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A Time to Kill

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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.

2h 29m1996RTMDb 7.4

CrimeDramaThriller

English

Crew and Cast

Joel SchumacherJoel SchumacherDirectorMatthew McConaugheyMatthew McConaugheyJake BriganceSandra BullockSandra BullockEllen RoarkSamuel L. JacksonSamuel L. JacksonCarl Lee HaileyKevin SpaceyKevin SpaceyRufus BuckleyAshley JuddAshley JuddCarla BriganceDonald SutherlandDonald SutherlandLucien WilbanksOliver PlattOliver PlattHarry Rex VonnerCharles S. DuttonCharles S. DuttonOzzie WallsBrenda FrickerBrenda FrickerEthel TwittyKiefer SutherlandKiefer SutherlandFreddie Lee CobbPatrick McGoohanPatrick McGoohanJudge Omar Noose
Rae'Ven Larrymore KellyTonya HaileyTonea StewartTonea StewartGwen HaileyJohn DiehlJohn DiehlTim NunleyChris CooperChris CooperDwayne LooneyNicky KattNicky KattBilly Ray CobbDoug HutchisonDoug HutchisonPete WillardKurtwood SmithKurtwood SmithStump SissonTim ParatiTim ParatiWinstonBeth GrantBeth GrantCora Mae CobbAnthony HealdAnthony HealdWilbert RodeheaverM. Emmet WalshM. Emmet WalshWillard Tyrell BassOctavia SpencerOctavia SpencerRoark's Nurse
Darrin MitchellSkip Hailey
LaConte McGrewSlim Hailey
Devin LloydWillie Hailey
Mark W. JohnsonWillie HastingsJoe SenecaJoe SenecaReverend Isaiah Street
Thomas MerdisReverend Ollie AgeeAlexandra KyleAlexandra KyleHannah Brigance

Storyline

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.

  • Regency Enterprises
  • Warner Bros. Pictures

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Info

Status
Released
Released
24 July 1996
Runtime
2h 29m
Rating
R
TMDB score
7.4 / 10 (3,130 votes)

Production

Director
Joel Schumacher
Writers
Akiva Goldsman, John Grisham
Studios
Regency Enterprises, Warner Bros. Pictures
Countries
United States of America

Box Office

Budget
$40.0M
Revenue
$152.3M
Profit
$112.3M
Return
3.8×

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
English