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A Time to Kill (1996)

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User Rating: 7.0/10 (28,208 votes)
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Overview

Director:
Joel Schumacher
Writers (WGA):
John Grisham (novel)
Akiva Goldsman (screenplay)
Release Date:
24 July 1996 (USA) more view trailer
Genre:
Crime | Thriller more
Tagline:
A lawyer and his assistant fighting to save a father on trial for murder. A time to question what they believe. A time to doubt what they trust. And no time for mistakes. more
Plot:
A young lawyer defends a black man accused of murdering two men who raped his 10-year-old daughter, sparking a rebirth of the KKK. full summary | full synopsis (warning! may contain spoilers)
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 6 wins & 8 nominations more
User Comments:
The best movie I had seen in ten years! One of the ten best I've ever seen! more
US TV Schedule:
Sat. May 179:00 AMTNT   

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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for violence and some graphic language.
Runtime:
149 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
Filming Locations:
Canton, Mississippi, USA more
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Trivia:
Joel Schumacher originally offered the lead role to Val Kilmer during the production of Batman Forever (1995), but Kilmer declined. more
Goofs:
Continuity: Sudden switch to night as the Klansman rolls around trying to put out the fire on him. more
Quotes:
Ellen Roark: Do you want me to stay?
Jake Tyler Brigance: Yeah, I want you to stay. So you'd better go.
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Movie Connections:
Spoofed in Bee Movie (2007) more
Soundtrack:
Slippin' Through The Oaks more

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14 out of 19 people found the following comment useful:-
The best movie I had seen in ten years! One of the ten best I've ever seen!, 8 October 2006
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Author: Gwendylan from United States

This movie dealt with such a deplorable subject.. such a sickening act, without so much as one single gratuitously violent scene in the whole perfectly realised masterpiece.

It's a chilling, thought-provoking, hard-hitting piece that's taut, absorbing, and impeccably well-paced.

There are jaw-dropping performances by numerous top-flight actors here, not a one letting the ball drop even once! Not one actor's time or talents were wasted in this extremely well thought-out project.. not one actor wasted our money we paid to see it.

Matthew McConaughey's "Jake Brigance" was an incredibly lucky first shot of an acting debut that he took and ran with like the wind, turning in an amazing, heart-stopping, truly star-making performance, which may prove to be the crowning achievement of his entire career when all is said and done.. It will be a treacherous climb to try and top it, certainly.

Class act Donald Sutherland is superbly cast in a quiet, and profound role, as "Jake"'s, {now no longer practicing}, professor, a perfect fit, this role, for a man of such rare eloquence~ There is a sizzling sub-story going on between "Jake", a devoted family man, and Sandra Bullock's character that could not have been tighter, steamier, nor more well written and played out.

I recommend this movie to anyone who believes in justice, who has a child, or only knows a child.

You want cheap, tawdry, sleazy, violent 'entertainment'? There's not one thing here for you~

Killing cannot be considered "right" by any means; but sometimes it's just not as simple as "THOU SHALT NOT KILL".

So many of us say, "I would kill for my children, {or other loved one's}!".. but would we? ..Would we be in the "right"?

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