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Jul 24, 1996 · A lawyer defends a black man accused of killing two white men who raped his daughter in Mississippi. Based on John Grisham's novel, the film stars Matthew McConaughey, Sandra Bullock and Samuel L. Jackson.
- Joel Schumacher
- 341
- 2 min
A Time to Kill is a 1996 American 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.
- $152 million
- July 24, 1996
- $40 million
- Elliot Goldenthal
A movie about a black man who kills two white rapists of his daughter and a white lawyer who defends him in a racist Mississippi town. The plot summary includes the main characters, the legal and social conflicts, and the violent events that unfold.
Carl Lee Hailey (Samuel L. Jackson) is a heartbroken black father who avenges his daughter's brutal rape by shooting the bigoted men responsible for the crime as they are on their way to trial. He...
- (3.6K)
- Joel Schumacher
- R
- Sandra Bullock
Plot. In the small town of Clanton, in fictional Ford County, Mississippi, a ten-year-old African-American girl named Tonya Hailey is violently raped by two neo-Confederates, James "Pete" Willard and Billy Ray Cobb, shortly after stealing a Confederate Flag from a local college exhibition.
- John Grisham
- 672 pp
- 1989
- 1989
Mar 5, 2024 · Starring Matthew McConaughey, Sandra Bullock, Samuel L. Jackson, Kevin Spacey, Oliver Platt, Charles S. Dutton, Brenda Fricker, Donald Sutherland, Kiefer Sutherland, Patrick McGoohan, Ashley Judd,...
- 2 min
- 1741
- Trailer World
Jul 26, 1996 · A movie adaptation of John Grisham's novel about a black father who kills his daughter's rapists and hires a white lawyer to defend him. Roger Ebert praises the performances and the direction, but questions the morality and the portrayal of black characters.
