A Time to Kill poster

A Time to Kill( 1996)

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Experience a time you'll never forget.

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Matthew McConaughey

      Jake Brigance

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      Sandra Bullock

      Ellen Roark

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      Samuel L. Jackson

      Carl Lee Hailey

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      Kevin Spacey

      Rufus Buckley

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      Ashley Judd

      Carla Brigance

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      Donald Sutherland

      Lucien Wilbanks

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      Oliver Platt

      Harry Rex Vonner

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      Charles S. Dutton

      Ozzie Walls

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      Brenda Fricker

      Ethel Twitty

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      Kiefer Sutherland

      Freddie Lee Cobb

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      Patrick McGoohan

      Judge Omar Noose

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      Rae'Ven Larrymore Kelly

      Tonya Hailey

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      Tonea Stewart

      Gwen Hailey

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      John Diehl

      Tim Nunley

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      Chris Cooper

      Dwayne Looney

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      Nicky Katt

      Billy Ray Cobb

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      Doug Hutchison

      Pete Willard

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      Kurtwood Smith

      Stump Sisson

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      Tim Parati

      Winston

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      Beth Grant

      Cora Mae Cobb

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      Anthony Heald

      Wilbert Rodeheaver

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      M. Emmet Walsh

      Willard Tyrell Bass (uncredited)

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      Octavia Spencer

      Roark's Nurse

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      Darrin Mitchell

      Skip Hailey

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      LaConte McGrew

      Slim Hailey

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      Devin Lloyd

      Willie Hailey

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      Mark W. Johnson

      Willie Hastings

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      Joe Seneca

      Reverend Isaiah Street

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      Thomas Merdis

      Reverend Ollie Agee

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      Alexandra Kyle

      Hannah Brigance

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      Terry Loughlin

      Jury Foreman

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      Andy Stahl

      Reluctant Male Juror

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      Joe Bullen

      Joe Frank Perryman

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      Lorraine Middleton

      Blonde Woman Juror

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      Graham Timbes

      Male Juror

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      Jonathan Hadary

      Norman Reinfield

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      Benjamin Mouton

      Klan Bomber

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      Byron Jennings

      Brent Musgrove

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      Patrick Sutton

      Militant Teenager

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      Greg Lauren

      Taylor

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      Danny Nelson

      Bud Twitty

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      Mike Pniewski

      Deputy Tatum

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      Elizabeth Omilami

      Woman Angry at Klan

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      Lukas Cain

      Looney's Son

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      Stacy Rae Toyon

      Looney's Wife

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      Wayne Dehart

      Claude

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      Helen E. Floyd

      Waitress at Claude's

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      David Brian Williams

      Customer at Claude's

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      Rebecca Koon

      Dell

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      James M. Crumley Jr.

      Guardsman Mackenvale

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      Jim Ritchie

      Tom Hardy

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      Perry Ritchie

      Sarah Hardy

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      Mike McLaren

      Administrator at Whitfield

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      Tim Monich

      Reverend Fink

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      Leonard L. Thomas

      Man in Lumberyard

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      Brance H. Beamon

      Noose's Butler

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      Mildred J. Gilbreath

      Noose's Housekeeper

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      Will Crapps

      Minister

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      David U. Hodges

      Bailiff

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      Maggie Wade Dixon

      T.V. Anchor

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      Russell Hambline

      Old Man Bates

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      Robert Chapman

      Young Fisherman

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      Robert R. Bell Jr.

      Fisherman

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      Tommy McCullough

      Old Fisherman

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      Ryk St. Vincent

      Deputy

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      Bettina Rose

      Evelyn

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      Linda Calvin Johnson

      Sugar

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      Terrance Freeman

      Court Deputy

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      Alice Julius-Scott

      N.A.A.C.P. Woman

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      William Truly Jr.

      N.A.A.C.P. Man #1

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      Walter L. Hutchins

      N.A.A.C.P. Man #2

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      Jerry Hunt

      John

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      Howard Ballou

      Reporter #1 with Hastings

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      Todd Demers

      Reporter #1 with Jake

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      Stephanie Strickland

      Stephanie (Reporter #1 with Buckley)

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      Kim Hendrix

      Kim (Reporter #2 with Buckley)

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      Rob Jay

      Reporter #3 with Buckley

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      Sherri Hilton

      Reporter #2 with Jake

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      Steve Coulter

      Klansman

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      Jackie Stewart

      Fire Chief

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      Rosebud Dixon-Green

      Woman at Rally

    Social

    Review 2Discussion

    A review by Filipe Manuel Neto

    7
    Written by Filipe Manuel Neto on Fri Jun 16 2023
    **It's a good movie, but I've seen better courtroom dramas.** I saw this film not long ago and was very impressed with its quality. I didn't know, however, that it was based on a novel by John Grisham (I've never read it, and I have doubts if it was translated into Portuguese), and based very lightly on the emotional testimony of a young girl victim of rape. It should be noted, moreover, and by mere curiosity, that, in the real case behind the novel, the victim was a white girl and the man accused of having raped her was black. In summary, it's very good, but it's not a perfect film, and it ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    40000000.00

    Revenue

    152266007.00

    Keywords

    • sniper
    • rape
    • court
    • jurors
    • ku klux klan
    • mississippi river
    • forgiveness
    • blackmail
    • attempted murder
    • trial
    • murder
    • lawyer
    • capital punishment
    • gang rape
    • racism
    • courtroom
    • racial tension
    • racial issues
    • courtroom drama
    • legal drama
    • legal thriller
    • black community
    • avenging father
    • inspirational
    • attempted hanging
    • deep south racism