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.
ReleasedAug 30, 1996
Budget$1M
Box Office$34M
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By Attention Score on July 21, 2026
1
Billy Bob Thornton
Karl Childers
5.7
2
Robert Duvall
Karl's Father
4.3
3
John Ritter
Vaughan Cunningham
2.9
4
Jim Jarmusch
Frostee Cream Boy
1.8
5
Dwight Yoakam
Doyle Hargraves
1.3
6
Lucas Black
Frank Wheatley
1.2
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