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Sling Blade

Film · 1996

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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01

The people who made it

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Behind the camera

  1. Billy Bob Thorntondirector · writer
  2. Larry Meistrichexecutive producer
  3. Hughes Winborneeditor
  4. Sarah Tackettcasting director
  5. Daniel Lanoiscomposer
  6. Barry Markowitzcinematographer
  7. Brandon Rosserproducer
  8. David L. Bushellproducer
  9. Clark Hunterproduction designer

On screen

  1. Billy Bob Thorntonlead actor
  2. Dwight Yoakamlead actor
  3. J.T. Walshlead actor
  4. John Ritterlead actor
  5. Christine Renee Wardsupporting actor
  6. Rick Dialsupporting actor
  7. Natalie Canerdaysupporting actor
  8. Lucas Blacksupporting actor
  9. James Hamptonsupporting actor
  10. Brent Briscoesupporting actor
  11. Robert Duvallsupporting actor
  12. Betty Lynn Hallguest actor
  13. Bill Glasscockguest actor
  14. D.J. Roystonguest actor
  15. Gary Don Fletcherguest actor
  16. Ian Mooreguest actor
  17. Jamie Stewartguest actor
  18. Kathy Sue Brownguest actor
  19. Lacy Baileyguest actor
  20. Raymond Lewallenguest actor
  21. Sarah Bossguest actor
  22. Scott Stewartguest actor
  23. Stacy Thomasonguest actor
  24. Tim Holderguest actor
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Across the whole team

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  1. Daddy and Them2001 · FilmExceptional· 5 shared
04

From the people who made Sling Blade

83
  1. All the Pretty Horses2000 · FilmExceptional· 5 shared
  2. Jayne Mansfield's Car2013 · FilmExceptional· 4 shared
  3. The Minus Man1999 · FilmStrong· 4 shared
  4. The Apostle1997 · FilmStrong· 4 shared
  5. Don't Look Back1996 · FilmStrong· 3 shared
  6. Strangeland1998 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  7. One False Move1992 · FilmStrong· 3 shared
  8. Waking Up in Reno2002 · FilmStrong· 3 shared
  9. The Gift2000 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  10. Henry Fool1998 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  11. The Pursuit of Happyness2006 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  12. Marvel One-Shot: Item 472012 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  13. Noelle2019 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  14. A Journal for Jordan2021 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  15. Employee of the Month2004 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  16. Seven Pounds2008 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  17. A Simple Plan1998 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  18. The Motel Life2013 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  19. Charlie Countryman2013 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  20. All I See Is You2017 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  21. Fences2016 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  22. The Great Debaters2007 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  23. Crash2005 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  24. Guardians of the Galaxy2014 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  25. Bad Santa2003 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  26. The Astronaut Farmer2007 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  27. The Help2011 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  28. Wild Horses2015 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  29. Crazy Heart2009 · FilmStrong· 3 shared
  30. Friday Night Lights2004 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  31. Bad News Bears2005 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  32. Primary Colors1998 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  33. Pushing Tin1999 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  34. The Man Who Wasn't There2001 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  35. The Ice Harvest2005 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  36. The Alamo2004 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  37. Our Brand Is Crisis2015 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  38. Faster2010 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  39. The Banger Sisters2002 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  40. Bandits2001 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  41. Whiskey Tango Foxtrot2016 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  42. Levity2003 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  43. Pixels2015 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  44. Goliath2016 · TV seriesStrong· 3 shared
  45. London Fields2018 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  46. Monster's Ball2001 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  47. Mr. Woodcock2007 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  48. The Informers2008 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  49. Puss in Boots2011 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  50. School for Scoundrels2006 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  51. Dune1984 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  52. A Million Little Pieces2019 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  53. You Can Count on Me2000 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  54. Armageddon1998 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  55. Parkland2013 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  56. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind2004 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  57. Two Girls and a Guy1998 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  58. Bad Santa 22016 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  59. Belly1998 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  60. The Engineer2023 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  61. Landman2024 · TV seriesStrong· 1 shared
  62. The Gray Man2022 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  63. U Turn1997 · FilmNotable· 2 shared
  64. Shock and Awe2017 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  65. The Judge2014 · FilmNotable· 2 shared
  66. Dallas Buyers Club2013 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  67. Indecent Proposal1993 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  68. The Baytown Outlaws2012 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  69. On Deadly Ground1994 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  70. Being Charlie2016 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  71. Intolerable Cruelty2003 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  72. Deception2008 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  73. LBJ2017 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  74. Eagle Eye2008 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  75. Cut Bank2014 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  76. Into the Grizzly Maze2015 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  77. Get Him to the Greek2010 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  78. Miss Meadows2014 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  79. Fargo2014 · TV seriesFaint· 1 shared
  80. 18832021 · TV seriesFaint· 1 shared
  81. Going Overboard1989 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  82. Laurel Canyon2003 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  83. Love Actually2003 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
05

Through the cast

116
  1. Red Rock WestJ.T. WalshDwight Yoakam1993 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  2. Crazy PeopleJ.T. Walsh1990 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  3. Panic RoomDwight Yoakam2002 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  4. BandidasDwight Yoakam2006 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  5. Needful ThingsJ.T. Walsh1993 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  6. The Three Burials of Melquiades EstradaDwight Yoakam2005 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  7. Dead ManJim JarmuschBilly Bob Thornton1995 · FilmNotable· 2 shared
  8. Seven Days in UtopiaLucas BlackRobert Duvall2011 · FilmNotable· 3 shared
  9. Skin DeepJohn Ritter1989 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  10. HoffaJ.T. Walsh1992 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  11. Problem Child 2John Ritter1991 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  12. The BabysitterJ.T. Walsh1995 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  13. ChasersDwight Yoakam1994 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  14. Get LowLucas BlackRobert Duvall2010 · FilmNotable· 2 shared
  15. BreakdownJ.T. Walsh1997 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  16. Cry MachoDwight Yoakam2021 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  17. The Big PictureJ.T. Walsh1989 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  18. Problem ChildJohn Ritter1990 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  19. SniperJ.T. Walsh1993 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  20. PanicJohn Ritter2000 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  21. The Flight of DragonsJohn Ritter1982 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  22. Clifford the Big Red DogJohn Ritter2000 · TV seriesNotable· 1 shared
  23. Stay TunedJohn Ritter1992 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  24. Three's CompanyJohn Ritter1977 · TV seriesFaint· 1 shared
  25. BloodworthDwight YoakamBrent Briscoe2010 · FilmFaint· 2 shared
  26. TadpoleJohn Ritter2002 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  27. Permanent VacationJim Jarmusch1981 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  28. Crank: High VoltageDwight Yoakam2009 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  29. CondormanJames Hampton1981 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  30. Crazy in AlabamaLucas Black1999 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  31. The ClientJ.T. Walsh1994 · FilmFaint· 2 shared
  32. When Trumpets FadeDwight Yoakam1998 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  33. 90 Minutes in HeavenDwight Yoakam2015 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  34. Tequila SunriseJ.T. Walsh1988 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  35. Gimme DangerJim Jarmusch2016 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  36. Coffee and CigarettesJim Jarmusch1987 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  37. DadJ.T. Walsh1989 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  38. Teen WolfJames Hampton1985 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  39. House of GamesJ.T. Walsh1987 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  40. Secondhand LionsRobert DuvallRick Dial2003 · FilmFaint· 2 shared
  41. Good Morning, VietnamJ.T. Walsh1987 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  42. 8 Simple RulesJohn Ritter2002 · TV seriesFaint· 1 shared
  43. The Russia HouseJ.T. Walsh1990 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  44. PleasantvilleJ.T. Walsh1998 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  45. Stranger Than ParadiseJim Jarmusch1984 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  46. The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo DriftLucas Black2006 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  47. Tin MenJ.T. Walsh1987 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  48. ItJohn Ritter1990 · TV seriesFaint· 1 shared
  49. BackdraftJ.T. Walsh1991 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  50. LegionLucas Black2010 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  51. A Few Good MenJ.T. Walsh1992 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  52. Broken TrailRobert Duvall2006 · TV seriesFaint· 1 shared
  53. The Last SeductionJ.T. Walsh1994 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  54. Ghost Dog: The Way of the SamuraiJim Jarmusch1999 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  55. Night on EarthJim Jarmusch1991 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  56. Tender MerciesRobert Duvall1983 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  57. Miracle on 34th StreetJ.T. Walsh1994 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  58. Logan LuckyDwight Yoakam2017 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  59. Blue ChipsJ.T. Walsh1994 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  60. The NegotiatorJ.T. Walsh1998 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  61. Coffee and CigarettesJim Jarmusch2004 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  62. Hollywood HomicideDwight Yoakam2003 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  63. A Civil ActionRobert Duvall1998 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  64. The OutfitRobert Duvall1973 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  65. NixonJ.T. Walsh1995 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  66. The Newton BoysDwight Yoakam1998 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  67. Noises Off...John Ritter1992 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  68. The Eagle Has LandedRobert Duvall1976 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  69. PatersonJim Jarmusch2016 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  70. Narrow MarginJ.T. Walsh1990 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  71. Broken FlowersJim Jarmusch2005 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  72. Down by LawJim Jarmusch1986 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  73. LawmanRobert Duvall1971 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  74. The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980Robert Duvall1992 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  75. CrankDwight Yoakam2006 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  76. The OtherJohn Ritter1972 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  77. The Thirteenth YearBrent Briscoe1999 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  78. Four ChristmasesRobert DuvallDwight Yoakam2008 · FilmFaint· 2 shared
  79. The Limits of ControlJim Jarmusch2009 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  80. ColorsRobert Duvall1988 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  81. NetworkRobert Duvall1976 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  82. THX 1138Robert Duvall1971 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  83. Mystery TrainJim Jarmusch1989 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  84. Dirty GirlDwight Yoakam2010 · FilmFaint· 2 shared
  85. Something to Talk AboutRobert Duvall1995 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  86. True ConfessionsRobert Duvall1981 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  87. Joe KiddRobert Duvall1972 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  88. Bride of ChuckyJohn Ritter1998 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  89. NCIS: New OrleansLucas Black2014 · TV seriesFaint· 1 shared
  90. Falling DownRobert Duvall1993 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  91. October SkyNatalie Canerday1999 · FilmFaint· 2 shared
  92. PhenomenonRobert Duvall1996 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  93. Father Mother Sister BrotherJim Jarmusch2025 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  94. The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959Robert Duvall2016 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  95. The Seven-Per-Cent SolutionRobert Duvall1976 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  96. The Dead Don't DieJim Jarmusch2019 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  97. The Scarlet LetterRobert Duvall1995 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  98. We Own the NightRobert Duvall2007 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  99. BeneathBrent Briscoe2013 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  100. Lucky YouRobert Duvall2007 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  101. Under the DomeDwight Yoakam2013 · TV seriesFaint· 1 shared
  102. Bald: The Making of 'THX 1138'Robert Duvall1971 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  103. The PaperRobert Duvall1994 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  104. NewsiesRobert Duvall1992 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  105. The Godfather Part IIRobert Duvall1974 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  106. Only Lovers Left AliveJim Jarmusch2013 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  107. BreakoutRobert Duvall1975 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  108. Open RangeRobert Duvall2003 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  109. Shotgun StoriesNatalie Canerday2007 · FilmFaint· 2 shared
  110. The RoadRobert Duvall2009 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  111. Days of ThunderRobert Duvall1990 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  112. Geronimo: An American LegendRobert Duvall1993 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  113. The Killer EliteRobert Duvall1975 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  114. Kicking & ScreamingRobert Duvall2005 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  115. Deep ImpactRobert Duvall1998 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  116. The GodfatherRobert Duvall1972 · FilmFaint· 1 shared