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A Time to Kill

1996 · Film · 149 min

  • Crime
  • Drama
  • Thriller

Plot

A young lawyer defends a black man accused of murdering two white men who raped his 10-year-old daughter, sparking a rebirth of the KKK.

About A Time to Kill

A Time to Kill is a 1996 American Southern Gothic legal drama film based on John Grisham's 1989 novel of the same name. Sandra Bullock, Samuel L. Jackson, Matthew McConaughey, and Kevin Spacey star, with Donald and Kiefer Sutherland appearing in supporting roles and Octavia Spencer in her film debut. A Time to Kill was released by Warner Bros. on July 24, 1996. The film received mixed reviews but was a commercial success, making $152 million worldwide. It is the second of two films based on Grisham's novels directed by Joel Schumacher, with the other being The Client released two years prior. It marked the final film appearance of Joe Seneca.

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Cast

  • Matthew McConaugheyJake Brigance
  • Sandra BullockEllen Roark
  • Samuel L. JacksonCarl Lee Hailey
  • Kevin SpaceyRufus Buckley
  • Ashley JuddCarla Brigance
  • Donald SutherlandLucien Wilbanks
  • Oliver PlattHarry Rex Vonner
  • Charles S. DuttonOzzie Walls
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