Yes, very. More sad than 91% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Sling Blade violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 72% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Sling Blade end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Sling Blade easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Sling Blade scary?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Sling Blade

Name: Sling Blade
Genre: Drama
Released: 1996
Duration: 135 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Billy Bob Thornton, Dwight Yoakam, J.T. Walsh, John Ritter, Lucas Black

A simple man. A difficult choice.

Directed by Billy Bob Thornton

Produced by Miramax, The Shooting Gallery

1996135 min7.5 / 10

A deeply intimate portrait of a institutionalized man seeking connection and redemption in the rural South, shadowed by his violent past and the moral weight of his choices.

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.

Clusters

Doing Right In Disaster Loyalty Under Pressure Overcoming Adversity Stories Coping With Grief Workplace Movies

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Arkansas Repair Shop Southern Death Threat Religious Art Father Figure Intellectual Disability

Where to watch

Not available in United States — it streams in other countries.

Questions people ask

Is Sling Blade sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.
Is Sling Blade violent? Somewhat. More violent than 72% of films.
Does Sling Blade end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 61% of films.
Is Sling Blade easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Sling Blade scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

85/ 100