Sling Blade1996

135 min$1M budgetR

Peak Buzz Score

Nov 7 – Dec 6, 2025

3.1Good

#2,363 all-time moviesTop 26%

Current Buzz Score

On June 30, 2026

0.5Quiet

#2,706 in moviesTop 29%

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Sling Blade

Sling Blade is a 1996 American drama film starring Billy Bob Thornton as the intellectually challenged Karl Childers, who forms a unique bond with a mother and son in Arkansas.

Released

1996

Runtime

135 min

Rating

Budget

$1M

Box Office

$34M

Status

Released

Daily update · June 30, 2026

Sling Blade ranks #2,706 most popular movie with a Buzz Score of 0.5. It peaked at #2,363 of all time (Nov 7 - Dec 6, 2025). It ranks #1,135 over the past 365 days.

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