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1996 · 135 min · R

Sling Blade

Directed by Billy Bob Thornton · Drama

Sling Blade (1996) is a Drama film, directed by Billy Bob Thornton set in Arkansas during the 1990s. It runs 135 minutes and is rated R.

Themes of family & loyalty, redemption, and madness / loss of sanity run throughout.

Composer
Daniel Lanois
Cinematography
Barry Markowitz
Cast
Billy Bob ThorntonDwight YoakamJ.T. WalshJohn RitterLucas BlackNatalie CanerdayJames HamptonRobert Duvall

The world of this film

Setting

Where
Arkansas
Setting
Rural
When
1990s

Premise & themes

Themes
Family & LoyaltyRedemptionMadness / Loss Of Sanity
Tone
BleakMelancholicContemplative

Shape

Protagonist
Solo Lead
Pacing
Slow Burn
Dialogue
Sparse Quiet
Based on
Pure Fiction

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