | ![]() |
alkan altas | 75 63% |
Jul 06, 2020 | squidness | 80 69% |
|
Jul 04, 2020 | kappeuter | 70 67% |
|
Jul 02, 2020 | ![]() |
MaartenVC | 70 62% |
Jul 01, 2020 | netguy81 | 80 83% |
|
Jun 14, 2020 | ![]() |
IMDb_rating | 80 86% |
Jun 13, 2020 | upsideduck | 80 88% |
|
Jun 12, 2020 | D Lightman | 70 70% |
|
Jun 05, 2020 | ![]() |
maximod3377 | 90 93% |
Jun 04, 2020 | Rudaker | 80 90% |
|
May 28, 2020 | ![]() |
VanillaSky | 20 7% |
May 24, 2020 | midwinter | 50 39% |
|
May 16, 2020 | ![]() |
Flitskonijn | 80 0% |
May 14, 2020 | flipperrbm | 4 37% |
|
May 06, 2020 | ![]() |
gbugxray | 94 90% |
Apr 28, 2020 | ![]() |
TheShiznit | 67 90% |
Apr 27, 2020 | ![]() |
capodelnulla | 55 31% |
Apr 27, 2020 | ![]() |
Tomhet | 8 83% |
A low-key amazing Southern Gothic story. And holy shit if the scene were Doyle absolutely loses his shit on the band isn't the funniest thing I've ever seen.
|
|||
Apr 25, 2020 | ![]() |
clayj41 | 76 68% |
Apr 23, 2020 | Jawnson | 65 66% |
|
Apr 20, 2020 | jlafount | 80 97% |
|
Apr 18, 2020 | ![]() |
Spiosick | 6 67% |
Apr 17, 2020 | ![]() |
Hyperion+ | 4 63% |
Apr 12, 2020 | ![]() |
bort13 | 70 26% |
Apr 10, 2020 | ![]() |
onfim | 10 92% |
Apr 07, 2020 | RudiNorth | 80 72% |
|
Apr 03, 2020 | evancurdts | 92 89% |
|
Apr 02, 2020 | matinbhdrn77 | 74 23% |
|
Apr 01, 2020 | libertylunch | 91 91% |
|
Mar 31, 2020 | ![]() |
syntaxerror | 9 76% |
Mar 30, 2020 | ![]() |
sheeper | 80 68% |
Mar 29, 2020 | mjoc0723 | 90 97% |
|
Mar 26, 2020 | Pleveen | 93 48% |
|
Mar 22, 2020 | dzfsdfs | 1 0% |
|
Mar 16, 2020 | nyg500 | 81 60% |
|
Mar 15, 2020 | filthyvermin | 50 50% |
|
Mar 11, 2020 | matthagen | 92 96% |
|
Mar 07, 2020 | account2 | 71 87% |
|
Mar 04, 2020 | random stuff | 85 70% |
|
Feb 26, 2020 | jimmyp | 70 38% |
|
Feb 09, 2020 | mgrey1 | 78 34% |
|
Feb 02, 2020 | tammineni () | 80 68% |
|
Feb 02, 2020 | KyLLo | 60 53% |
|
Jan 29, 2020 | skaseisback | 90 86% |
|
Jan 29, 2020 | normtendo | 1 15% |
|
Jan 26, 2020 | ![]() |
MichaelMan99 | 90 85% |
Jan 23, 2020 | Pezou | 80 63% |
|
Jan 23, 2020 | genarom | 76 52% |
|
Jan 20, 2020 | ![]() |
danvtemt | 9 73% |
Jan 20, 2020 | zixas | 60 32% |
|
Jan 19, 2020 | J3UNG SVLVD | 98 70% |
|
Jan 19, 2020 | Vaudevillain | 78 59% |
|
Jan 19, 2020 | eschaton90 | 90 84% |
|
Jan 19, 2020 | cochise4c2 | 7 73% |
|
Jan 14, 2020 | jpikkarainen | 60 0% |
|
Jan 13, 2020 | arzinger | 80 86% |
|
Jan 03, 2020 | brownwc2 | 86 85% |
|
Jan 03, 2020 | dannys58 | 85 86% |
|
Dec 29, 2019 | eassin | 54 39% |
|
Dec 29, 2019 | awesomeman | 97 35% |
|
Dec 28, 2019 | pieropegs | 90 92% |
|
Dec 27, 2019 | jimwontshutu | 100 86% |
|
Dec 16, 2019 | thakatk0425 | 92 84% |
|
Dec 16, 2019 | PittedPanda | 65 28% |
|
Dec 12, 2019 | thomaskok | 77 63% |
|
Dec 08, 2019 | ![]() |
kcar181 | 100 83% |
Dec 07, 2019 | ![]() |
trvsdjhnsn | 1 14% |
Dec 06, 2019 | ![]() |
Adds | 60 39% |
Dec 03, 2019 | VelvetGent | 69 15% |
|
Nov 29, 2019 | Michael Love | 95 93% |
|
Nov 29, 2019 | klmcguin | 90 87% |
|
Nov 23, 2019 | ![]() |
tintin006 | 79 70% |
Nov 23, 2019 | ![]() |
dualcats | 70 35% |
Nov 22, 2019 | JMan789 | 85 56% |
|
Nov 22, 2019 | wsullins | 70 58% |
|
Nov 21, 2019 | MovieBuff99 | 7 89% |
|
Nov 15, 2019 | Spelunker | 85 86% |
|
Nov 09, 2019 | ![]() |
Kobaruon | 50 35% |
Nov 08, 2019 | jdlongsh42 | 80 50% |
|
Oct 23, 2019 | ![]() |
Kylts | 70 70% |
Oct 21, 2019 | Guy... | 20 27% |
|
Oct 19, 2019 | iamanton | 60 45% |
|
Oct 17, 2019 | ![]() |
Sayyadî | 79 81% |
Oct 01, 2019 | Ace666 | 61 63% |
|
Sep 28, 2019 | HavokVenom | 88 88% |
|
Sep 26, 2019 | ![]() |
tolgaterzi7 | 80 42% |
Sep 26, 2019 | razzy8 | 43 61% |
|
Sep 23, 2019 | Blondone86 | 75 87% |
|
Sep 21, 2019 | quatsch | 25 26% |
|
Sep 19, 2019 | Spargus | 92 72% |
|
Sep 19, 2019 | mzonder | 100 97% |
|
Sep 14, 2019 | bladewalker | 90 92% |
|
Sep 01, 2019 | daniel1980 | 90 84% |
|
Aug 28, 2019 | ![]() |
Ryderlol | 70 67% |
Aug 20, 2019 | ![]() |
waterface | 50 15% |
Aug 12, 2019 | sandman248 | 80 63% |
|
Aug 09, 2019 | ![]() |
bal3x | 60 43% |
Aug 05, 2019 | EvilAsh | 70 62% |
|
Jul 23, 2019 | kurt19151 | 95 87% |
|
Jul 11, 2019 | LukieLegend | 75 62% |
|
Jul 06, 2019 | xombiemonkey | 8 76% |
|
Jul 01, 2019 | ![]() |
MidnightMuse | 80 60% |
Jun 28, 2019 | Turnitupto11 | 90 83% |
|
Jun 27, 2019 | mbramhald13 | 80 70% |
|
Jun 25, 2019 | Fezzington | 75 45% |
|
Jun 09, 2019 | Slowjoe | 68 60% |
|
Jun 08, 2019 | samira | 65 53% |
|
May 28, 2019 | ![]() |
Dalboz | 80 71% |
May 25, 2019 | Tufold | 88 68% |
|
May 16, 2019 | Bottlerocket | 50 49% |
|
May 11, 2019 | Tr1baL | 84 66% |
|
May 10, 2019 | ![]() |
Mr.Cinema | 61 42% |
May 04, 2019 | lalalolo | 60 66% |
|
Apr 24, 2019 | dalat | 79 48% |
|
Apr 23, 2019 | AHALE80 | 80 71% |
|
Apr 11, 2019 | YogiJogg | 80 87% |
|
Apr 11, 2019 | jdnolla | 8 88% |
|
Apr 06, 2019 | burgasglarus | 98 88% |
|
Mar 26, 2019 | kshipley1959 | 85 82% |
|
Mar 24, 2019 | ![]() |
FutureCritic | 58 25% |
Mar 24, 2019 | ![]() |
vildanden | 80 86% |
Mar 23, 2019 | ak1053 | 70 91% |
|
Mar 17, 2019 | lillakniven | 65 64% |
|
Mar 17, 2019 | ![]() |
seeayesix | 100 98% |
Mar 11, 2019 | henricm | 60 62% |
|
Mar 06, 2019 | inzzzomnia | 4 86% |
|
Mar 06, 2019 | ReptilianWO | 69 73% |
|
Mar 02, 2019 | Sparwhawk | 70 58% |
|
Feb 14, 2019 | bior | 65 34% |
|
Feb 13, 2019 | ![]() |
nbc6 | 65 61% |
Feb 13, 2019 | mindwarpusa | 85 56% |
|
Feb 12, 2019 | ![]() |
Flekk710 | 61 44% |
Feb 05, 2019 | ![]() |
finchereznor | 70 31% |
Feb 04, 2019 | 3512495 | 90 69% |
|
Feb 02, 2019 | ![]() |
twijfel | 51 29% |
Feb 01, 2019 | ![]() |
donmezsefa | 75 76% |
Jan 28, 2019 | kylerkelton | 50 96% |
|
Jan 19, 2019 | ![]() |
jokevv | 80 96% |
Jan 19, 2019 | ibi8588 | 90 88% |
|
Jan 17, 2019 | bigboy_tony | 94 96% |
|
Jan 08, 2019 | NEOLITHICC | 81 27% |
|
Jan 05, 2019 | DomTosco | 70 49% |
|
Jan 04, 2019 | dsb_mac | 80 73% |
|
Jan 04, 2019 | DontAsk | 80 65% |
|
Jan 03, 2019 | ![]() |
ShaunLewis54 | 83 67% |
Dec 31, 2018 | ![]() |
Cschellhaas | 90 77% |
Dec 30, 2018 | ![]() |
kaan26 | 69 68% |
Dec 29, 2018 | revival420 | 65 56% |
|
Dec 19, 2018 | ![]() |
offlineoz | 90 91% |
Dec 16, 2018 | FraGil | 80 82% |
|
Dec 06, 2018 | kt491732 | 7 56% |
|
Dec 05, 2018 | mathiasa | 70 77% |
|
Nov 21, 2018 | ![]() |
drawingboard | 90 96% |
Nov 20, 2018 | ![]() |
Maaxwell | 95 97% |
Nov 18, 2018 | chattykimmie | 90 57% |
|
Nov 17, 2018 | Dom92 | 80 65% |
|
Nov 15, 2018 | ![]() |
banadolu | 75 68% |
Nov 13, 2018 | ![]() |
brianrobot | 4 62% |
Nov 12, 2018 | ![]() |
buddhalou | 90 92% |
Nov 10, 2018 | phash69 | 77 70% |
|
Nov 06, 2018 | suarezd82 | 70 56% |
|
Nov 05, 2018 | ![]() |
MaxVonSydow | 60 45% |
Nov 02, 2018 | moesizlac | 96 83% |
|
Oct 22, 2018 | manuel9999 | 95 63% |
|
Oct 21, 2018 | smnmblst | 0 0% |
|
Oct 14, 2018 | ![]() |
Kaan Kavusan | 75 70% |
Oct 11, 2018 | vesuvius | 58 46% |
|
Oct 05, 2018 | Zalgoz | 70 68% |
|
Sep 29, 2018 | Volnig | 50 59% |
|
Sep 29, 2018 | ![]() |
adarruda | 97 81% |
Sep 29, 2018 | QND | 82 79% |
|
Sep 16, 2018 | ![]() |
Asm Nabil | 70 49% |
Sep 15, 2018 | benizuka | 50 29% |
|
Sep 09, 2018 | Zepheus | 70 72% |
|
Sep 08, 2018 | Lembie | 86 76% |
|
Sep 08, 2018 | cswinko | 90 72% |
|
Aug 29, 2018 | Tigertemprr | 80 83% |
|
Aug 26, 2018 | deurmyer | 50 3% |
|
Aug 24, 2018 | shadow94 | 75 55% |
|
Aug 24, 2018 | ![]() |
navid.g | 82 67% |
Aug 20, 2018 | mlecotton | 77 63% |
|
Aug 17, 2018 | Nackerman | 70 48% |
|
Aug 16, 2018 | Manic_Ken | 69 47% |
|
Aug 16, 2018 | BarryEgan5 | 91 69% |
|
Aug 14, 2018 | ![]() |
devrimozkan | 70 69% |
Aug 07, 2018 | filmbantha | 70 63% |
|
Jul 26, 2018 | ![]() |
CMQuinn | 80 71% |
Jul 23, 2018 | ![]() |
Gymnopedies | 70 61% |
Jul 22, 2018 | ![]() |
emreco | 75 79% |
Jul 16, 2018 | isdn | 90 76% |
|
Jul 14, 2018 | BrianRueMorg | 1 0% |
|
Jul 11, 2018 | ![]() |
MSoprano | 75 69% |
Jul 05, 2018 | ![]() |
jeanhuxley | 86 85% |
Jul 04, 2018 | AchwellFoley | 73 79% |
|
Jun 29, 2018 | ![]() |
FreddieQuell | 96 97% |
Jun 26, 2018 | ![]() |
damper | 70 75% |
Jun 24, 2018 | TKing618 | 75 42% |
Displaying 1 to 250 of 2728 total ratings: Prev | Next
Average Percentile 67.03% from 2728 Ratings | ![]() |