Sling Blade
Star/Writer/Director Billy Bob Thornton collected a screenplay Oscar for this mesmerising southern gothic study of a simpleminded killer who, after spending 25 years in an asylum, returns to the backwater hometown that is the only environment he knows. Dwight Yoakam and John Ritter co-star in this flawless offering.
Year: 1996
Genre: Drama, Best of the 1990s
Country: USA
Director: Billy Bob Thornton
Starring: Billy Bob Thornton, Dwight Yoakam, J T Walsh, John Ritter
Duration: 135 Minutes
Rating: M - Contains low level violence.
8/10
Location in store: Drama
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