Sling Blade

1996, Movie, 2h 15min

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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8.0

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Critic Neil Jeffries

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It will make you laugh and cry. And it will make you think long and hard about the last time you saw a movie this good.

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Vins_Italí41

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Preciosa, sensible. Recomanable 100

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Karl Childers, a mentally disabled man who has been institutionalized since childhood for murdering his mother and her lover, is released back into society. He befriends a young boy and his mother, but their peaceful life is disrupted by the boy's abusive father. As tensions rise, Karl must confront his violent past to protect the people he cares about.

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You can stream Sling Blade on: Apple TV

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as Sling Blade include Good Will Hunting, The Shawshank Redemption, Magnolia, The Cider House Rules, Erin Brockovich, American History X.