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A Time to Kill (1996) -- A young lawyer defends a black man accused of murdering two men who raped his 10-year-old daughter, sparking a rebirth of the KKK.
A Time to Kill (1996) -- A mother of four vanishes the day after 9/11, was it the perfect day for a crime? Tuesday, June 24, at 9 p.m. ET/PT.

Overview

User Rating:
7.0/10   34,152 votes
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Director:
Joel Schumacher
Writers (WGA):
John Grisham (novel)
Akiva Goldsman (screenplay)
Contact:
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Release Date:
24 July 1996 (USA) more
Genre:
Crime | Thriller more
Tagline:
A lawyer and his assistant fighting to save a father on trial for murder. A time to question what they believe. A time to doubt what they trust. And no time for mistakes. more
Plot:
A young lawyer defends a black man accused of murdering two men who raped his 10-year-old daughter, sparking a rebirth of the KKK. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 6 wins & 8 nominations more
User Comments:
Very well done more

Cast

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Die Jury (Austria) (Germany) [de]
Juryn (Finland: Swedish title) (Sweden) [sv]
Tempo de Matar (Brazil) (Portugal) [pt]
Tiempo de matar (Argentina) (Spain) [es]
Время убивать (Russia) [ru]
Öldürme zamani (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
A Time to Kill (Denmark) [da]
Czas zabijania (Poland) [pl]
Ha ölni kell (Hungary) [hu]
Il momento di uccidere (Italy) [it]
Le droit de tuer? (France) [fr]
Non coupable (Canada: French title) [fr]
On aika tappaa (Finland) [fi]
Tiempo de matar (A Time to Kill) (Spain) [es]
Tiempo para matar (Venezuela) [es]
Un temps pour tuer (Canada: French title) [fr]
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MPAA:
Rated R for violence and some graphic language.
Runtime:
149 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
Filming Locations:
Canton, Mississippi, USA more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Woody Harrelson wanted to play Jake Brigance, but author John Grisham objected to his casting. more
Goofs:
Continuity: During the picnic at the end of the movie, we see a black youth (with a dark scarf on his head) standing in the yard gathered with other people. Immediately afterward, there's an aerial shot looking down at the picnic, and we see the same youth coming down the front porch steps. more
Quotes:
Jake Tyler Brigance: I need a drink.
Lucien Wilbanks: At three o'clock in the afternoon? What would your wife think?
Jake Tyler Brigance: I'm my own man, Lucien. I drink when I want to.
Lucien Wilbanks: When did she leave town?
Jake Tyler Brigance: This morning.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Be Kind Rewind (2008) more
Soundtrack:
Take My Hand Precious Lord more

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31 out of 46 people found the following comment useful:-
Very well done, 17 April 2001
Author: Clever Jones from Montreal

I'm not sure why I didn't see this film when it came out, but I watched it for the first time last week and was blown away. "A time to kill" is not only very well done, but it shows the way racism is dealt with in an intertesting way. Every character is not only well developed, but the actors playing them make it totally believable.

Kevin Spacey and Samuel L. Jackson, who remain two of the finest American actors are definetly one of the best parts of the film. I'm not really sure how this film was received when it was released, but I consider it to be one of the most well done films I've seen recently.

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