Sling Blade
MovieR19972h 14m
Not Streaming
Director Billy Bob Thornton
Writers Billy Bob Thornton
Mentally disabled Karl Childers is released from the mental hospital where he has spent most of his life after murdering his mother and her lover. He soon forms a bond with Frank, a boy whose father committed suicide. When Frank's mother, Linda, lets Karl stay at their house, her cruel boyfriend, Doyle, tries to get Karl removed. Determined to protect his friend, Karl devises a way to save Frank from years of Doyle's abuse.
